Influence of alcohol intake during lactation in the origin of alcohol addiction

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the influence of alcohol intake during lactation in alcoholism onset. Methods: descriptive research with intentional convenient sample of 33 people addicted to alcohol and their mothers which assessed the correlation between the consumption of alcohol ingested using the instruments Cut down, Annoyde by criticims, Guilty and Eye-opener, and Tolerance, Annoyed, Cut down and Eye-opener. Results: addicts are men, young, single, with low level of education and income between one and five minimum wages. Among the patients who consider themselves alcoholics, 55.5% had mothers who considered themselves alcoholics and 60.0% of them had consumed alcohol during lactation, but this correlation was not significant. Conclusion: a positive correlation between alcohol consumption by mothers during breastfeeding and addiction of their children in adulthood was not found. Descriptors: Alcoholism; Woman's Health; Public Health. Objetivo: analisar a influência da ingestão de álcool durante a lactação na origem do alcoolismo. Métodos: pesquisa de caráter descritivo, com amostra intencional por conveniência com 33 dependentes alcoólicos e suas respectivas mães, avaliando a correlação do consumo de álcool ingerido utilizando os instrumentos Cut down, Annoyde by criticims, Guilty e Eye-opener, e Tolerance, Annoyed, Cut down e Eye-opener. Resultados: os dependentes são homens, jovens, solteiros, com baixo grau de escolaridade e renda entre um e cinco salários mínimos. Dos pacientes que se consideram alcoólatras, 55,5% possuíam mães que se consideraram alcoólatras e 60,0% delas consumiram álcool durante a lactação, mas esta correlação não foi significativa. Conclusão: não se constatou correlação positiva entre o consumo de álcool pelas mães durante a amamentação com o vício de seus filhos na fase adulta. Descritores: Alcoolismo; Saúde da Mulher; Saúde Pública.

Alcohol and Breastfeeding, a review of the issues

“…As is true for several smells and tastes experienced in infancy, this may result in a more positive attitude toward alcohol later in life, as is true for prenatal alcohol exposure in humans and postnatal exposure in animal models (Nizhnikov et al 2012), though the attitude later in life toward alcohol after postnatal exposure has not be studied directly in humans (Spear and Molina 2005). However, a small study in Brazil (N=33) found no correlation between self-described male alcoholics and whether their mother was an alcoholic while breastfeeding them (Sanches 2016).…”