Why does alcohal make a person so thirsty?!


Question: Why does alcohal make a person so thirsty!?
I am not a drinker but every time my best friend drinks alcohal she gets really dehydrated!.Why!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Ethanol (alcohol) reduces vasopressin secretion!. The resulting decrease in water reabsorption by the kidneys leads to a higher urine output!. This diuretic effect leads to dehydration, and is why the urine produced after drinking is much more dilute!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/VasopressinWww@FoodAQ@Com

Alcohol has a lot of waste/toxins that your body gets rid of because it has no use for them!. Your body does it by using water to wash it away in your urine!. So you use a lot of water in the process!.

Drinking water anywhere in the process is a good idea!. Many people have a glass before going to bed after a night of drinking!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Alcohol dehydrates the body takiing water out of it not putting it in!. that is why people get hung over and get headaches!. When one is drinking to stop the person from feeling hungover when they wake up it is a good idea to drink a full glass of water before passing out to avoid gettting a headache!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

because when there is alcohol in your system, your liver is working overtime to get all of the toxins out of your body, and you pee out every last bit of water in your body, which in turn dehydrates you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Alcohol suppresses ADH (antidiuretic Hormone) which in turn makes you urinate and perspire more than usual!.

This in turn dehydrates you and thus causes an insatiable thirst!. Try alternating 8 ounces of water for each alcoholic beverage consumed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tell her to drink lots of water!.!.!.!.gotta hydrate gotta hydrate!. Drink water prior and in between drinks and she will be fine!.
Alcohol is dehydrating!.!.!.period! Can cause muscle aches, headaches and obviously, thirst!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because alcohol dehydrates body cells--causes "cotton mouth" and headaches!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because alcohol dehydrates you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Ive never gotten thirsty but I sure as hell always have to urinate!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

the nature of properties in alcohol dehydrates you!Www@FoodAQ@Com

because it dehydrate someone!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

b/c it dehydrates youWww@FoodAQ@Com

Because it has a lot of sugar!!!!!!!! Think how you feel after a big piece of cheesecake!. See the similarities!?!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

because that is what alcohol doesWww@FoodAQ@Com





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