Why do I feel thirsty and dry after drinking

Many friends will find that after drinking, they actually want to drink more water and always feel dry mouth and tongue. This is normal. After alcohol enters the human body, it actually increases the frequency of urination, so that the body will lose more water. At the same time, alcohol will cause the water in the cells to penetrate to the outside, which will result in a stronger taste.

1. Increased urination frequency

When alcoholic beverages enter the human body, they stimulate the kidneys and accelerate the kidney's filtration function. Therefore, people urinate more than usual after drinking, and the body's water loss is accelerated, causing thirst.

2. Decreased body fluids

When alcohol is absorbed into the blood and enters human cells, it causes the water in the cells to temporarily penetrate to the outside of the cells, and also causes some of the water stored in the body to be excreted to the outside. This reduction in body fluids will make people feel thirsty through nerve reflexes.

3. Fast heat dissipation from the body surface

In addition to alcohol, wine also contains complex ingredients such as aldehydes and fusel alcohols. When these ingredients enter the human body, they will cause blood vessels to dilate, accelerate heat dissipation from the body surface, increase water evaporation, and make people easily thirsty.

4. Increased blood viscosity

When the components in alcohol enter the blood, it will cause the blood viscosity to increase. The blood in the blood vessels must absorb water from the tissues outside the blood vessels to dilute the blood. This is also a common cause of thirst.

5. What kind of alcohol makes you thirsty?

It is easier to feel thirsty after drinking liquor, such as Erguotou and Daqu liquor. These liquors have a high alcohol content, ranging from 40% to 60%, and it is easier to feel thirsty after drinking them.

6. What to do if you feel thirsty after drinking

After drinking, people should drink plenty of boiled water, or light tea, or some tomato juice or honey water to eliminate the alcohol in the body and replenish the water in time.

7. Harm of drinking alcohol frequently

1. Harm to the stomach

1. Alcohol must pass through the esophagus before entering the stomach and intestines. Long-term excessive drinking can also damage the esophagus.

2. Long-term excessive drinking will irritate the gastric mucosa, inhibit gastric juice secretion, weaken the activity of pepsin, aggravate ulcers, cause chronic gastritis and cause nutrient deficiencies.

2. Harm to the liver

The liver has a strong ability to metabolize alcohol. More than 90% of the alcohol that enters the human body is metabolized through the liver. Its metabolites and the metabolic disorders of liver cells caused by them are the main causes of alcoholic liver damage.

3. Damage to the respiratory system

After alcohol enters the human body, part of it reaches the lungs through the blood circulation and is exhaled from the lungs, which will irritate the respiratory tract, reduce the respiratory tract's defense capabilities, and easily lead to lung infections. The vomit refluxed from the stomach after being drunk can easily block the respiratory tract, causing lung infections or even death. Furthermore, alcohol poisoning can damage the central nervous system and even lead to paralysis of the cerebral medulla oblongata. The cerebral medulla oblongata is the body's respiratory center. Once paralyzed, the consequences can be imagined.