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| Alcohol is a diuretic (causing loss of fluid), which results in a loss of essential salts such as potassium and magnesium. Blood-sugar levels are also disrupted and toxins from the intake of alcohol can remain in the body for several hours after drinking has ended. Therefore brandy, sherry, red wine and whiskey will give you more of a hangover than will white wine or vodka. Cheap, poorly-refined spirits are more likely to give you a hangover. This is because ethanol in alcoholic drinks blocks the breakdown of methanol to formaldehyde and formic acid. It is, however, a very bad way of dealing with hangovers because of the strain it puts on the liver and stomach. A hangover is a kind of drug withdrawal, the result of sinking blood-alcohol levels which affect the brain after high levels have been reached. The stomach feels queasy and nauseous because alcohol irritates the stomach lining. |
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