The Scientific Reason You Get Sick When You're Drunk

Because science.

Drunk. We've all been there. It's the circle of life. Work, drink, sleep, repeat.

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And if you've ever had a successful night with booze you've probably gotten sick. No shame in your game, it happens to us all.

We've all heard the saying "Beer then liquor, never been sicker" and "Liquor then beer, have no fear." But what's the real reason we get sick after we've drank too much?

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Here's the scientific answer according to the internet:

In case you weren't aware alcohol is a poison and your body can only process one unit of alcohol an hour. Just to put it in perspective one beer at 5% alcohol by volume is approximately 1.6 units of alcohol.

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So if you drink more than one beer an hour you run the risk of putting your body through hell.

When you have too much alcohol in your blood your body will stop working properly. Your stomach will process alcohol more slowly when you've eaten, which means more of the enzymes in the alcohol will be broken down before they move on to your liver.

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But eating before you drink isn't the fix all for post-drunk sickness. Alcohol naturally irritates the lining of your stomach so when you drink too much at one time, your body can't break down the enzymes fast enough. So as a result you, for lack of a better word, puke.

You should always be smart about how much you drink and be wary of alcohol poisoning. The only way to really prevent getting sick when you drink is to pace yourself.

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But at the end if the day someone has to drink the alcohol in the world and it might as well be you. CHEERS TO BOOZE AND CHEERS TO SCIENCE.