Alcohol affects the body long after the night you drink. It dehydrates tissues, alters saliva production, and is expelled through breath and sweat. This is why mornings after drinking often come with bad breath, a coated mouth, and a general stale feeling, even if you slept. By around Day 19 without alcohol, this usually stops completely. Breath feels cleaner, the mouth is less dry, and that underlying groggy heaviness is gone. This is not about being more refreshed or motivated. It is about the