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Originally Posted by febflake  I don't think this is what is really happening. I may be wrong but from what I know it works like that: Alcohol is a poison, body tries to get rid of it like it would try to get rid of an infection or a parasite (read: like when you have flu), |
Poisons aren't handled by the immune system, they get detoxified by the liver. Alcohol being a poison (albeit officially only considered poisonous in large quantities) is therefore handled by the liver, which is why alcoholics often die of liver failure. But SamBeaven is right that alcohol causes dehydration and that drinking a lot of water with alcohol helps reduce hangover symptoms. Though, hangover is still partly caused by alcohol's toxicity.