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If
we were all sensible we would avoid hangovers by not drinking at
all! But where would be the fun in that?
Here are some other tips to keep you feeling bright and breezy
the morning after the night before...
Prevention
is better than cure
Don't drink. It's BAD for you....
Well?
Ok, that advice didn't work.
Eat
before you go out Holiday
times are cool, office parties and free booze etc, so who wouldn't
be tempted at a little over indulgence?
To keep that hangover at bay, you should eat
loads before you get your glad rags on and go to
that party.
Looks like Barry from Eastenders (right) hasn't been paying
much attention though; misery guts!
On this occasion (and only this occasion!), a fatty meal is beneficial
- as fat is digested slowly, and will protect the stomach from the
irritating effects of alcohol.
A glass of fatty milk slows down the absorption of alcohol.
But don't make the basic mistake of thinking you're safe now.
Fat slows down intake; it does not negate intake!
And when you're there? ... Lighten up
Avoid drinks that contain large amounts of "congeners",
as these tend to cause more severe hangovers.
Generally, these are dark-coloured drinks such as red wine, brandy,
and port.
Have some soft drinks too.
If you have a non-fizzy soft drink or
water between each alcoholic tipple, you'll drink
less booze and ultimately have a less severe hangover. It's a way
of kidding yourself basically.
BUT (there's always a BUT) fizzy drinks do help to speed up the
amount of alcohol going into the bloodstream.
Also alcohol is very dehydrating (this is the main cause of a hangover
headache) so if you drink water between vodkas you'll be more hydrated
and less likely to wake up with a splitting headache! Yippee!
Some people even recommend hydration tablets.
Get some fresh air
If it's safe for you to walk home then the activity and the fresh
air will help you sober up and to feel better in
the morning.
Drink... something else!
Next time you roll out of the pub bladdered, thinking you barely
have the energy to brush your teeth before you go to sleep, pause
for a second and think about gulping some
water before you to sleep.
You're hungover because you're dehydrated. Water combats dehydration.
Bingo!
This is the best way to cure your hangover then: drink
a pint of water before you go to bed. You won't feel
so rubbish in the morning.
Or, before crashing out, remember to drink
some orange juice, because the vitamin C speeds up
the metabolism of the alcohol by the liver.
Have some toast - a lack
of sugar is responsible for that wobbly trembling feeling, and it
will settle your stomach too, so whack up your blood sugar level
by eating, well, almost anything!
A sports drink contains everything you need and is a convenient
alternative.
If you still wake up with a hangover?
Taken all the advice above and still feel like someone's dropped
a ton of concrete on your head?
Well here's what to do (and what not too do) to make yourself feel
a tad better...
Fry-up After a hard night's boozing, your digestive system is under
a lot of strain, so bacon, sausages and the works may cause
indigestion, but fat contains lots of calories, so you will get
a much-needed energy boost.
And eggs and meat are rich in the amino acid, cysteine, which is
thought to be good at clearing out toxins.
So does it work?
Yes-ish, but it wouldn't hurt to get some of the food grilled.
Painkillers To be honest you're better off avoiding painkillers altogether
if you can.
If you desperately need to take a painkiller, take in moderation.
But be aware that aspirin and ibuprofen may irritate your stomach.
Paracetamol
gives your liver even more work to do. And since you've already
spent the night giving your liver a good solid kicking, popping
pills should never be seen as the easy option.
Hair of the dog? There is scientific evidence to prove this works, but only
in the short term!
While your body is busy dealing with a new intake of booze, it suspends
its torture until you're done drinking again - and then it's back
to hangover hell.
So basically by doing this you're just avoiding the inevitable,
so don't bother!
Caffeine
Some people swear by a can of coke, cup of tea or black coffee.
However, these will only make you feel better for a short time.
A hangover is a sign of dehydration... caffeine causes dehydration…
ER, work it out dude!
It's a combination destined to make your head hurt.
Water As above.
You're hungover because you're dehydrated. Water combats dehydration.
Bingo!
So, if you din't drink water before crashing out, then drink
a pint of water every hour of the day.
Fruit Juice
The best sort is freshly squeezed and works because it replaces
lost vitamins.
The fruit sugar boosts your energy levels and may help your body
get rid of toxins.
If it feels too acidic, water it down, add it to a smoothie with
banana and yoghurt, or try less acidic vegetable juice.
Sleep
Try to get as much sleep
as possible. Your body is working extra hard to rectify the mess
you've made of your internal organs. This will make you sluggish.
If your banging headache's not keeping you awake - go back to sleep!...
so your poor neglected body doesn't have as much work to do. Sarah Williams (reformed!)
YOU
had loads of good hangover cures to suggest. These are the Top Fifty
...
Recipe A good cure consists of a bannana, a carrot,
a tomato, a shot of vodka, a bit of tobasco, some milk and after
mouthwash to remove taste.
pete gill
leeds
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Hangover
cures 2 HOT tacos and a beer. Make sure the tacos are
so HOT they make you cry. Works everytime and on any hangover
no matter what the dog was.
Ruby
Sutter Creek, Ca.
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hangover
cure Lucozade Sport - works fast and is 100% effective
- if anyone from Lucozade is reading - please send me a caseful
for the publicity I have given you!
Tony
Burton
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Hangover
Cure Fried egg sandwich, brown bread, not too much
ketchup, eat whilst piping hot in bed, watch Friends and get
some sleep...
Emo
Essex
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Hangover
Cure I think the best cure for a hangover is diarrheoa
medication as it contains vitamins and minerals and is designed
to keep you hydrated better, so its all you need, BLAMO!
JJ
London
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hangover
cure i reckon when you get up and feel like crap eat
2 slices of toast smothered in vegimite, and big glass of orange
jucie, then im dead set.
seriously, go for a jog come home have a shower (not hot because
that tends to make you feel sick but a cool shower works) and
eat stax of fruit :) or you could just drink stax of water and
eat stax before you go out any way and wake up feeling normal
**drink up guys**
AsH01
AUSTRALIA
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HANGOVERS THE BEST THING I FOUND, AND THAT'S ONLY IF U
DONT HAVE TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, IS TAKE A SEA-SICK OR A SOMA,
IT WILL RELAX YOUR STOMACH, OF COURSE U MAY WANT TO TAKE A NAP
ALSO
PATRICIA
ST.PETERSBURG FL
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hangover
cure trust me guys, do the vegimite. i even block
my nose and eat a teaspoon full of the stuff and then drink
stax of water and just chill out in a coolish shower
dav's
vic
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Don't
EVER get a hangover at College Sleep on the Study desk, it always helps.
Sausage Bap from the in college restaurant.
Minstrals, only a few just to give you suger.
Run around laughing
ChedandSoph
Cheltenham
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works
for me... I usually drink 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of tomato
juice, a mulitvitamin and a lot of poweraid...within 1/2 hour,
I feel as good as new! This will help rehydrate and restore
electrolyte balance.
Dana
Virginia
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Hangover
Cure Stay Awake!! Satying awake allows your liver
to procees more alcohol while your liver is still functioning
at a good capacity, so you get a better sleep. Also, drinking
sugar water or water with honey is always helpful.
Mikey
Philadelphia
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hangover
cures before i go to bed after a night on the tiles,
i aqlways crave bread and any other carbohydrates i can get
my hands on! it really seems to help to lose that sickly feeling
in the morning.
jenny
west mids
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Recipe A good cure consists of a bannana, a carrot,
a tomato, a shot of vodka, a bit of tobasco, some milk and after
mouthwash to remove taste.
pete gill
leeds
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Hangover
Cure Have sex the next morning it burns calories,
and makes you sweat out the alcohol, and if feels great
Pepperlevine
Revere,USA
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hangover
cure when you are feeling bad next day try a glass
lucosade and a plenty of fruit espesially orange and bannana
you will be bouncing of the walls
mike
hull
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hangover
cure when i get home after a good session i always
have a cheese and onion sandwich,don't know why i just crave
for cheese and hey!! presto!! in the morning wow i feel great!!
wayne
swansea,u.k
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Rehydrate! The best way to rehydrate.... 1000cc of saline
and 4 hours of sleep will get rid of even the worst headache!
B
Michigan
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hangover
cures chewable vitamin c. i take about 4 of them after
a session. chase it with a pint of water and i'm all set in
the am. if it was a particularly rough night i double up. the
chewable are better than the othe kind. i think its absorbed
quicker. but taking one of the non chewable kind before going
out (C-1000 specifically) helps as well. happy drinking!
Jenn
Astoria, NY, usa
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Hangover
Cure I can attest the Chasers work GREAT! They definitely
alleviate the dizzyness the next day.
Jennifer
Florissant
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Hangover
cure STAY DRUNK
John
North Wilkesboro, NC
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hangover
cure Midol-I swear if you take it in the morning when
you wake up and have a splitting headache or you ache...and
yes, my guy friends have taken it too!!
Kelly
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Hangover
Cure Water, Juice, and Sleep are definately the most
helpful solutions.
MnySknz
Syracuse
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hangover
cures honest,,,,,,,vanilla milk shakes and hot mexican
food
karen
boise, Idaho
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hangover
cures If you can stomach it, drink a few ounces dill
pickle juice. Not entirely sure why it works, but it does.
Lauren
Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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Hangover
cures DO NOT take acetaminophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol,
etc.) with alcohol, it interferes with liver function and cause
hepatoxicity and even death. If you take for hangover symptoms,
wait until most of the alcohol has been eliminated ( the liver
gets rid of one standard drink an hour). This is a serious warning.
BTW, ingesting vegetable oil before drinking alcohol won!
Rejean
Beloeil, Canada
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reply
to the chasers comment did you ever read the direction for chasers it
says drink like a ton of water. a ton of water does the trick
anyway!
stacy
tucson
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Hangover
prevention If you take milk thistle tablets before you go
out then your hangover will be considerably reduced. Milk thistle
is natural and boosts the liver so that it processes more alcohol
whilst you are drinking.
You can buy milk thistle in most chemists, I've stocked up for
Christmas!!!
Sally
London
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Hangover
cures when you wake up, get in a hot bath or shower
and then have a pint of freezin cold water afterwards. i swear
that it works coz of the climate changing in your body that
fast.
Emily
billingham - stockton on tees
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the
greatest hangover cure ever!!!! okay this sound disgusting but mix 1/4 of a pint
of olive oil, a raw egg, and fill the rest of the glass with
milk... trust me this works everytime.
mr bean
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hangover
cure Try a Resolve for the morning after. its like
an alkaseltzer you just add the contents of the sachet to water
and down it as fast as you can, always works for me....
max
richmond
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hangover
cure The best cure i've ever found is menuedo soup,which
came from mexico.It's in cans in our super markets in usa and
usually tastes terrable. Best to go to your mexican cafe (they
only have it on sat.you will fell great as soon as your finished.IT
WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ja
Dallas,Tex.
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hAnGoVeRs after a heavy night take a headache tablet before
going to bed along with two pints of water. You should feel
quite refreshed in the morning. If there's still a sore head
then a couple of bottles of powerade will definetly sort you
out as it apparently hydrates you more than water.
Gareth Jones
HARLECH
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hangover how about not putting pictures of alcohol on
the hangover site! when you are hungover the last thing you
want to look at is people drinking!!!!!!!!!!!!
ali
camden
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Hang
over cure The thing that seems to work the best for me
is peach syrup from the canned peaches. A doctor told me once
to take it for nausea because it raises your blood sugar and
what do you know, it works for a hangover too!
Amy
Providence, RI
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Hang
over prevention Don't mix your drinks, like I did yesterday....oh
my god it hurts!!!
Greg Power
Wincanton, Somerset, England
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Hangover
cures A sauage roll and a strawberry milkshake always
works for me!
Barbara
Bridlington
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hangover how about not reading...?
i threw up as i read you cures Man in a bucket
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hangover
cure ever heard of a pint of Thames? This really does
work for me.
Get half a pint of pure orange juice & half a pint of coke &
pour in together in a pint glass.
Give it a stir & hey presto. It will soon sort you out. I think
its called "Thames" because of its colour.
Pete
Sheffield
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Hangover
Prevention Nothing beats drinking plenty of water but who
actually wants to alternate their pints of beer with pints of
water! I found that Oh-mi-head works brilliantly. It's a powder
that you take in water before you go out and then you can forget
about it for the rest of the night. Better still with no hangover
the next morning you don't have to force a Bloody Mary down!
Emm
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Hangover
Cure Pop an over the counter B-Complex vitamin pill
the morning after drinks. Your hangover should be at least 50-70%
less severe in a couple of hours. Arian
India
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hangover
prevention Take a table spoon of oil (vegetable canola or
whatever you like) before you drink and it will coat your stomach
so it wont absorb as much alcohol.... I dont know if this works
but one of my health professor told the class about this before
we left for holidays.
Haley
Toronto
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hangover
cure Over the counter emetrol liquid is for the HEAVY
DUTY hangover when you cant tear yourself away from the porcelain
god and dry heaves. DRINK lots of water and use emetrol, I swear
it works!!!
RRD
Orlando
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hangover
cures a bowl of hot and spicy chili works for me. chili
peppers help the body fight the free radicals that come from
booze.
dolphie
machesney park, illinois, usa
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hangover
cure I will swear by the ability of a tablespoon of
honey before bed to virtually eliminate any hangover.
Juan Boracho Amigo
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cure
for hangover try alkaseltzer tablet in the next morning
dr leemax
Mumbai India
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hangover Sports drinks always work for me... They fight
dehydration when you are working out so why not...
Wendy
Wichita KS
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Hangover
cures I have found that bitters and soda is the best
cure for a hangover.
Henry C. Thoelke
Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
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hangover
cure I was surprized to see this website on coolsiteoftheday.com
because, as it turns out,I had just purchased a packet of "chasers"-
pills that a person would take with their first alcoholic beverage
of the night. Their purpose is to prevents hangovers.
I was even more surprized when I didn't see this product discussed
on a website dedicated to educating the public about hangover
prevention.
Whether or not this pill works is something that I cannot indefinetly
attest to, not having tried it yet however, it was FDA approved
according to its recent advertisments and is sold in most vitamin
stores.
Joe
Plymouth
Joe, we can't recommend the pill, which we don't know - but,
if you want, you can tell us what effect it had on you! |
Hangover
Cure "Recharge" is the best stuff you could
find for curing hangovers - take it before you go to bed - see
their website
brad
Auckland
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