You can’t drink after spraining your foot. If the patient has a sprain of the foot or ankle, continuing to drink alcohol may cause the following adverse effects: 1. It may aggravate the inflammation of the sprained part. After drinking alcohol, the inflammatory mediators in the body will greatly increase, and if the joint is sprained at this time, it may produce more serious inflammation at the injury site, making the patient feel more serious pain, swelling and other symptoms. 2. After spraining Drinking alcohol may cause further damage, in the process of drinking alcohol, due to the anesthetic effect of alcohol, will make the patient briefly feel the sprained part is not so painful. In addition, due to the euphoric effect of alcohol, patients tend to do overly intense activities, and will also be negligent to protect the sprained area. For the above reasons, the patient may get off the ground too early to bear weight, or the sprained part may do excessive activities, resulting in further damage to the sprained part. 3. If the patient needs to sit or stand for a long time during the process of drinking alcohol, it may also lead to more serious swelling of the foot and ankle joint.