What Are The Effects Of Alcohol Consumption And Low Blood Oxygen Levels?

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2016

Question: with lower oxygen blood level and consumption alcohol what is the effect

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Alcohol causes desaturation of oxygen.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. Alcohol causes desaturation of oxygen ( decreased intake of oxygen by hemoglobin). It can give some amount of suffocation effect to the body tissues. So if you are having a lower blood oxygen level ( low oxygen saturation) then alcohol consumption can worsen this.

Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar