Common causes of coughing after drinking alcohol include gastroesophageal reflux, reflex cough, respiratory tract inflammation and alcohol allergy.
1. Gastroesophageal reflux: after drinking alcohol, alcohol stimulates gastric acid and increases the secretion of gastric juice, causing gastric acid and gastric contents to reflux into the esophagus and stimulate the back wall of the pharynx, thus triggering a cough.
2. Reflexive cough: after drinking alcohol, ethanol will enter the bloodstream, which will dilate blood vessels all over the body, and the capillaries of the mucous membrane of the pharynx will also be dilated, and blood flow will be accelerated, which will cause the sensitivity of the mucous membrane of the pharynx to increase, and this will lead to a reflexive cough.
3. Inflammation of the respiratory tract: after drinking alcohol, the body’s immunity is low, viruses or bacteria will invade the body, causing inflammation of the respiratory tract, thus causing cough.
4. Alcohol allergy: a small number of people who are not supposed to drink alcohol will develop alcohol allergy after drinking alcohol, which will cause coughing, mostly accompanied by erythema and red rashes.
Therefore, there are more reasons for coughing after drinking, if it can not be relieved within a short period of time, it is recommended to consult the hospital for clarification; it is recommended that it is best not to drink alcohol.