Alcohol: Mechanism of Digestion & how long it stays in body
The average person will take about an hour to process 10 grams of alcohol, which is the amount of alcohol in a standard drink . So if you drink alcohol faster than your body can process it, your blood alcohol level will continue to rise. In terms of determining exactly how long alcohol is detectable in the body depends on many factors, including which kind of drug test is being used. Blood : Alcohol can show up in a blood test for up to 12 hours. Urine : Alcohol can be detected in urine for up 3 to 5 days via the ethyl glucuronide (EtG) test.. Hair : Similar to other drugs, alcohol can be detected in a hair follicle drug test for up to 90 days. After you swallow an alcoholic drink, about 25 per cent of the alcohol is absorbed straight from your stomach into the bloodstream. The rest is mostly absorbed from your small bowel. How quickly you absorb the alcohol depends on several factors like: 1. The concentration of alcohol in your drink (drinks with a higher alcohol co...
