Eli5: How does your body reject alcohol, but not other liquids?

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Long story short: I am hung over af right now. Tried fixing it with a shot of vodka, bad idea. As soon as it entered my mouth I started gulping. Then I swallowed, it came right back out. It burned my throat, so i went straight to water, which went down easy.
I know body rejects poison this way, but I really wanted that vodka. Why wont my brain and body cooperate with me?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

On top of other answers about alcohol dehydrating you, pretty much everything we drink other than hard liquor is mostly water.

Anonymous 0 Comments

On top of other answers about alcohol dehydrating you, pretty much everything we drink other than hard liquor is mostly water.