How to Cure a Hangover

Hangover relief actually starts the night before. Overdoing it with alcohol causes dehydration and vitamin deficiencies. Plan your night well, take care of yourself in the morning and gain some relief from the unwanted hangover. If you’ve had a rough night, read these instructions for some relief.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Vitamin B complex
• Water
• Sports drink
• Carbohydrates
• Vitamin C

1. 

   Food. Before you drink, make sure you have a good meal in your stomach. Carbohydrates such as pasta or bread help absorb the alcohol in your stomach to slow the rate at which it enters your bloodstream.

2. 

   Avoid energy drinks, coffee or anything else with caffeine in it. Caffeine will dehydrate you, contributing to a potential hangover.

3. 

   Be careful about eating too much sugar before and while you drink. One cause of the terrible headache-hangover is the sugar hangover. Alcohol spikes your blood sugar levels. Think about how you would feel the morning after you ate 5-10 candy bars before you went to bed. Alcohol has a similar effect on your body plus other negative effects as well.

4. 

   When you start drinking make sure you are hydrated. Make sure you stay hydrated all night by drinking water. You want about 1 cup of water for each drink. If you forget to drink water while you are drinking, then drink as much water as you can before you go to bed. If you drink beer all night, you may think you are hydrated because of the amount of liquid entering your system. You will not stay hydrated unless you also drink water.

5. 

   Take vitamin B and vitamin C before you start drinking. Also, take an extra pill in the morning as well [after you eat something]. Do not try to take the pills on an empty stomach while you have a hangover. This may induce vomiting.

6. 

   Start with cocktails and finish with beer. Better yet, try not mixing different types of alcohol. But if you must, remember, beer before liquor never been sicker, liquor before beer you’re in the clear. Sticking to beer will likely minimize a hangover. Cocktails tend to disguise the amount of alcohol in a drink, leaving you guessing why you can’t stand up after only 3 rum and cokes.

7. Keep track of your drinks. One 12-oz. beer typically equals 1.5 oz. of 80-proof spirits and 5 oz. of wine.

8. 

   Drink light-colored alcohol. Drink white wine instead of red wine. Stay away from the darker spirits such as whiskey. Darker alcohol has more impurities that contribute to headaches.

9. 

   The next morning, drink tons of water. Eat carbohydrates such as pasta or crackers. Plain carbohydrates such as white pasta or crackers should be easier on your stomach. Also, drink a sports drink or eat an orange to raise your blood sugar levels and replenish your electrolytes. Take more vitamin C and vitamin B. Go back to sleep for 1-2 hours. Then, drink more water and try to eat some protein when you wake up. Remember to promise that you will never get that drunk again.

10. Time will cure all hangovers. If all else fails, then just wait for the headache to go away.

Tips & Warnings

• Try staying healthy and fit. The hangover will not be as bad if you are otherwise healthy.
• Abstaining from alcohol is the best way to prevent hangovers.
• Do not drink another beer in the morning to “cure your hangover." This practice should be known as “postponing your hangover."

[davethenc]

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[thelucster]

on 3/27/2009 I believe the advice in step 3 is infact wrong. The break down of alcohol produces substances that decrease the production of glucose in our bodies. This can easily lead to hypoglycemia - a lack of glucose.This however does depend on what you are drinking, things like alcopops which are packed with sugar probably wouldn't have such a bad effect as beers which will typically have no sugar. The best way to avoid it though is to have a good meal before you drink.Also avoid excercise before drinking. For a few hours after you have been excercising your muscles will be taking sugar from the blood to replace the energy they have used up.

[jonplatt]

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[pete584]

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[theBIGsleeve]

on 1/6/2009 Foods high in fat content are better then carbs before drinking. Don't eat heavy before going to bed after a night of drinking (a few crackers, toast without butter, or unbuttered popcorn are all good if you must snakc). Drink water while drinking alcohol. For headaches, take an OTC pain killer that does NOT contain acetaminophen. Do not drink alcohol in the morning. Stick to liquids that do not have a high sugar content. Regarding light or dark liquors, red wine has a chemical that causes headaches, dark liquors are often malted, which causes headaches. The beer before liquor saying is a myth, it does not matter which you start with, however it is true that it is best not to mix liquors. Stay away from drinks that contain large amounts of sugar or caffeine, only dehydrates you more. However, a small amount of caffeine, such as a small iced coffee (without sugar or cream) or wat