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Does throwing up when drunk reduce your blood-alcohol level?

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No, it won't. By the time alcohol has reached your bloodstream, there's no other way to eliminate it except through normal metabolic processes. read more

The only way throwing up when drunk will help to reduce your blood alcohol level will be to get rid of any alcohol currently in your stomach, thereby preventing it's absorption. Average gastric transit time is about 1-1.5 hours, and the majority of the alcohol content of an alcoholic beverage is absorbed in the small intestine. read more

Vomiting will not affect blood alcohol content - it would only void the stomach of the most recently added alcohol and prevent the blood level going even higher. All alcohol, once consumed, has to be used up by the system and broken down by the liver before the level reduces in the blood. read more

Throwing up won’t reduce your blood alcohol level. Alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream very quickly, so unless you vomit immediately after taking a sip, it won’t make much difference. However, drinking too much can make you feel nauseous. read more

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