Ever wondered why alcohol and coffee make you pee more?

Besides the fact that the person drank to much of either of these substances, there are natural reasons why this is the cause. When a person intakes alcohol they deactivate hormones in their body. This hormone is known as anti diuretic hormone (ADH) which is released from the pituitary gland. This gland resides at the base of the brain; these hormones are circulated all over body. ADH is responsible for the in take of water to the body from the kidneys.When they reach the kidney, the hormones create aquaporins in the kidney's cell membrane. Aquaporins are proteins that creates pores in the cell membrane; these pores help absorb the water back to the body instead of being excreted. Therefore, when people drink these substances they excrete all the body's water instead of reabsorbing some of it back to the body.This is the cause that makes people pee more. This is also the reason why coffee or alcohol makes people  dehydrated.


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