Excessive alcoholic beverages during the holidays can be a recipe for miserable gut symptoms.
From a one-time sour stomach to chronic gastrointestinal (GI) issues, drinking has a range of negative effects on gut health. Some of those effects include acid reflux because of alcohol relaxing the lower esophageal sphincter, bloating from excess sugar fermentation, gastritis because of damage to the mucosal lining of the GI tract, damage to the liver and pancreas, and diarrhea, according to UNC Health.
