Vomiting

While I was on my way home last night, I saw a man leaning on a lamp post. He looks awful and he was holding the post trying not to fall down.  His arm was the only thing that keeps him standing. I bet a single bump would easily knock him down. And there is no one to support nor help him. 

I was wondering what was happening to that man during that time. Several thoughts came across my mind: He may be ill and somehow lost his balance and tries to grab something for him not to fall. He might have been involved in an accident near by and just grab the lamp post to recover. 

While I was getting closer to him, he suddenly leaned down and then puked. then I smelled something awful, a combination of smell of liquor and the famous Filipino delicacy, sisig.  That's when I realized that that man was drunk.

A question then entered my mind, "why do people vomit when they get drunk?". When I got home, I quickly turned-on the computer and started to look for answers in the internet. Then I came across an article entitled Why Drinking Can Make You Throw Up. written by James Madeiros in his blog The Healthy Drinker

James said that there is a “vomiting center” of the brain; that’s right, a whole place dedicated to letting you know in quick order when it’s time to get rid of whatever has gotten into your body, or whatever you’ve been putting into your body. This area of the brain can be triggered by signals coming from the stomach, intestines, bloodstream, balancing systems (ears) or the brain itself.

At first I thought that It was only the alcohol content that makes people vomit, but then I figured out that there are also some reasons. For instance, Gastritis could be the reason and also Alcoholic Poisoning.

Vomiting serves as a signal for a drinker. If he can already feel signs of dizziness and hallucination, he might as well stop before actually vomiting and be the party's center of attention. 

The World will never run out of alcohol. People do not have to consume all the drinks in the party in one night. It is okay to refuse a drink offered by someone, no one knows, it might be the glass that could knock you down.  Drinking is not bad, it is not prohibited by the law, but it doesn't mean that you can drink as many as you want. A drinker must be aware of the amount of alcohol he drunk. He must also take into consideration the privacy of the event and the people in his surroundings. 

Drink Moderately!