 [ Symptoms ] can alcoholism and alcohol poisoning lead to hypothyroidism  a 48 year old male of mixed asian and caucasian descent has been confined to a wheelchair for almost two years he had abused alcohol for 3 to 4 years prior and hospitalized twice for alcohol poisoning before the onset of the paralysis to his lower extremities he has been seen by a stanford neurologist and undergone a number of mris with no definitive diagnosis could he be suffering from the underdiagnosed condition more prevalent in asian males of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis [ Disease ] you may be suffering either of irritable bowel syndrome causing pressure over the bladder accompanied with stress and anxiety or irritable bladder of unknown cause but can relate to low water intake and stress in my opinion nothing to worry but drink plenty of water all the time and practice yoga thanks