Why Do We Get Headaches After Drinking Alcohol?

Alcohol makes your body lose more water than it takes in, like when you forget to drink enough while playing a long game. That can make your head feel like it’s full of balloons, and that’s a headache! Also, some types of alcohol, especially darker ones, have extra stuff called congeners that can make your brain feel even worse the next day.

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Examples

  1. Drinking a whole bottle of beer and getting a throbbing head the next morning
  2. Feeling like your brain is stretched out after a night of partying
  3. Waking up with a pain in your head that feels like it's filled with bubbles

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