How bad is binge drinking for my kidneys?

Drinking alcohol can affect many parts of your body, including your kidneys. A little alcohol—one or two ... Your kidneys filter harmful substances from your blood. One of these ... Binge drinking (usually more than four to five drinks within two hours) can raise a person's blood alcohol to dangerous levels. read more

Based on your question details, the volume you're drinking wouldn't really be considered binge drinking. You needs to be drinking for hours and hours (talking double and triple digits here) with no reprieve from alcohol in your system. Your kidneys are working a little bit of overtime to filter out what alcohol is doing to your blood though. read more

One of these jobs is keeping the right amount of water in your body. Alcohol affects the ability of your kidneys to do this. When alcohol dehydrates (dries out) the body, the drying effect can affect the normal function of cells and organs, including the kidneys. Too much alcohol can also affect your blood pressure. People who drink too much are more likely to have high blood pressure. read more

Further education is needed to prevent furthernormalization of binge drinking. Patrick Olivieri is a 3rd year medical student at NYU School of Medicine. Peer reviewed by Joshua Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. References: 1. Charles J, Valenti L, Miller G. Binge drinking. read more