How do you cure a hangover?

[bigredguy]

I was just curious, for a friend, yeah thats it, a friend.

 

[anxi80]

take another shot!!

edit: seriously, a nice midday nap pretty much shakes it. im usually also dehydrated, so water helps a bunch.

 

[Heisenberg]

Sleep + water + ibuprofin

 

[brigden]

Pre-bed, still drunk: Water. Loads of it. Eat crackers and honey, if you can stomach it.
Post-waking: More water. Greasy breakfast, think bacon, eggs, etc. Follow with Gatorade.

 

[bigredguy]

Originally posted by: brigden
Pre-bed, still drunk: Water. Loads of it. Eat crackers and honey, if you can stomach it.
Post-waking: More water. Greasy breakfast, think bacon, eggs, etc. Follow with Gatorade.

The pre-bed doesn't really work when you pass out, which happens to be the only time i get a hangover, but i think gatorade would be a good idea. Thanks

 

[Reliant]

Lots of water.....If you don't want to get hungover at all drink a glass of water between beers or shots and it usually keeps the hangover at bay.

 

[bigredguy]

Originally posted by: Reliant
Lots of water.....If you don't want to get hungover at all drink a glass of water between beers or shots and it usually keeps the hangover at bay.

When you eat half of a large pizza and then drink over a gallon of beer, there isn't much room for water. Now with shots that might work....

 

[loup garou]

McDonald's Combo #1
Kill or Cure.

 

[vi edit]

Bacon cheesburger and a chocolate milkshake always did wonders for me.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: werk
McDonald's Combo #1
Kill or Cure.

LOL! Pretty similar to mine. :beer:

 

[Ticks]

half a beer will instantly make headache go away

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: bigredguy

The pre-bed doesn't really work when you pass out, which happens to be the only time i get a hangover, but i think gatorade would be a good idea. Thanks

If you drink until you pass out regularly, you're going to have more problems than hangovers to worry about when you start getting old.

Lots of water before you go to sleep is really the best cure.

 

[bigredguy]

Originally posted by: Ticks
half a beer will instantly make headache go away

I have been told that sometimes the only thing to do with a really bad hangover is just to start drinking again. Not that i plan on doing this, but is there any truth to it?

 

[vi edit]

I have been told that sometimes the only thing to do with a really bad hangover is just to start drinking again. Not that i plan on doing this, but is there any truth to it?

Well, some of the cause of the hangover is what doctors think is alcohol withdrawl. It would make sense that giving into the withdrawl would help illeviate *some* of the pain, but I don't know if it would help enough to make it worth it.

Sort of gives light to the cliche "Take a nip of the hair of dog that bit you".

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: anxi80
take another shot!!

edit: seriously, a nice midday nap pretty much shakes it. im usually also dehydrated, so water helps a bunch.

That is why you are hungover, you are dehydrated, seriously if you ever say run for a long period of time and don't get enough water you'll feel the same way. I've stopped drinking, but when I used to get hangovers I'd generally still wake up a little drunk (never slept well after drinking) pretty early then I'd eat at least 2 pieces of bread and drink at least 1.5 liters of water (more if I could stomach it) and take 2 advil then lay back down, I was fine when I woke up again.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

time, approx 1 hr per serving.

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Sleep + water + ibuprofin

 

[Kipper]

Gatorade, sometimes some beef broth helps (believe it or not).

 

[Ticks]

Originally posted by: bigredguy

Originally posted by: Ticks
half a beer will instantly make headache go away

I have been told that sometimes the only thing to do with a really bad hangover is just to start drinking again. Not that i plan on doing this, but is there any truth to it?

I've done it countless times. I know you'll feel like you dont even want to look at a drink..but just take a few sips. Its worth it.

 

[Murphy Durphy]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: anxi80
take another shot!!

edit: seriously, a nice midday nap pretty much shakes it. im usually also dehydrated, so water helps a bunch.

That is why you are hungover, you are dehydrated, seriously if you ever say run for a long period of time and don't get enough water you'll feel the same way. I've stopped drinking, but when I used to get hangovers I'd generally still wake up a little drunk (never slept well after drinking) pretty early then I'd eat at least 2 pieces of bread and drink at least 1.5 liters of water (more if I could stomach it) and take 2 advil then lay back down, I was fine when I woke up again.

Ding ding ding!

Hangover is just dehydration!! In a simple sense, alcohol takes the water out of your body and without water to replenish it, you'll feel like crap. As long as you drink water before you go to bed you should be more then straight in the morning.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: bigredguy

Originally posted by: Ticks
half a beer will instantly make headache go away

I have been told that sometimes the only thing to do with a really bad hangover is just to start drinking again. Not that i plan on doing this, but is there any truth to it?

Yes. Well, sort of.

A hangover is, as others have said, your body reacting to the withdrawal of alcohol in its system.

When you're drinking heavily, your body tries to process the alcohol as best it can. Once the booze is too much for your liver to safely handle, it finds its way into your blood and throws off normal PH levels. Your body tries to compensate for the new substance and attempts to adjust, but obviously it's too much to handle.

This leaves you dehydrated and once you've stopped feeding your system alcohol, your body goes through withdrawal.

You get a headache and feel quesey.

 

[Whisper]

Yep, the above posts have pretty much answered everything. Hangovers are caused by dehydration, so the best way to cure one is to not be dehydrated. I'll usually drink two large cups/bottles of water before going to sleep, and then drink another one after waking up early (which never fails after a night of drinking) along with a couple ibuprofen.

If you drank a LOT the night before, then at this point you still might feel sort of dizzy/out of it/not quite right. Just get something decent to eat (subway is great), and after an hour or two you'll be ready for another night of par-tay-ing.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: Whisper
Yep, the above posts have pretty much answered everything. Hangovers are caused by dehydration, so the best way to cure one is to not be dehydrated. I'll usually drink two large cups/bottles of water before going to sleep, and then drink another one after waking up early (which never fails after a night of drinking) along with a couple ibuprofen.

If you drank a LOT the night before, then at this point you still might feel sort of dizzy/out of it/not quite right. Just get something decent to eat (subway is great), and after an hour or two you'll be ready for another night of par-tay-ing.

No, a hangover is not caused by dehydration. Dehydration is a by-product symptom.

After you ingest alcohol, your body breaks it down into (among other things) acetaldehyde, before converting it into less harmful substances. The acetaldehyde messes with your brain at the same time as a host of depleted minerals are short-circuiting your nervous system, and that's in addition to low blood sugar and the classic headache-and-dry-mouth symptoms caused by dehydration. The result: nausea, twitchy nerves, unpleasantness, pessimism, terrible brain pain, and a temporary suspension of the laws of gravity.

The severity of a hangover varies according to a.) The amount you've guzzled in a given period of time, b.) Your own innate enzymatic capacity to deal with the poisons, and, c.) Your age.

The more you drink in a short amount of time, the more you'll feel the alcohol. One's weight is also a factor (the less you weigh, the more you'll feel it), as is a genetic predisposition. Finally, the older you get, the more you'll feel the alcohol the next morning.

 

[jjones]

Hair of the dog always worked for me.

 

[hdeck]

drink more. seriously.