Why do I sweat when I drink?!
Why do I sweat when I drink?
I don't drink all the time but lately I'll have a little wine coolers and when I go to sleep I get all sweaty..gross.I was just wondering why that happens.Thanks to all!
Answers:
The most concrete answer that I can possibly give you involves the way your body reacts to alcohol.
One of the things alcohol serves as is as a diuretic (which is why you need to run to the bathroom so much after getting tipsy), but another thing alcohol does is, in low and moderate doses, is dilate the blood vessels in your body. This makes the vessels larger, which effectively brings blood closer to your skin - which is why when people claim they drink to get warm, they're doing the absolute opposite. This exposes the bloodstream to the outer extremities of the body, and can actually make you lose your natural, body temperature.
From everything I've ever learned and read, the process works both ways - as much as it can cool your body, it can also heat up the blood in your cardiovascular system and raise your body temperature if conditions are right. (It's summer, it's hot outside, the A/C in your home may not keep your bedroom at a cool temperature, you're bundled up beneath the blankets, et-cetera, et-cetera.) Well, when your body temperature increases beyond an average point, your body produces sweat from its sweat glands in order to cool you off and regulate your body temperature.
That's my two-cents on it. I really don't think it's an allergic reaction, or any other mysterious phenomenon - just chalk it up to the price we pay when we "hit the bottle".
its a possibility that it raises your blood pressure and or your blood sugar, or you may have an allergy to the particular alcohol your drinking, change the type and see what happens...