What is the cause of a hangover? ?!


Question: What is the cause of a hangover!? !?
A cousin of mine said that the reason why you have a hangover in the morning is because you're dehydrated!. Is this true!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Multiple causes combined together!. I could type out the answer, but I'd rather you get it from the horse's mouth!.

http://www!.mayoclinic!.com/health/hangove!.!.!.

Always trust the mayo clinic for information on health!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A hangover (veisalgia) describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of drugs, particularly alcoholic beverages!. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria, and thirst!.

Hypoglycemia, dehydration, acetaldehyde intoxication, and vitamin B12 deficiency are all theorized causes of hangover symptoms!. Hangovers may last up to two or three days after alcohol was last consumed!.[1] Approximately 25-30% of drinkers may be resistant to hangover symptoms!.[2] Some aspects of a hangover are viewed as symptoms of acute ethanol withdrawal, similar to the longer-duration effects of withdrawal from alcoholism, as determined by studying the increases in brain reward thresholds in rats (the amount of current required to receive to electrodes implanted in the lateral hypothalamus) following ethanol injection!.[3]Www@FoodAQ@Com

Dehydration causes a hangover!. Alcohol extracts water from your bodys cells so when you wake up and are wicked dehydrated you feel like complete ****!. Drink like a glass of water to every 1-3 drinks you have and you should be fine!. Thats what I do!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Dehydration, Every unit you have you loose more water!.
SO If you have 10 pints of beer! You will need to drink 10 pints of water to feel okay!.
But then You can't drink 10 pints of water, Because It will kill you!.
So just don't drink! and you will be fine!Www@FoodAQ@Com

dehydrated is not what makes you sick!. You can certainly drink water while you are drinking alcohol but it will not guarantee no hang over!. Drinking alcohol and getting drunk causes hangovers!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Cheap alcoholWww@FoodAQ@Com

Not enough water in your body!.

If you drink to that point though, you DESERVE a hangover!Www@FoodAQ@Com

DRINKING TOO MUCHWww@FoodAQ@Com

because the truth is I EARNED TWO POINTS YEHEYWww@FoodAQ@Com





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