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The day after i drink alchohol, my knees feel numb. like when your feet fall asleep. it's aggrevated when ii strech my legs out. what does mean?
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Dehydration: Alcohol intake as a drug, causes dehydratiton and causes your electrolytes to be imbalanced. As a result, the loss of water causes the potassium to increase in your system, which can cause increased calcium, and thus cause Lactic Acid to build in the muscles. Decrease your alcohol intake and increase water. Continue to stretch and exercise. Slow the drinking down!
Answered 9/16/2017
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Electrolytes: Alcohol have a lot of effects on every organ system--the issue you are describing is common but short lived, unexplained but theories are :--1/dehydration from alcohol 2/high blood pressure 3/changes in potassium and magnesium 4/direct beffect on the nerves, muscles.
Answered 5/21/2016
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