Alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine – the part of the bowel that starts where the stomach ends.
But according to HuffPost, how fast that alcohol is absorbed varies according to what was, or wasn't, in your stomach when you had the drink.
According to HuffPost, health professionals say that in general, it's far better to have a full or partially full stomach before ingesting alcohol.
That's because drinking on an empty stomach can lead to all sorts of problems.
