How come alcohol dehydrates you even if you drink lots of water as well?

Question

I used to drink to the point of ending up detoxing in hospital (I’m 3 years sober now). I’d be downing vodka but at the same time I’d be downing water too, loads of it. But every time I’d end up in hospital they’d say I was chronically dehydrated. I’d have thick brown pee. I don’t understand it. Where was all the water actually going?!

In: Biology

Answer 1

Simple alcohol disinfect by lowering the pressure outside the bacteria drawing out the water from the bacteria. It does the same to your cells you just have a lot more cells for it to draw the water out of.