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How Long Does Alcohol Take To Exit The Body System?
Question: simple question. ....why does it take so long for one to feel the refusal of alcohol. ...I mean I usually drink beer....but tonight someone gave me a shot of crown n pineapple. ....they said.....like 3 hrs ago...and my body just now gave it up....and another question. ..while my body decided to get rid of that stuff. ..why does my body relieve it self at the same time....then I have to pee.....
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. Alcohol drinking pattern is a highly individual and variable human behavior. This means that you and I will feel differently after drinking the same amount of alcohol.
2. The body giving up on alcohol also depends on the other foods ingested earlier in the day. It is possible that the acid content in your stomach increased significantly in 3 hours after taking the shot and therefore made you throw up.
3. Many of our body functions are inter related by the nerve supply. Therefore you might feel like relieving at the same time. You might therefore throw up and feel like reliving at the same moment. This is by a reflex mediated by the autonomic nervous system.
Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. Alcohol drinking pattern is a highly individual and variable human behavior. This means that you and I will feel differently after drinking the same amount of alcohol.
2. The body giving up on alcohol also depends on the other foods ingested earlier in the day. It is possible that the acid content in your stomach increased significantly in 3 hours after taking the shot and therefore made you throw up.
3. Many of our body functions are inter related by the nerve supply. Therefore you might feel like relieving at the same time. You might therefore throw up and feel like reliving at the same moment. This is by a reflex mediated by the autonomic nervous system.
Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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