Can I drink tea after drinking alcohol?

Many people, especially men, drink alcohol regularly. We know that drinking is not good for our health, and people should be careful to control the amount of alcohol they drink. Some people like to drink tea after drinking. We say that it is not appropriate to drink tea immediately after drinking alcohol, especially strong tea. Drinking strong tea after being drunk will cause the caffeine in the tea leaves to combine with the alcohol, causing adverse effects on health. Moreover, tea not only fails to help you sober up, but will instead aggravate the discomfort of being drunk.

1. Can I drink tea after drinking alcohol?

The main ingredient of tea, theanine, has a diuretic effect. The large amount of theanine in strong tea can exert a diuretic effect more quickly, causing the undecomposed acetaldehyde to enter the kidneys prematurely, and acetaldehyde has a great damaging effect on the urinary system. Medical research also shows that alcohol is very irritating to the cardiovascular system, and strong tea also has the effect of stimulating the heart. Drinking tea after drinking alcohol increases the stimulation to the heart, which is very bad for people with poor heart function. Therefore, it is best not to drink tea immediately after drinking or getting drunk, especially not to drink strong tea, to prevent accidents.

2. How long after drinking can you drink tea?

After people drink alcohol, 80% of the alcohol will be broken down by the liver and excreted from the body. This decomposition process needs to last 2-4 hours or longer. It is recommended to wait at least 2-4 hours after drinking alcohol before drinking tea, and it is best to drink light tea.

3. What are the consequences of drinking tea after drinking alcohol?

1. Affects kidney function

Developing the habit of drinking tea after drinking alcohol will affect the kidneys and heart; because after drinking alcohol, the alcohol will be metabolized into acetaldehyde and then converted into acetic acid. If you drink tea, the tea alkali in the tea will act as a diuretic, causing the harmful substance acetaldehyde to enter the kidneys prematurely and stimulate the kidneys. This will affect kidney function in the long run.

2. Stimulate the heart

Alcohol has a stimulating effect on the cardiovascular system, and tea also has the effect of stimulating and exciting the heart. Drinking tea after drinking alcohol will undoubtedly aggravate the stimulation to the heart, which is undoubtedly worse for people with poor heart function. Therefore, do not drink tea immediately after drinking, especially strong tea.

4. How to sober up

Drinking some fruit juice immediately after drinking alcohol has a good hangover-relieving effect; you can also drink some hot soup, especially fish soup stewed with shredded ginger, which has a better hangover-relieving effect; eating more sweet and sour dishes when drinking alcohol also has a certain hangover-relieving effect, because vinegar and wine can form ethyl acetate in the body, which has a hangover-relieving effect.