The thirst, amounting to painful, invariably accompanies the alcoholic drink. Sense of dry mucous membranes and severe thirst indirectly point to the second degree of dehydration, in which the body loses up to 5% of its own weight.

For person with an average weight of 70 kilograms the fluid deficit to 3 liters, can significantly affects all the processes of life.

The body begins to absorb alcohol as soon as it gets inside. To do this, your liver needs water to dilute the toxins, so it uses water from the other parts of your body.

Since alcohol is a diuretic, water faster out of your body, and the liver begins to collect water from other organs including the brain, which naturally makes you feel like a fish on land.

Alcohol dehydrates the body and dehydration causes the weakness, exaggerated feeling of hunger, and reduces the normal muscle cells viability.