I always feel a foreign body in my throat after drinking.

Regular drinkers may encounter this situation: sometimes after drinking a glass of wine, there will be a slight or strong burning sensation in the throat; Or sometimes I feel a burning sensation in my throat after drinking a strong wine, but I will be fine after drinking beer. What are all these? Is it the poor quality of the wine? It's just alcohol.

1. Why does alcohol bring a burning sensation to the throat?

As we all know, alcohol (especially high-concentration alcohol) will stimulate the oral mucosa of human body, and this feeling is exactly the burning sensation we feel after drinking, just like eating Chili. So how did this burning sensation come from?

In fact, this is because alcohol itself is a solvent and easily volatilizes. When you drink a glass of wine, the alcohol in it will play a role, resulting in the rapid absorption of water in the oral mucosa, which makes people feel thirsty and the throat is as uncomfortable as a fire.

Of course, in addition to the burning sensation in the throat, some people will also feel the burning sensation in the stomach, which is also because the stimulation of alcohol expands the blood vessels in the body, and this blood vessel expansion will bring a temporary burning sensation to the human body. It is worth mentioning that the vasodilation caused by moderate drinking is reversible, while the vasodilation caused by excessive drinking may be permanent, so moderate drinking is very important for any drinker.

2. What drinks will make your throat feel burning?

Anyone who has drunk beer, wine and spirits knows that the burning sensation of throat caused by spirits is the most obvious. In fact, this is because the root cause of burning sensation is the alcohol content in wine. Usually, the alcohol content of beer is not higher than 1 1%, and the alcohol content of ordinary wine is at most 15% to 16%, while the alcohol content of most spirits can generally reach more than 40%. Therefore, there is no doubt that the latter is more likely to bring a burning sensation to the throat.

In other words, the burning sensation has little to do with the quality of wine. Therefore, even if you drink the best wine or spirits, you may feel a sore throat.