Hangover cures

karlog wrote: »

Burnt toast. Charcoal absorbs alcohol. It works for me

take some of those tablets for irritable bowel before you go on a bender with 1st drink......same thing they have charcoal works a treat

Really cold orange juice. It always works.

mmmmm brunch, and did you know that you can now get a tub of brunch ice cream?

I walk half the way home before getting a taxi, fresh night air really sobers you up and lets you think about the nights happenings. Try to get someone to go with you though, dublin can be a nasty place for a drunk that stumbles into a thorn bush at 4 in the morning last weekend(like me)

Also downing water is a big plus.

The first you should do is stop drinking that much. If you can't do it, then have a beer after you wake up. It'll taste like Hell but you'll feel better. Don't use it as an excuse to keep on drinking for the day though. Otherwise, drink loads of water and a warm to cold shower or bath. This will give your body the water it needs.

I wouldn't take tablets or milk if I were you.
Taking tablets with large amounts of alcohol still on your body will damage your Liver.
Taking milk might damage your stomach as it becomes hard on it.

There's more to a hangover than just dehydration, many factors can cause a sick feeling the next day.

Sticking to vodka helps a lot. Other drinks contain all sorts of nasty shit that is removed from vodka in the distillation/filtration process (you didn't think that leaving fruit/cereal to rot for six months left just alcohol did you?).

Mix it down well (to avoid dehydration) and avoid drinking loads of sugary drinks.
Alcohol fucks around with your blood sugar levels (in fact a large part of the hangover feeling is caused by low blood sugar), and i have found drinking 2 litres of coke to be highly regrettable the next morning.
Weak-ish squash makes a good non high-sugar mixer, it doesn't taste amazing but it's easy to get down (alcohol was never about the taste anyway ).
I have found miwaidi orange and pineapple to be the best at masking the taste, blackcurrant is just plain inferior.

As other posters have said, keeping hydrated is important. Have a few glasses of water throughout the night. When you get home have one or two glasses of water and one of those dissolveable B-vitamin thingys (as alcohol depletes certain b-vitamins).

And now the obvious; Drink less. It's easier than it sounds. Think about it, if the bar is closing in half an hour, what's the point in having another drink? to enjoy the journey home? will it really add that much to your overall enjoyment of the night?

The next morning, drink a glass of water and have a big breakfast (even if you don't feel like it) including fruit juice and a source of protein (scrambled eggs or a protein shake are good). The protein helps stop your blood-sugar from crashing later on. Have a shower and then drink an energy drink and go about your day.

Lack of sleep is another important factor, although i guess there's not much you can do except try not to be already behind on sleep before you go out.

When i started drinking i used to get the worst hangovers, the type that leave you on the couch in agony for the whole day. So i did some research, changed my habits and now I barely notice anything .

Berocca before and after I go out seems to help a lot

vinylmesh wrote: »

There's more to a hangover than just dehydration, many factors can cause a sick feeling the next day.

Sticking to vodka helps a lot. Other drinks contain all sorts of nasty shit that is removed from vodka in the distillation/filtration process (you didn't think that leaving fruit/cereal to rot for six months left just alcohol did you?).

Mix it down well (to avoid dehydration) and avoid drinking loads of sugary drinks.
Alcohol fucks around with your blood sugar levels (in fact a large part of the hangover feeling is caused by low blood sugar), and i have found drinking 2 litres of coke to be highly regrettable the next morning.
Weak-ish squash makes a good non high-sugar mixer, it doesn't taste amazing but it's easy to get down (alcohol was never about the taste anyway ).
I have found miwaidi orange and pineapple to be the best at masking the taste, blackcurrant is just plain inferior.

As other posters have said, keeping hydrated is important. Have a few glasses of water throughout the night. When you get home have one or two glasses of water and one of those dissolveable B-vitamin thingys (as alcohol depletes certain b-vitamins).

And now the obvious; Drink less. It's easier than it sounds. Think about it, if the bar is closing in half an hour, what's the point in having another drink?

But.. It's got electrolytes? It's what plants crave.

Drink about 3 pints of water before bed, take a piss, drink another pint, sleep, and wake up with a pint of water beside you to cure the dry mouth. After about 45 minutes of rolling around and sipping, you're grand.