Eli5 Why do we get hungover?
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The alcohol draws water out from your cells. So you get the beginning symptoms of dehydration.
– Alcohol messes with your bloods nutrient balance and your digestion, so you might feel unwell (anecdotally, that first meal the morning after always makes me feel way better).
– Alcohol gets metabolized (processed) by your body into various compounds as your body is clearing it out, some of these are toxic
– Metabolisation of alcohol uses a lot of water, dehydrating you
– We often drink at night, stay up later when drinking and go to bed drunk (which may upset your sleep). So some of a hangover is just feeling tired and poorly reated
Alcohol is poison. Sure, it can also make you feel good, but after those good feelings wear off all you’re left with is your body recovering from the poison. That’s not a good feeling.
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