So, here’s what actually happens when you ‘break the seal’

Let us all admit this: we hate breaking the seal.

You're having a laugh with your besties at happy hour and the last thing you want to do is queue up for 20 minutes in the ladies' loos.

But, unfortunately it has to be done. And done again, and again, and again, until you basically spend the whole night in the womens' toilets.

However, now an urology physician assistant, Aleece Fosnight, has revealed what actually happens when it's go time, and why it's super important to go to the loo while drinking alcohol.

So, first of all, Aleece says that there's actually no seal to break – but we definitely have to pee more when we drink booze.

Alcohol suppresses vasopressin, which is an anti-diuretic hormone in our brains.

On a regular day, this hormone helps our bodies absorb water so we're not going to the toilet constantly. But when we drink alcohol, our kidneys don't know that to do, so they just end up dumping water rather than reabsorbing it.

"This produces a lot more water-diluted urine, which, in turn, fills up the bladder faster, making you urinate more often," the urologist explains.

Alcohol can take up to 20 minutes to block vasopressin, so by the time you feel like you ned to break the seal, "the alcohol is in full swing and blocking a significant amount of that hormone."

And therefore, "more alcohol, more blockage, more pee."

Aleece recommends going to the loo the minute you have the urge, because if you don't, it'll just make you really uncomfortable.

And always drink water at the end of the night, so your kidneys will know what to do in the morning and it will *hopefully* prevent a hangover.