Post #67953 by Tiki King on Tue, Jan 6, 2004 3:29 PM

There are a couple of things going on here, the least of which is a longer hangover. Both alcohol and acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) suppress liver function, and both are poisonous. now, sure, lots of fun substances are poisonous, but normally the liver cleans most of these out of the blood. When you begin combining large amounts of both, you
run the risk of liver damage, and then you run the disk not being able to drink, so.... The problem with aspirin is that it can cause small bleeding ulcers in even a normal healthy stomach. but it also thins the blood, and reduces clotting. Alcohol is known to inhibit vitamin K which is essential in clotting as well, so what can happen is you get a small bleeding ulcer, which does not stop, and you bleed to death internally. So, there you go. I figure, a hangover is the price of admission, but at least we get to pay later. If you had to pay first, no one would drink!