Showing posts with label alcohol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alcohol. Show all posts

Saturday, November 30, 2013

How Long Does Alcohol Stay in Your Urine?

Alcohol…even though for some it tastes and makes feel good, it poisons our body and affects our central nervous system. Drinking too much diminishes our coordination, judgment, depth perception, and memory. Consumed alcohol reaches our stomach already within 5 minutes.

So, how long does alcohol stay in your urine?

First, it is important to understand what happens when we drink alcoholic beverages and how alcohol leaves our body. Alcohol is absorbed into bloodstream. It leaves our bodies in 2 ways: 10% leaves through our breath, urine. The rest 90% are broken down through metabolism.