This is because if we have a herniated lumbar disc, it is due to the rupture of the fibrous annulus of the lumbar intervertebral disc that causes the nucleus pulposus inside to flow out of the tear and compress the surrounding nerve roots, causing edema and adhesion of the nerve roots, which causes severe pain and numbness in the waist and legs.
1. If we want to eliminate these symptoms, our first priority is to remove edema and reduce compressionThe metabolite of wine is lactic acid, which will seriously affect the metabolism of edema and is not conducive to the elimination of edema.
Some people may say, isn't wine alive?In fact, drinking less alcohol does not have much blood invigorating effect, and drinking too much will affect the metabolism of edema. Therefore, patients with a herniated lumbar disc should not drink alcohol as well.
In addition,Drinking alcohol can also lead to deterioration of muscle strength and muscle damage. After drinking, especially when drunk, you often feel unsteady on your feet and staggering when you walk, which is actually a manifestation of muscle damage, which is also not good for the lumbar spine.
2. Smoking can also adversely affect patients with lumbar disc herniation. Smoking inevitably leads to coughing, which can quickly lead to an increase in abdominal pressure, which in turn leads to increased pressure in the lumbar spinal canalAggravate the symptoms of waist and leg pain, soreness, numbness, coolness, swelling, stiffness and other symptoms caused by lumbar disc herniation.
In addition to the above harms, tobacco contains many harmful substances, especially nicotine, which are absorbed into the bloodstream, which will make the blood vessels leading to the lumbar disc thinner, resulting in a decrease in lumbar disc blood**. Carbon monoxide, another harmful substance, causes less and less oxygen in the red blood cells, which makes the already inadequate nutrients of the lumbar disc even less, and promotes the degenerative process. For patients with a herniated lumbar disc, inhaling these harmful substances is undoubtedly worse.
In addition, if a patient with lumbar protrusion smokes or drinks alcohol while taking the drug, the harmful substances contained in the tobacco and the alcohol contained in the alcohol will affect the efficacy of the drug, resulting in a prolonged time.