Soreness in the joints after drinking may be caused by vasodilatation, gout or arthritis. 1. Vasodilatation: Drinking alcohol can cause vasodilatation, resulting in congestion of the ligamentous joint capsule and the synovial membrane inside the joints, causing joints to become sore and painful, and the symptoms may become more obvious after waking up. 2. Gout: Drinking a lot of alcohol can cause the blood uric acid value to rise rapidly in a short period of time, thus leading to gout. Patients generally show joint pain, accompanied by fever, fatigue and other symptoms. If you eat a lot of high-purine food, such as seafood, meat, animal offal, etc. when drinking alcohol, it will accelerate the production of uric acid and increase the probability of gout. 3. Arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc. can cause the large joints of the limbs wandering joint swelling or bony proliferation, the patient can be manifested as joint pain. Drinking hand joint pain can also be seen in other reasons, if the pain is serious and persistent, it is recommended that patients seek medical attention, clear cause of the disease in the doctor’s guidance for targeted treatment.