Beating a hangover-How? - Bilge

CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 2:32 PM The only sure-fire method to cure a hang-over is to not overindulge the night before. But that ain't gonna work for a lot of us. When you know you are going to have an evening that involves the potential for one-too-many..... Drink at least one glass of water for every two drinks you have. More if you can. Eat BEFORE you drink. Have a nice big meal with lots of protein. Fatty foods help too, unless you are on one of the diets-dujour, then do what you can. Eating after your drunk is just going to be bad. And eating after you are drunk will not sober you up any faster, the alcohol is already in your system and that burger is not going to take any alcohol out of your system. Drink as much water as you can take down before you go to bed. And I mean as much, so much that you have that sloshy-full feeling. Yes, you will have to get up in the night to pee, but that is a good thing. In the morning, take as much water as you can again. Take aspirin. Good 'ol fashioned aspirin. That BC Stuff is good too. DO NOT take tylonol, aleive, excedrin, none of those fancy headaches meds, they will make you hurt longer because they interfere with the liver and slow down the process of recovery. Eat whatever you can, and as much as you can. Your body needs the energy to work on the hang-over. There are no 'special foods' that work better than others, the only key to the food is, again, protein. Coffee or Hot Tea. The caffeine will help you get going, the hot part will help open your lungs and help you to breath easier. No Sodas the next morning, the sugar will just prolong the hangover because your body will try and process the sugar like it is more alcohol. If you have to do soda, choose a Diet or sugar-free option. And, keep drinking as much water as you can until you feel better. Everyone is going to offer something to help the hangover, and you should probably try every option presented if for no other reason than you will have nothing better to do when you are hung-over and it will keep you occupied until the water kicks in. Water is key to the hang-over curing process. And, did I mention that you should drink as much water as you can while you are recovering?

The only sure-fire method to cure a hang-over is to not overindulge the night before.

But that ain't gonna work for a lot of us.

When you know you are going to have an evening that involves the potential for one-too-many.....

Drink at least one glass of water for every two drinks you have. More if you can.

Eat BEFORE you drink. Have a nice big meal with lots of protein. Fatty foods help too, unless you are on one of the diets-dujour, then do what you can. Eating after your drunk is just going to be bad. And eating after you are drunk will not sober you up any faster, the alcohol is already in your system and that burger is not going to take any alcohol out of your system.

Drink as much water as you can take down before you go to bed. And I mean as much, so much that you have that sloshy-full feeling. Yes, you will have to get up in the night to pee, but that is a good thing.

In the morning, take as much water as you can again. Take aspirin. Good 'ol fashioned aspirin. That BC Stuff is good too. DO NOT take tylonol, aleive, excedrin, none of those fancy headaches meds, they will make you hurt longer because they interfere with the liver and slow down the process of recovery.

Eat whatever you can, and as much as you can. Your body needs the energy to work on the hang-over. There are no 'special foods' that work better than others, the only key to the food is, again, protein.

Coffee or Hot Tea. The caffeine will help you get going, the hot part will help open your lungs and help you to breath easier.

No Sodas the next morning, the sugar will just prolong the hangover because your body will try and process the sugar like it is more alcohol. If you have to do soda, choose a Diet or sugar-free option.

And, keep drinking as much water as you can until you feel better.

Everyone is going to offer something to help the hangover, and you should probably try every option presented if for no other reason than you will have nothing better to do when you are hung-over and it will keep you occupied until the water kicks in.

Water is key to the hang-over curing process.

And, did I mention that you should drink as much water as you can while you are recovering?

Post #401794 by Chip and Andy on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 2:32 PM