Panic over man drinking alcohol by pumping it straight into his stomach

Recently, a nearly 2-minute video was shared on social media, recording the image of a man drinking alcohol in a "unique" way, causing many people to panic.

Image of a man drinking alcohol by pouring it directly into a gastric tube - Photo: Screenshot

In the video , an elderly man sits drinking with friends.

But what shocked many people was that this man pulled out a syringe and inserted a glass of wine into the tube to deliver the wine directly to the stomach.

The video has attracted more than 600,000 views and hundreds of comments. Most people think that the man is sick but does not take care of his health, and still drinks alcohol regardless.

Sharing about this case, Dr. Doan Du Manh, a member of the Vietnam Vascular Association, said that according to the video footage, the man had his esophagus cut and his stomach opened.

"That means the doctors opened the patient's abdominal wall and placed a tube directly into the stomach to pump food and water," said Dr. Manh.

According to this expert, gastrostomy is usually indicated for patients with tumors in the mouth, throat, neck, chest or esophagus.

When the tumor compresses these areas, it will narrow or completely block the food path to the stomach.

Therefore, a gastrostomy will be performed to put food directly into the stomach, helping to improve the patient's condition.

In addition, gastrostomy is also applied to patients with burns or esophageal stenosis, pneumonia or complications from long-term nasogastric tube placement.

Or patients with poor nutrition or head trauma, neurological disorders.

Through gastrostomy, patients receive better nutrition to restore health and maintain life.

"When alcohol goes straight into the stomach, it will have the same effect as drinking alcohol through the esophagus as usual," said Dr. Manh.

According to experts, when drinking alcohol, alcohol will penetrate the stomach lining. If the stomach is empty (drinking on an empty stomach), alcohol goes straight into the blood.

When the stomach contains food, especially protein-containing food, the rate of alcohol absorption slows but does not stop.

Regularly drinking alcohol on an empty stomach can cause ulcers and stomach bleeding.

20% of alcohol is absorbed into the blood through the stomach and the remaining 80% is absorbed into the blood from the small intestine.

Once in the bloodstream, alcohol is transported throughout the body, dilating blood vessels, bringing greater blood flow to the skin surface (red face, limbs), feeling hot, lowering blood pressure.

When reaching the brain, alcohol affects the nervous system, the ability to control behavior and body functions. The effects depend on the level of increase in blood alcohol concentration, leading to different states: excitement, agitation, loss of behavioral control.

Alcohol is also a depressant that slows brain activity and impairs the ability to walk, communicate and think.

About 5-10% of alcohol is excreted through the lungs, kidneys and skin; the remaining 90-95% is transferred to the liver for "processing".

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