How does the alcohol enter the membranes of many internal organs?
The membrane is the covering or the outer layer of a cell or an organ. The heart, lungs, kidneys and liver are all enveloped inside this membrane. Even the nerves and tissues are covered with membranes to protect their structures. It filters the microorganisms and toxic substances and protects the cell from becoming invaded.
What happens to the membranes when alcohol enters the body? The body processes in way where all we ingest is downgraded to something simpler for the cells and tissues to ingest. The same goes for alcohol. The body cannot absorb it in its form so the body digests it and transform it into simpler forms for the cells to absorb.
But before they enter a cell, they have to pass through the membranes first. The membranes acknowledge that it is a foreign substance so it either keeps it out or it encloses it in the membrane. IF this happens, the membranes then will be filled with the foreign matter making it hard to let the other natural and healthy fluids to pass in and outside the membranes leading to membrane deterioration.