Question

Other diseases that might occur due to Beri-Beri include: 1) Constipation
2) Irritation
3) Both 1 and 2 4) High Blood Pressure

Answer 1

Answer:

Beriberi is a disease in which the body does not have enough thiamine (vitamin B1).

Causes

There are two major types of beriberi:

Wet beriberi: Affects the cardiovascular system.

Dry beriberi and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: Affects the nervous system.

Beriberi is rare in the United States. This is because most foods are now vitamin enriched. If you eat a normal, healthy diet, you should get enough thiamine. Today, beriberi occurs mostly in people who abuse alcohol. Drinking heavily can lead to poor nutrition. Excess alcohol makes it harder for the body to absorb and store vitamin B1.

In rare cases, beriberi can be genetic. This condition is passed down through families. People with this condition lose the ability to absorb thiamine from foods. This can happen slowly over time. The symptoms occur when the person is an adult. However, this diagnosis is often missed. This is because health care providers may not consider beriberi in nonalcoholics.

Beriberi can occur in infants when they are:

Breastfed and the mother's body is lacking in thiamine

Fed unusual formulas that don't have enough thiamine