<p>Not a daily alcohol lover but love to binge drink over weekends? Threat this as a statutory warning, especially if you are a woman.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Even one night of heavy drinking can cause bacteria to leak from the gut - causing an increased level of toxins to build-up in the blood, researchers warn.<br /><br />This occasional indulgence could cause permanent damage to their health.<br /><br />"We found that a single alcohol binge can elicit an immune response, potentially impacting the health of an otherwise healthy individual," said Gyongyi Szabo, a professor of medicine at University of Massachusetts.<br /><br />The toxins released after bing drinking can cause the body to produce immune cells involved in fever, inflammation and tissue destruction.<br /><br />To reach this conclusion, researchers provided 11 men and 14 women enough alcohol to raise their blood alcohol levels.<br /><br />They found that the alcohol binge resulted in a rapid increase in endotoxin levels in the blood.<br /><br />Endotoxins are toxins contained in the cell wall of certain bacteria that are released when the cell is destroyed.<br /><br />Compared to men, women had higher blood alcohol levels and circulating endotoxin levels, the study noted.<br /><br />They also found evidence of bacterial DNA in the bloodstream showing that bacteria had permeated the gut.<br /><br />Binge drinking is equivalent to consuming five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women, in about two hours.<br /><br />Over the long term, binge drinking is also known to damage the liver and other organs, the study said.<br /></p>
<p>Not a daily alcohol lover but love to binge drink over weekends? Threat this as a statutory warning, especially if you are a woman.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Even one night of heavy drinking can cause bacteria to leak from the gut - causing an increased level of toxins to build-up in the blood, researchers warn.<br /><br />This occasional indulgence could cause permanent damage to their health.<br /><br />"We found that a single alcohol binge can elicit an immune response, potentially impacting the health of an otherwise healthy individual," said Gyongyi Szabo, a professor of medicine at University of Massachusetts.<br /><br />The toxins released after bing drinking can cause the body to produce immune cells involved in fever, inflammation and tissue destruction.<br /><br />To reach this conclusion, researchers provided 11 men and 14 women enough alcohol to raise their blood alcohol levels.<br /><br />They found that the alcohol binge resulted in a rapid increase in endotoxin levels in the blood.<br /><br />Endotoxins are toxins contained in the cell wall of certain bacteria that are released when the cell is destroyed.<br /><br />Compared to men, women had higher blood alcohol levels and circulating endotoxin levels, the study noted.<br /><br />They also found evidence of bacterial DNA in the bloodstream showing that bacteria had permeated the gut.<br /><br />Binge drinking is equivalent to consuming five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women, in about two hours.<br /><br />Over the long term, binge drinking is also known to damage the liver and other organs, the study said.<br /></p>