You think it's the alcohol pounding in your head, you see that feeling like your heart has moved into your brain?
But in reality, several culprits share the crime: dehydration, vasodilation, inflammation and a drop in neurotransmitters.
Let's decipher what makes you suffer so much.
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đ§ The brain becomes dehydrated
Alcohol is a diuretic. You lose water. The volume of fluid around the brain decreases. And as it floats in a protective sea, it starts to "pull" on its membranes â headaches guaranteed.
"Ethanol-induced loss of extracellular fluid can cause indirect meningeal pain." Swift & Davidson, Alcohol Health & Research World, 1998
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