Why am I getting a headache from alcohol?!


Question: Why am I getting a headache from alcohol!?
I've never gotten headaches from drinking alcohol before!. I had only a glass of amaretto sour earlier today, and midway through drinking it, I started getting a mild headache!. After I finished it, my headache was huge!. It's been about 2 hours since I finished it, and I still have a mild headache!. Is this bad!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Well, it could be one or several of many reasons and which one it is would be hard to know!.

-dehydration: you could be dehydrated from the alcohol or already dehydrated and the alcohol made it worse

-alcohol's metabolites: can cause headaches

-pre-existing headache: you could have had a headache to begin with and the alcohol made it worse

-drinking on an empty stomach: could have bad side effects from the alcohol

-or various other reasons




try drinking some water and eating something; it should help!. if necessary, take an ibuprofen (not acetaminophen)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

1) Dehydration
2) Build up of the 'waste-by products' of alcohol!.

When you drink, your body needs water to digest and process the alcohol!. If you drink too much, you get dehydrated!.

When you get dehydrated, your blood gets heavy and your body has difficulty getting rid of the 'gunk' from the byproducts of alcohol so you feel sick and headachey!.

If you have a hangover, rehydrate with Gatorade if you have it handy!. also, take Asprin!. Aspirin thins your blood making it easier for your body to get rid of the "gunk" that is making you feel so bad!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It cant be good!.!.!.!.Alcohol raises your blood pressure, and that means the veins in your head and brain are under pressure too, it can also cause your sinus membranes to become inflamed and swell, thus a sinus headache!.!.!.If something as mild as amaretto is causing this!.!.!.I would maybe just to be on the safe side give your doctor a call!.!.!.Better safe than sorry!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

okay in school u would here your teacher say!.!.!.!.!.!. alcohol is bad for you it kills your brain cells and if you drink to much u can have a hang over and wrost of all drink alot it is death



do you rememeber in school when you tell someone you never will drink or smoke thats kinda like a promise to them and u shouldnt do alcohol any ways its horribleWww@FoodAQ@Com

Hangover!? Allergic reaction!? I got that reaction after drinking a glass of wine!. I figured it out and stopped my after-dinner drink after the second time it happened and suffered no more from headaches!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Sulfites are common allergies dealing with alcohol, though I'm not sure if that drink contains sulfites!. Alcohol also dehydrates you -- one of the things that causes hangover symptoms, such as headaches -- so you might try drinking water with your booze!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Alcohol is poison, therefore it is bad for you!. You can't expect this to have no effect on you, do you!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

I get that with beer!. In my case it is an allergic reaction to hops!. And it didn't bother me at all until a few years ago!.

It could be dehydration too!. Try drinking some water!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

If it hasn't happened before in the past than it most likely is due to another problem, but alcohol IS a poison to your body so ya never know!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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