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Drinking Beer To Cool Down Can Actually Backfire

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Published 11:31 18 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Drinking Beer To Cool Down Can Actually Backfire

It's not a good idea.

Gabriella Ferlita

Gabriella Ferlita

When the sun comes out, us Brits all seem to congregate in the nearest pub garden for a cold pint with friends. 

But, apparently, drinking beer to cool down can actually backfire.

Drinking beer to cool down can actually backfire, according to a medical expert.
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Drinking too much beer, or any alcohol, for that matter, can cause you to become dehydrated. This, in turn, can lead to confusion, lethargy, and problems with breathing and heart rate. 

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In fact, the symptoms of dehydration are strikingly similar to that of a hangover - so your sore head the morning after may actually be a sign of dehydration. 

Another complication of attempting to rehydrate yourself in warm weather with alcohol is the possibility of heat stroke and exhaustion.

Dr Thornber, the chief medical officer at Now Patient, told the Metro that consuming alcohol can 'massively affect' your core body temperature, which can 'lead to heat stroke or exhaustion'. 

And that summer sesh you have planned with your mates? It’s bound to cause havoc on your internal organs, including your brain, liver, stomach, colon and heart.

Drinking too much alcohol can cause you to become dehydrated.
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However, if you simply wait until the weather is a bit more tolerable, it’s less likely to have such a detrimental impact on your body. 

The doctor told the publication that if you’re still set on going for a drink, wait until early evening when the sun begins to set. 

Pub goers should absolutely avoid drinking between 12-3pm, when 'the sun is at its highest and hottest', and therefore provides more of a risk of dehydration, heat stroke and exhaustion.

If you want to prevent dehydration or a hangover, your best bet is to drink glasses of water or soft drinks between each pint, Dr Thornber recommended to the site.

The symptoms of dehydration are strikingly similar to that of a hangover.
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He also recommends that drinkers should sit in a well-covered area away from the bright sun and 'drink at a steady pace'. 

That also means that summer parties shouldn’t include drinking games, as well as preparing for a heavy sesh with a good meal beforehand.

The next morning, if you’re still feeling the effects of drinking, it could be because liquor affects everybody differently. 

As alcohol is a diuretic, which means it encourages the kidneys to lose more fluid, Dr Thornber advised drinking lots of water and fresh juice the next day to rehydrate your body and replenish vitamins.

Elsewhere, a painkiller and antacid can settle your stomach, while eating a banana or kiwi can provide lost potassium, whilst rehydration treatment packets are a great way to replenish those lost minerals and salt.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Food And Drink, Health, Weather

Gabriella Ferlita
Gabriella Ferlita

Gabriella Ferlita is a full-time journalist at LADbible Group, writing on lifestyle, communities and news across Tyla, LADbible and UNILAD. When she's not writing, she's fussing over her five-year-old Toyger cat, Clarence.

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