Arthritis, or inflammation of the joints, can come in many forms. Among them, for example, osteoarthritis, gout, etc. This is what happens when you regularly drink alcohol with this disease.
- Worsening symptoms of arthritis. The fact is, says Sidney Green, a registered dietitian, that alcohol is considered a toxin, so it can provoke the development of inflammation in the body. All this can negatively affect the well-being of arthritis. Joints can start to hurt even more with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis. Also, alcohol can reduce the effectiveness of many medications that are taken for arthritis.
