What to do if you have a hangover. Severe hangover what to do at home
Almost everyone who has consumed alcohol is familiar with the state of a hangover. It is different for everyone: depending on age, the period of alcohol consumption, the quantity and quality of alcohol consumed. The only way to avoid it is not to drink. But if you're not yet ready to quit, these hangover tips may come in handy.
The most typical manifestations of a hangover:
headache- caused by the death of brain cells and dehydration of the body as a whole.
dehydration- due to the fact that alcohol is a good diuretic, perhaps the best of all existing ones.
nausea- caused by poisoning your body with the breakdown products of alcohol - your body instinctively tries to get rid of the contents of the stomach, as with any food poisoning.
exhaustion- its reason is the increased work of internal organs, and the accumulation in the muscles of the same breakdown products of alcohol.
muscle cramps- usually occur only in experienced alcoholics, on the 2-3rd day of their protracted hangover, are caused by toxic damage to the nervous system, a lack of certain trace elements, and as a result -
improper distribution of nerve impulses in the muscles.
feeling of fear and anxiety- inexplicable anxiety caused by stress resulting from poisoning of the nervous system.
1. Never drink on an empty stomach. In addition to earning an ulcer over time, your body in the morning will be completely without nutrition one on one with toxins. that remain after consumption
alcohol.
2. Drink plenty of fluids. alcohol will expel water from your body, do not forget to replenish its reserves in the body.
You woke up after a feast, then here are tips for a hangover:
What not to do:
1. Important advice for a hangover - do not hangover if you can endure it. A careless hangover is a short-lived relief, and you'll be back to the hungover state tomorrow, but the symptoms will be even worse. Remember, no matter how much you hangover, you only stretch the hour of reckoning, and it will come. In very severe conditions (convulsions and panic attacks), you can dilute 50 grams of vodka in a glass of water and drink stretching for 3-4 hours, or drink a bottle of light beer in small sips stretching for 6-8 hours.
2. Load your brains with all sorts of bad thoughts (from the category of “what if I die”, “what I did yesterday”, “what to say to the neighbors”, etc.), as well as walking and fussing about every occasion. Leave everything and
reflections for later, do not let unfinished business hang over you. Tell yourself: I will get better and do everything on time, period. Rest you have earned. So you save yourself some of the moral suffering. TV can also save you from bad and obsessive thoughts - a minimum load on the muscles, only interesting programs. Remember the main advice for a hangover is to lie down and endure, everything ends someday.
The hangover will go away.
3. Go to important meetings, dates, shooters and other events. At the right moment, your tongue will be taken away and you will stand with trembling hands and open mouth.
4. Swim. It happens that in the summer, your acquaintances and friends "drag" you to the river or lake to freshen up from a hangover. Decide whether or not to refuse, but: firstly, you still need to get there (which is already a feat with a hangover), in
secondly, in the sun you will be so “carried away” that then no water will help. But if you still went, then you should not swim from a hangover and swim far from the coast. Hangover cramps and so on and on
circle above you.
5. Do not drink analgin. aspirin and other painkillers are not designed for your condition. Of all the medicines, one can only advise "Phosphalugel" to calm the stomach and relieve nausea, and
also various kinds of heart drops (if your heart is also playing pranks).
6. Do not try to smoke. If you want to smoke, then a hangover is ahead. Although sometimes it happens that you want: as if the head is lead without a drop of nicotine for the whole day. No need, be patient. smoke and
double the length of your hangover.
7. Never go anywhere or anything (unless, of course, you are at home). No matter how you are persuaded, you should avoid transport, especially public transport. The trip will turn into a nightmare for you, and maybe even for
surrounding. If you urgently need to go, then you have to hangover, otherwise - nothing.
What do we have to do:
1. Drink plenty of fluids.
2. Classic - cucumber pickle, although some believe that cabbage helps better. It is undesirable to drink brine from pickled cucumbers.
3. You need B vitamins and vitamin C. A fruit salad, which consists of sliced orange slices, apples and bananas, can be advised. For those who do not have stomach problems, you can eat a whole
lemon. After it, you will feel much better, thanks to the vitamin C found in it in excess. In general, vitamin C literally feeds on the decomposition products of alcohol.
4. If you suffer from convulsions from a blackout, then an injection of "Magnesia" intramuscularly will help you.
5. Eat as much as you can throughout the day, even if it's just a bite. It will be good if you drink a raw egg.
6. One more nutritional advice for a hangover: it would be good to drink kefir. to normalize the digestive system.
7. If you have strength - take a bath. The temperature does not matter - whoever is more comfortable. You can go to the bath if you are in the countryside. A great way, but only in the final stages of a hangover.
8. You need a massage in order to quickly remove the decomposition products of ethanol that have accumulated in your muscles and adipose tissue. It’s good if your spouse understands you, if you didn’t do something bad yesterday and they are glad to see you.
9. If you had a binge, then after the "recovery" undergo a course of treatment "Essentiale", after consulting with your doctor.
10. And finally stop drinking, and you will not need any kind of advice for a hangover. You are wasting a lot of valuable time on it.
In short:
SCIENTIFICLY. 6 steps in our expert toxicologist's article on how to quickly relieve a hangover at home.
Please note: this article tells how to get rid of a hangover after a one-day drinking. The tactics of treating withdrawal symptoms after a long binge are very different. Read about how to get out of binge at home without fear of "delirious tremens", read in a separate article.
Six best recipes for getting rid of a hangover:
1. Remove alcohol and its decay products from the body
- enema
- gastric lavage
- sorbents
(1 tablet of activated carbon per 10 kg of body weight)
The fact that in the morning a person still has alcohol (ethyl alcohol) and products of its processing in the body is the main, although not the only reason for feeling unwell: you can’t hope to get rid of a hangover until the remnants of undigested alcohol are removed from the body, toxic products of its breakdown, associated substances that were in the drink, and other poisons.
By the way, until you remove all this from the body, you will not have a fume, even though you brush your teeth five times: the fume comes from the lungs, not from the stomach. And the light volatile products of alcohol processing come from the blood. The only way out is detoxification.
This is especially true if you ate food rich in protein (meat, beans). Alcohol interferes with the processing of protein, and underdigested protein poisons the body.
Sorbents also cope with this task: activated carbon or other modern sorbents. For activated charcoal to work, you need a lot of it: one tablet for every 10 kilograms of your weight; crush in water or drink plenty of water.
Modern sorbents are more powerful, and therefore it is more convenient to take them than coal. To remove alcohol intoxication, take one of the remedies of your choice: Enterosgel, Smecta, lignin-based sorbents, and so on.
Already two hours after taking the sorbents, it is highly desirable to go big, otherwise the opposite effect will appear: more toxins will flow from the sorbent into the intestines than from the intestines into the sorbent.
When removing a severe hangover in the morning with various drugs, it makes no sense to take them simultaneously with sorbents: the drugs will be absorbed by them and lose their effect. You need to spread them out over time. So what to do with alcohol poisoning? The optimal order is this: first it is better to empty the stomach (of course, if there is something else in it), then take sorbents. After a bowel movement (from 20 - 40 minutes to an hour and a half), you can take medication.
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2. Apply biochemical detoxification
- succinic acid
suck on a tablet (100 mg) every 50 minutes, but not more than 6 times) - Eleutherococcus tincture
(drink with a hangover 20-40 drops before meals) - lemon acid
(Juice of 2-3 lemons diluted twice with boiled water) - honey
(half a glass of honey to take a little bit during the day) - lactic acid drinks
(no more than 600 ml per day) - kvass
- hangover remedies
- glutargin
(1 gram every hour. Up to 4 times)
Our body knows how to deal with poisons on its own, but in order for it to cope faster, metabolic processes can be spurred (to be precise, the Krebs cycle). In other words, it is possible to produce biochemical detoxification. Best of all, it accelerates the process of processing poisons, and also protects cells succinic acid: dissolve one tablet (100 mg) every 50 minutes, but not more than 6 times.
Do not take succinic acid more than one tablet every 50 minutes, or if you have an ulcer or gastritis. Also, succinic acid is contraindicated at elevated pressure.
Stimulates detoxification of the body:
- Eleutherococcus tincture (drink with a hangover 20-40 drops before meals);
- honey (half a cup of honey to take a little bit throughout the day);
- citric acid (dilute the juice of 2-3 lemons twice with boiled water and drink from a hangover). It is citric acid that helps, and not ascorbic acid: ascorbic acid does not really matter with a hangover.
Lactic acid has the same effect. It is found in unpasteurized kvass and in lactic acid drinks (most of all - in koumiss). Doctors recommend drinking no more than 600 ml of sour milk on a hangover day.
Also, many complex anti-hangover remedies work to eliminate toxins. Most often, hangover pills are a combination of the substances described above (“Limontar”, “DrinkOFF”), however, they may also contain drugs from the arsenal of professional toxicologists (“Zorex”).
The anti-hangover remedy Medichronal can be taken only if the morning state is really difficult. This drug contains sodium formate, which quickly neutralizes the toxic breakdown products of alcohol. However, if there are too few breakdown products of alcohol, then Medichronal itself may turn out to be toxic. Leave it as a last resort.
If libations were not accompanied by a hearty snack, then glutargin will help well in the early stages of detoxification. You need to take 1 gram of glutargin (usually 4 tablets of 0.25 grams) with an interval of at least 1 hour. Optimal - 4 grams per day.
3. Slow down the spread of harmful substances throughout the body
- infusion of mountain ash
- tonic
The permeability of biological barriers, including the intestinal one, depends on the state of the cell membrane. The transport of substances across the membrane can be active or passive. Stabilization of the membrane leads to a decrease in passive transport, which means that fewer toxic substances penetrate into the brain from the blood, into the blood from the intestines, and into the intercellular spaces from the vessels. Accordingly, tissue edema decreases (“swelling” from a severe hangover, which also causes a headache) and intoxication. This will allow you to get rid of toxic substances faster and easier.
Rowan infusion, quinine (found in classic tonics, such as Schweppes) and tannins, which are part of cognac, have a membrane-stabilizing effect. Therefore, cognac is less dangerous for allergy sufferers in terms of exacerbation of the disease than, for example, beer.
How else can you make yourself feel better in the morning?
- "Antipohmelin"
4-6 tablets 1 time per day - "Korrda"
2 tablets 3 times a day - bath, contrast shower, bath
start the shower with hot water, then alternating it with cold
Another clever move is not to reduce the amount of poison, but to slow down its production, so that the liver has time to decompose acetaldehyde into acetic acid. This can be done with the Antipohmelin drug, known in the West as RU-21, as well as the Korrda anti-hangover remedy.
Antipokhmelin is taken once a day: 4-6 tablets should be washed down with water or apple juice. Corrda is taken as a course, within one or two days: 2 tablets 3 times a day.
Antitoxic and restorative effect is provided by a bath, contrast shower or bath. With a hangover, not a steam bath is more useful, but a sauna: three visits of 5, 10 and 20 minutes. A contrast shower should be started with hot water, then alternating it with cold. In a warm bath, for the best effect, dissolve 300 grams of sea salt or turpentine from a pharmacy.
4. Correct fluid balance
- bath, contrast shower
- brine
1 glass before drinking water - mineral water
- diuretics (veroshpiron)
take 200 mg once - oatmeal broth
2 times half a liter with a break of 40 minutes - aspirin
500 mg for every 35 kg of weight
It is possible to return the normal distribution of fluid in the body, disturbed by drinking, if fluid from the intercellular spaces is transferred into the blood (at the same time, swelling and the headache caused by them are removed). This can be achieved at home, for example, by going to the bathhouse (sauna) or taking a contrast shower.
Another way available at home is to take a liquid and a diuretic at the same time, such as natural coffee or non-alcoholic beer. Also, oatmeal, watermelon, zucchini, garden strawberries and strawberries, bearberry, dandelion, green tea, and veroshpiron (spironolactone) will have a diuretic effect. Veroshpiron should be taken as a single dose, in the amount of 200 mg.
Furosemide is not recommended for these purposes. You can just drink water: but not in advance, but already with a hangover. True, there is a subtlety here: if you simply inflate with water, then the osmotic pressure in the blood plasma will decrease (that is, the concentration of substances and salts dissolved in the blood), and you will want to go to the toilet. This means that it will not be possible to instantly replenish the lack of water, and the process will drag on for quite a long time. It would be wise to replenish electrolyte salts before drinking water: for example, drink one glass of cabbage or cucumber pickle.
Also, mineral water and oatmeal broth restore blood volume faster than ordinary water. To prepare the decoction, you need to take a glass of oat grains, cereals, or at least cereal, pour 4-5 glasses of water, boil for 15-20 minutes, and then take twice half a liter in 40 minutes.
Aspirin also helps relieve swelling. Alcoholic drinks cause the formation of capillary erythrocyte microclots: lumps of erythrocytes. They break down under the influence of acetylsalicylate (aspirin). These lumps contribute to the formation of edema. Aspirin also has a general analgesic effect. You should take 500 mg of aspirin for every 35 kg of your weight. Quicker and softer acts instant aspirin in the form of an effervescent tablet.
Do not take aspirin at the same time as alcohol. Aspirin can be taken at least 2 hours before the start of the feast and 6 hours after the last glass taken.
5. Restore the acid-base balance
- mineral water
- soda
1-2 teaspoons per 1-1.5 liters of water - succinic acid
- lemon acid
(dilute the juice of 2-3 lemons twice with boiled water and drink from a hangover) - dairy products
Violation of the acid-base balance in the body doctors call the word acidosis. Alkaline (bicarbonate) mineral water or a small amount of soda will cope with this consequence of drinking: dissolve 1-2 teaspoons in 1-1.5 liters of water and drink. Note that baking soda can be more of a problem than it's good. Mineral water, on the other hand, acts not only due to bicarbonates and is more balanced in terms of its effect on the acid-base balance.
An important clarification: we recommend taking not soda or mineral water, but, on the contrary, something sour. It is better to remove acidosis not chemically, but metabolically: boost metabolism (more precisely, only the Krebs cycle) and wait until its work shifts the balance from the acidic side to the alkaline one. To do this, you need to take acidic foods (according to the Le Chatelier principle, this will speed up the reaction). The best choice for treating a hangover at home would be succinic acid (in tablets), citric acid and lactic acid (in fermented milk products). All this should also be taken with caution: carefully read the recommendations in the relevant articles.
6. Lift your mood and performance
- glycine
2 tablets every hour, up to 5 times - picamilon
150-200 mg stretch throughout the day - pantogam
2 grams to stretch for the whole day - mexidol
1-2 tablets up to three times a day - nonalcoholic beer
- novo-passit
1 tablet every 6-7 hours during the day - negrustin
maximum per day: 6 dragees, 6 capsules or 2 tablets - persen
- panangin (asparkam)
1-2 tablets before meals - magnesol
dissolve 2-3 tablets in water - magnesia
take the solution every 40-50 minutes, but no more than three times
Glycine will help the nervous system (dissolve 2 tablets every hour, up to 5 times), Picamilon nootropic tablets (take several tablets at the rate of 150-200 mg for the whole day), Pantogam (stretch 2 grams of the drug for the whole day) and Mexidol (according to 1-2 tablets up to three times a day). Of the natural soothing, one can note milk, hop tincture and beer (preferably non-alcoholic and in no case fortified). Just do not lean on milk after drinking, because it is hard to digest and can, on the contrary, aggravate your well-being.
Antidepressants are also found in abundance in cocoa. Also read a separate article on how to deal with hangover depression. Do not neglect these tips, because a bad mood threatens to break into a binge.
Do not take phenazepam for a hangover. Of course, it will help you fall asleep, but it is also dangerous: you can choke to death from vomiting in a dream, this often happens. It also greatly increases the likelihood of lying down an arm or leg and losing it (crash syndrome). In addition, phenazepam after alcohol can cause hallucinations, disorientation, and other dangerous effects, that is, "tear down the tower", which is dangerous for you and for others.
Caffeine (contained in coffee and tea), as well as other tonics and stimulants (taurine, guarana, ginseng) found in energy drinks and anti-hangover remedies, will help restore efficiency, at the end of all activities.
If you have time and energy, go for a walk in the fresh air. A leisurely walk reduces anxiety, and fresh air speeds up metabolism.
An infusion of St. John's wort has a calming, anxiety-relieving effect. If you are too lazy to brew and infuse the grass yourself, then you can take more expensive products based on St. John's wort and other plants: Persen, Novo-Passit (1 tablet every 6-7 hours during the day) or Negrustin (maximum daily dose: 6 tablets , 6 capsules or 2 tablets).
Calm the nerves and fight hangover insomnia and even such herbal preparations:
- means with valerian;
- means with motherwort;
- soothing herbal preparations from a pharmacy.
Also, doctors sometimes prescribe these herbs for alcoholism, to relieve cravings for alcohol. This means that they will not only help you move away from a hangover, but also reduce the likelihood of going into a binge.
Do not take corvalol, valocordin and valoserdin for a hangover. They contain phenobarbital, which is incompatible with alcohol, and in itself is unsafe (it can cause delirium more severe than alcohol, up to a coma).
To compensate for the lack of magnesium, which negatively affects the state of the nervous system and the heart, Panangin (aka Asparkam), Magnesol and Magnesia will help. 1-2 tablets of Panangin should be taken before meals. If you bought Magnesol, then dissolve 2-3 effervescent tablets in water. You will have to tinker with magnesia more: you need to dissolve one ampoule of magnesia in half a glass of water, or prepare such a solution yourself from magnesia powder (), and then take this dose every 40-50 minutes, but no more than three times.
Researchers from South Korea also note that red ginseng can quickly relieve hangover symptoms and restore memory and concentration. South Korea is currently booming in the hangover cure industry due to the fact that in this country it is customary to work hard and drink with colleagues. Ginseng is used there historically, so it is natural that this plant was adopted. It should be remembered that ginseng is a stimulant and is not suitable for frequent use. Also, our expert claims that in theory this remedy only works on Asians.
All home remedies in one table:
How to get rid of guilt
If you feel guilty about what you did yesterday, don't worry. Most likely everyone is too busy with themselves to think about you. Everyone wakes up and thinks: "The horror that I said yesterday." No one wakes up thinking "Horrible what he said yesterday!". Do not try to distract yourself or suppress this emotion. Rather study thoughts and sensations until they subside. Or write your anxious thoughts on a piece of paper or on your computer.
Inadequate guilt and shame will pass by itself as the normal functioning of the nervous system is restored. This will happen by itself over time. The remedies and medications described above will help speed up the process.
What is the best drink for a hangover?
How to get rid of alcohol poisoning? Treatment is best carried out on all the fronts described: remove toxins, restore fluid balance, treat nerves. Please note that the effective set of remedies will depend on your current condition, on the amount you drink, on how long ago you last drank alcohol and took food. For the selection of drugs for a hangover, you can use our specially developed methodology.
Convenient tables for those who regularly treat a hangover
If you are in doubt about what to do, keep two handouts on hand: What to do when you have a hangover and What not to do when you have a hangover
How to survive a hangover?
To recover after drinking, it is better to try to cleanse the body as much as possible and go to bed. However, if you are still very drunk, then ask someone to look after you. You need to watch so that you do not roll over on your back and do not choke on vomit if you still start to feel sick (this happens).
If you can’t sleep and you need to go to work, then first, don’t drive. Secondly, drink strong tea or coffee. Before this, be sure to induce vomiting, especially if the last time you ate and drank less than 6 hours ago. Energy drinks are fine too, but check your pulse. If your heart is beating twice as fast as usual (160 versus 80 beats per minute), then refrain from energy drinks and coffee.
Take succinic acid with you to work and take no more than one tablet every 60 minutes. The smell of fumes will go away as the body breaks down alcohol. Until all is processed, it remains only to mask it with chewing gum.
Folk remedies for a hangover
Not all folk remedies for a hangover are so safe and time-tested, as the now popular healers and healers claim. But you should not abandon all folk remedies at once because they are too outdated and ineffective against the background of a potent pill. The effectiveness of some folk remedies is confirmed by modern medicine. In this article, the expert of the Pokhmelye.rf website, toxicologist Stanislav Radchenko, will figure out which of the remedies actually work, and which ones are useless and even harmful.
Effective folk ways
| means | why does it work | notes |
|---|---|---|
| (drink and vomit) | all harmful substances are very quickly excreted from the body | if severe and senseless vomiting continues for more than a day, take Cerucal |
| in a dream, the body recovers faster | someone should look after the sleep of a drunk person | |
| speed up metabolism, including the processing of alcohol | prohibited when exiting binge and with heart problems, as they load the heart | |
| relieve swelling, speed up metabolism | not recommended for heart problems and high blood pressure | |
| water relieves swelling and headache, removes harmful substances faster. Mineral water is especially effective | before drinking water, drink a glass of brine | |
| replenishes the supply of salts, helps the beneficial effect of water | drink no more than a glass - and it is the brine, not the marinade | |
| contains vitamin B1, enzymes, beneficial micro-organisms and organic acids that help to quickly remove harmful substances from the body | kvass should be natural, not canned. And not too "drunk", otherwise you get a new dose of alcohol | |
| : yogurt, tan, ayran, kefir, koumiss is especially useful | provide the body with proteins, vitamins and minerals, improve the functioning of the digestive tract, restore strength, remove toxins and protect the liver | it is better to drink on an empty stomach, in small sips and in an amount of not more than 600 ml |
| contains vitamin B1, which is used for the processing of alcohol. Invigorating, but much milder than coffee | drink at the end of all detoxification procedures and not too much, because. loads the heart | |
| contains a number of anti-depressants, compensates for a hangover lack of magnesium, invigorates, reduces headaches and anxiety | it is better to cook cocoa on the water, because. milk reduces its bio-availability. Optimal dose: 3/4 cup | |
| improves metabolism, accelerates the processing of alcohol | dilute the juice of 2-3 lemons with twice as much boiled water so as not to irritate the gastric mucosa | |
| improves metabolism, has a calming and detoxifying effect. Fructose helps metabolize alcohol faster | take fractionally: stretch half a glass of honey for the whole day | |
| improve metabolism, help get rid of harmful substances, calm the nerves, provide us with potassium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus | after drinking cause unpleasant sensations instead of pleasure. As a result, a person weaned from drinking | |
| Oranges and lemons contain citric acid, which helps to get rid of harmful substances. Bananas make up for potassium deficiency hangover | these fruits are ideal for refreshing in the morning: they do not cause nausea and do not overload the digestive tract |
The links in the table lead to specific hangover cures on the same page. Now let's take a closer look at why the above folk remedies really work, and how they should be taken correctly.
Cleansing the stomach
Attention! As a way to get over a hangover faster, we recommend physical activity only for young and healthy people who do not have heart problems. You also need to check the pulse: do not exercise if the pulse is already twice as high as your normal (somewhere more than 160 with a normal 80 beats per minute).
Sex, like any other physical activity, speeds up the metabolism, including the processing of alcohol. The release of endorphins during sex improves well-being and helps get rid of headaches. Be careful: like other physical exercises, sex during a hangover syndrome additionally burdens the heart.
Bath, bath, shower
In the bath, blood circulation and metabolism are activated, which contributes to the fastest processing of toxic products of the breakdown of alcohol. A visit to the bath enhances skin respiration, improves blood circulation. High temperature kills bacteria on the human body. Abundant sweating eliminates dehydration and relieves swelling. In the bath, a person's mood improves and fresh forces appear.
The bath can be replaced with a salt bath: stir 300 grams of sea salt in warm water and lie down there for half an hour. Remember: a bath, a salt bath and a contrast shower are not recommended for problems with the heart and pressure.
A contrast shower quickly brings you to the right state: it invigorates, relieves swelling, and increases the efficiency of the brain. The main rule of a contrast shower is to start with hot water: from the very beginning, make the water quite warm, stand under it for 30 seconds, then turn on the cold water and stand under it for 15-20 seconds. Then hot again, and so on. For the expected effect, three cycles of water change must be done.
Water, mineral water
One of the main reasons for feeling unwell in the morning is the improper redistribution of fluid, when excess fluid accumulates in the tissues, creating edema, and the volume of circulating blood is not enough, and the person suffers from dryness. The rapid flow of water into the bloodstream normalizes the volume of circulating blood, stimulates urination and thereby eliminates tissue edema. Removal of edema relieves headaches and reduces the load on the heart.
Mineral water is three times more effective than regular water. It enters the blood faster, so it helps to get rid of edema, headaches, and also remove toxic decomposition products of alcohol from the body much more effectively. Particularly useful for the treatment of a hangover are "hydrocarbonate" mineral waters (Borjomi, Essentuki), which shift the acid-base balance in the body to the alkaline side, because usually it is acidic in a state of alcohol intoxication.
Brine
Before drinking water, it is advisable to replenish the supply of salts: for example, drink a glass of brine (cabbage or cucumber) - and this will replenish the loss of electrolyte salts. By the way, in fact, cabbage brine, not cucumber brine, was actually a folk remedy for a hangover: unlike cucumber, cabbage brine contains succinic acid. You should not drink more than one glass, so as not to burden the heart. And make sure you drink the brine, not the marinade.
Kvass
Natural, not canned kvass contains a large amount of vitamin B1, enzymes, beneficial microorganisms and organic acids, which help to quickly remove toxic products of alcohol decay from the body. Not recommended for those suffering from gastritis or peptic ulcer in the acute stage. Be careful and do not drink excessively "drunk" kvass: this way you can accidentally get drunk. And getting drunk in the morning is not useful, but harmful - read about this dubious folk remedy below, in the same article.
Sour milk drinks
Honey
Honey contains trace elements, redox enzymes, organic acids of the Krebs cycle - the most important link in metabolism. Honey has a calming and detoxifying effect. Fructose, contained in honey, helps to quickly cope with the processing of alcohol.
The picture shows the Krebs cycle and alcohol in the general scheme of human metabolism. .
Our expert notes that at home, a hangover can be removed by cleansing the intestines and fractional intake of honey: 100 ml (half a glass) of honey should be stretched for the whole day, taking a little bit.
Seafood
Seafood increases appetite and improves metabolism, helps to quickly get rid of toxic decomposition products of alcohol, and also act as sedatives. Seafood saturates the body with potassium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus, which are necessary for electrolyte imbalances that occur with alcohol abuse.
However, the ability to assimilate useful substances from a hangover is greatly reduced, therefore, seafood should improve health after the main detoxification measures have been taken (that is, after the poisonous products of alcohol breakdown have been removed from the body).
Citrus fruits and bananas
Oranges and lemons contain citric acid in large quantities, which helps to quickly remove the toxic breakdown products of alcohol from the body.
Useless folk ways to relieve a hangover:
- get drunk
- force yourself to eat
- drink tomato juice
- eat garlic
- eat ginger
- to drink coffee
Let's find out why you should not use these folk remedies.
get drunk
The hangover will pass only when you cleanse the body of alcohol and its products. Therefore, it is necessary to engage in competent detoxification.
A new dose of alcohol in the morning is a short-term symptomatic remedy: drinking can have a slight anesthetic and calming effect - however, you can alleviate the suffering from a hangover syndrome by much safer methods, and you will have to pay for such a “additive” later. This is a direct path to binge and the development of alcoholism: doctors say that morning hangover really relieves the hangover for those who have already formed an addiction; non-alcoholics, on the other hand, are usually sick of seeing alcohol with a hangover.
Force yourself to eat
If you don’t feel like eating in the morning, it means that the poisoning has not yet passed. The food taken will not be digested, will not “give strength”, but will only aggravate the poisoning. Often you can hear advice to eat through the power of fatty soup, and then the nausea will recede. This is not true. To return to normal, it would be wiser not to interfere with the body to get rid of the breakdown products of alcohol and not to load it with new food until it is cleared.
Tomato juice
Tomato juice is often mentioned in a number of folk remedies for a hangover along with pickle. Tomato juice contains some vitamins, pectin, organic acids of the Krebs cycle, including malic and succinic. But it also contains oxalic acid (oxalate), which simultaneously reduces the effects of both malic and succinic acids. Therefore, tomato juice does not give any special advantages compared to ordinary liquids.
Garlic
Garlic and garlic dishes contain substances that, when oxidized, give the same metabolites as alcohol. Therefore, on the one hand, in accordance with Le Chatelier's principle, garlic slows down the oxidation of alcohol, prolonging its effect on the body, and on the other hand, in large doses, it itself causes a condition very similar to a hangover. The vast majority of cases of abundant use of garlic (as well as onions, peppers, horseradish, mustard, spices) during drinking is accompanied by a worse hangover.
Ginger
Like any stimulant, ginger can invigorate you for a short time. There is no big sense in this, because it is better to go to bed, it will quickly remove the hangover. In addition, ginger will additionally cause irritation of the stomach, and this is a direct path to an ulcer. Ginger will not help you cleanse your body (there is no scientific evidence for this), which means it is generally useless.
Coffee
Coffee wakes up the brain, but increases the workload on the heart. The same caffeine (but in lesser amounts) is found in tea and in some special anti-hangover drugs - and in this form it works more gently. Caffeine is also found in non-alcoholic energy drinks, but it is not at all the main anti-hangover component there. An effective and useful analogue of caffeine (theobromine) is found in cocoa, which has already been written about in this article above. Coffee can be drunk at the very end of detox activities, as a means of increasing performance.
Artichoke extract
A hyped hangover cure in the West. Recently, it has been gaining popularity in our country, including as a remedy for alcoholism. The artichoke does not cure a hangover: this was established by scientists from the University of the British city of Exeter back in 2003.
Probably, a hangover is familiar to many in our country. This is a certain state that occurs some time after alcoholic beverages have been consumed, and in considerable quantities.
The main symptoms of a hangover are fever or chills, nausea, headaches, fluctuating blood pressure, and extreme thirst.
What to do with a hangover? How to deal with it? These questions plague many people who suffer from hangovers. The fight against a hangover syndrome is especially relevant when it is not possible to be at home.
It is noted that a hangover can occur only when a person consumes a significant amount of alcoholic beverages. But this opinion is not entirely correct. For some people, a hangover syndrome can occur even after a small dose of alcohol, because everything will depend on the specifics of the body and the digestive system.
What to do about a hangover headache?
If the next morning after drinking alcohol, your head starts to hurt badly, the simplest remedies will help to cope with the pain: Citramon(preferably the one with the prefix "forte") or Aspirin. But in the event that you have gastritis or a stomach ulcer, then these drugs are not recommended.
Of course, on sale you can find special "anti-hangover" products, which, as a rule, consist of succinic, ascorbic or acetylsalicylic acids, to which caffeine is necessarily added. That is why there is no point in overpaying for them, because this is the same Citramon.
What to do about hangover nausea?
If the hangover is very strong, then nausea may occur. Preparations that help to cope with it can be found in any home first aid kit:
1
Activated carbon. Taken in the following proportion: 1 tablet per 10 kg of body weight. Take the tablets with plenty of water. The drug cleanses the body well;
2
Enterosgel. The same effective sorbent. It is recommended to take it before a hangover in order to minimize its manifestations;
3 Liferan. Also an effective sorbent;
4
Glutargin. A fairly effective tool that helps in cleansing and restoring liver function. Contains glutamic acid, arginine salt. In the liver with a hangover syndrome, ethanol breakdown products are localized, so at such moments it is very important to maintain it. Taking glutarine some time after drinking alcoholic beverages prevents most hangover symptoms.
What to do with a hangover?
1
Hangover symptoms begin to appear due to the fact that toxins are formed in the body, which must be eliminated. This is effectively dealt with with an enema or gastric lavage. The easiest option is to take sorbents (Liferan, Polyphepan, Lignosorb, activated carbon). They should be taken twice a day according to package directions. In addition, lemon juice diluted with honey has a good effect.
2
Kvass and some fermented milk products also help to overcome the manifestations of a hangover syndrome. With the help of cabbage or cucumber brine, you can normalize the water-salt balance in the body. And through a contrast shower, bath or sauna, you can speed up the removal of toxins from the body.
3 It is very important to restore the acid-base and water balance of the body. An excellent effect is obtained by taking a large amount of mineral alkaline water (Borjomi, Essentuki-17, Narzan, etc.). Also, attention should be paid to the traditional brine and baking soda solution.
4
With a hangover, nausea will often occur. What to do? It can be removed with the help of folk remedies: sweet black lemon tea, fruit drink, fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk, koumiss, etc.), chicken broth (not too concentrated). From effective medicines, various preparations based on ondansetron, metocloppramid, domperidone (Zofran, Cerucal, Motilium, etc.) can be distinguished.
5
If you are hungry with a hangover syndrome, then its manifestations will be stronger. To get rid of an unpleasant state, in the morning you need to have a good breakfast, even if through force. With nausea, eating is somewhat difficult, so you have to eat through force. If the food is really sick, then you can try to eat some sauerkraut, which will help digestion and remove some toxins.
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It is recommended to drink as much liquid as possible. It is best to drink mineral water with lemon juice. With the help of brine, the fluid in the body will linger, which will have a beneficial effect. Dairy products also help to remove toxins. An excellent recipe is a cocktail of tomato juice and a raw egg.
7
If you feel more or less normal, then hangover treatment can be done at home. When it is really bad, it is recommended to consult a doctor. In the hospital, you can be given a special dropper, the body is cleansed of all harmful substances.
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If the body suffers from a hangover, then, oddly enough, all kinds of physiotherapy have a beneficial effect. Massage, sauna, bath, contrast shower helps.
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After you wake up and feel bad from a hangover, you must immediately go to the balcony or at least open the window. Ideally, take a walk in the woods. Ventilation of the lungs with fresh air helps to improve metabolic processes in the body, and also eliminates bad breath. If you feel sleepy, then it is better to stay at home.
10 In addition, the normalization of the work of the nervous system is obligatory. As soon as the toxins are removed from the body in various ways, you can begin to restore the functioning of the nervous system. With a hangover syndrome, glycine does an excellent job with this. The drug is taken 1 tablet 4-5 times a day (it is necessary to dissolve). Glycine is found in gelatin, so when taking alcohol, it is best to eat jellied fish, aspic, jelly, etc.
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It is recommended to support the nervous system and heart with the following drugs: Picamilon, Mexidol, Panangin, Pantogam. In addition, sour-milk products and kvass positively affect the functioning of the nervous system. Well helps Enterosgel, which should be taken immediately after drinking alcohol and in the morning 2-3 tablespoons. You can drink ordinary mineral water without gas.
12 So that a hangover does not make itself felt, all the procedures that were mentioned above are best done at home. Prolonged sleep can overcome even the strongest hangover syndrome. If you can’t sit at home and you need to go to work, then you can drink hot strong tea, coffee or a modern energy drink right at the workplace. What to do if a hangover occurs after taking beer drinks in large quantities? - it is removed in the same way as after drinking wine or vodka.
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Large doses of vitamins B and C help to cope with a hangover syndrome. Vitamins can be consumed in synthetic form (capsules, tablets) or in natural form (vegetable or fruit salads from cabbage, citrus fruits, apples).
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It is very useful to take hepaprotectors that protect the liver (Essentiale, Heptral). They are widely used in our country, but in some European countries they are banned because their full effect has not been studied.
All of the above methods will stimulate the normal functioning of the body, but none of them will be able to rid you of a hangover instantly. The body needs some time to cope with a bad condition with the help of the means you suggested.
What to do with a hangover folk remedies?
1 Ammonia
In this case, the principle of "wedge by wedge" comes into play. Treatment of a hangover with ammonia: dilute 5 drops of alcohol in a glass of cold water, then drink it in one go.
2
Mint tea
Peppermint tea is best to drink before the expected drinking of drinks, and also in the morning before breakfast. This is a great solution for all those who are afraid of getting drunk quickly during the holiday and then suffering from a headache.
3
Coffee with lemon
If in the morning after drinking alcohol you feel disgusting, then you should immediately make yourself coffee and throw a piece of lemon into the glass. Already a few sips will noticeably calm the manifestations of a hangover syndrome.
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Milk
With the help of milk, of course, it will not be possible to get rid of all hangover problems, but it will be possible to improve the condition to some extent. In the morning, be sure to drink a glass of milk at room temperature before breakfast.
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Lozenges for nausea
Lozenges are a long-known anti-nausea remedy used during long journeys. But they also help with a hangover. It is not worth sucking sweets too often, but 4-5 pieces are simply necessary to use.
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Honey
Honey helps to cope not only with the manifestations of colds, but also with a hangover - which makes it even more useful. You need to eat a few spoons of bee honey and hope that fructose will have a beneficial effect on the body.
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lingonberry tea
A couple of tablespoons of lingonberries need to be poured with 300 ml of cold water, boiled for 10-15 minutes, insist the same amount, strain well. The decoction must be consumed at a time.
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Barberry decoction
A tablespoon of barberry berries pour 150 ml of water, boil for 10-20 minutes, insist and filter. The decoction should be consumed cold.
How to prevent hangover syndrome?
If you know that you will consume a fair amount of alcohol in the evening, then to get rid of a hangover in the morning you need to follow some rules:
- You should not drink alcohol on an empty stomach. It is best to take activated charcoal and eat a heavy meal;
- It is recommended to lean on protein and carbohydrate foods, because excess fat will overload the liver;
- Sweets are also not recommended because they will increase the absorption of alcohol;
- When drinking alcohol, it is best to take small breaks;
- Alcoholic drinks are not allowed! From vodka hangover syndrome is much less than from wine or champagne.
Always follow the culture of drinking alcoholic beverages, then you will never experience a hangover. And you will never have a question: "What to do with a hangover?"
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Very bad with a hangover what to do
“I usually have a very bad hangover, what should I do if this happens?” This question is often asked to specialists by desperate people who do not have experience in preventing a hangover in advance or curing a hangover based on a certain system of measures. However, the desire to get an answer in itself already inspires hope: it means that a person is still at the initial stage of a shaky path leading to the abyss of alcoholism, although associated with the concept of "hangover", but still at the initial stage.
Immediately, we note that the only comprehensive recommendation can be given to the complaint “bad with a hangover” that allows you to completely get rid of the problem that has arisen: while you still have the courage not to ask in a panic: “Bad hangover, what to do!” Stop drink alcohol even in small doses! A hangover is a painful condition, both in a physical and spiritual sense, because the base companion of an oppressed state of health and a poor appearance is always moral suffering, prompting you to sullenly admit, if not close, then to yourself: “I always feel very bad with a hangover ... "
Those (and, alas, there are many) who are unable or simply do not want to immediately become an absolute teetotaler, so that the sacramental question “I feel very bad with a hangover, what should I do?” completely lost its relevance, will certainly find themselves face to face with a situation where a hangover after a drunken feast will make itself felt in its most unpleasant forms. In this case, it is completely impossible to answer the question “I feel very bad with a hangover, what should I do ...” with a single exhaustive phrase: a systemic set of special measures is needed to prevent a hangover, or sequentially, step by step, treat the onset state of a hangover.
What to do if you have a really bad hangover
The general method of getting rid of a hangover is implemented in two main ways. The first of them - preventive, is to minimize the possibility of a hangover before drinking alcohol, during a feast or immediately after it. The second way is to treat the symptoms of an already existing condition, known as morning hangover, which, depending on the dose of strong drinks taken the day before, can last all day and even longer, gradually losing intensity.
Hangover minimization
The most important measures to limit hangovers are as follows:
- alcoholic "hardening" a few hours before the feast;
- blocking of alcohol entering the LCD with sorbents;
- drinking only one type of alcohol, preferably good vodka;
- if this principle is not observed, the use of drinks by increasing strength;
- eating fatty foods during a feast;
- stimulation of the gag reflex immediately upon returning home;
- drinking as many alcohol-free drinks as possible during and after the feast;
- taking phyto-drink Morning care.
A detailed description of hangover prevention measures is presented in the material of the article How to rid yourself of a hangover.
Treatment for hangover symptoms
The worst hangover symptoms are:
- a state of general weakness, characterized by a complaint: “I feel very bad with a hangover, what should I do?”;
- hangover headache;
- caused by the phrase "very bad with a hangover" vomiting and diarrhea;
- strong manifestations of thirst for a hangover;
- tremor of the upper limbs with a hangover;
- muscle cramps when very bad with a hangover;
- depression of the psyche with a hangover.
The complex of therapy for a hangover provides:
- removal of poisons of alcoholic origin;
- getting rid of the somatic manifestations of a hangover;
- the ultimate rehab after the hangover is mostly over.
A detailed description of the methods of home treatment for a hangover is presented in the articles How to cure a hangover and How to treat a hangover.
If you have a severe hangover, what should you do?
A hangover is a state of the body that occurs after a heavy intake of alcoholic beverages. The main symptoms of this condition are headache, nausea, chills or fever, extreme thirst, and jumps in blood pressure. If a hangover occurs, what to do with it and how to treat it? This question worries many people, since this condition gives the patient great trouble, especially when there is no way to stay at home and receive treatment.
Some people believe that a hangover only occurs when a large amount of alcohol is drunk, but this is not entirely true.
Many people have a severe hangover even from small doses of alcohol, it all depends on the body and its properties.
Hangover Factors
Poisoning the human body
Once in the body, alcohol begins to break down, resulting in the formation of poisons and toxins. Especially harmful in this regard are whiskey, tequila, vermouth, rum, as they force the liver to process not only alcohol, but also the impurities that make up their composition.
Brain dysfunction
This negative effect is due to the action of acetaldehyde, which is formed during the breakdown of alcohol. After taking large amounts of alcohol in the morning, the patient's nervous system becomes very sensitive, even soft sounds and light irritate him. Often there is an unreasonable feeling of guilt and shame, which is called "adrenaline longing", all these are signs of a severe hangover.
Dehydration
After taking alcohol, dehydration of the body does not occur from the fact that there is not enough fluid, but from the fact that it is not properly distributed. It's all about alcohol.
The fact that there is enough fluid in the body is evidenced by a swollen face and bags under the eyes.
With a severe hangover, the body spends a lot of macro- and microelements, vitamins, it tries to restore sleep and balance the acid-base balance.
hangover treatment
In order to effectively help and treat a hangover, it is necessary to understand how alcohol affects the human body.
We remove toxins
The main cause of a hangover is the formation of toxins in the body, so they must be removed from it. Gastric lavage or enema helps to cope effectively with this. A simpler option is the adoption of sorbents, for example, activated carbon, Polyphepan, Liferan, Lignosorb. They should be taken 2 times a day with a frequency of 2 hours for 3 tbsp. l and drink 1.5 tbsp. water. Lemon juice, half-diluted with honey, also helps.
Kvass and fermented milk products effectively help to overcome a hangover. Cucumber or cabbage pickle helps to normalize the water-salt balance. A sauna, a bath, a contrast shower will help speed up the detoxification of the body.
Restoration of water balance
In order to properly redistribute fluid in the body after a hangover, you need to resort to a little trick: drink water, tea or coffee and a diuretic at the same time. The peculiarity is that before starting the application of the method it is necessary to drink mineral water, cabbage or cucumber brine in order to replenish the reserves of electrolyte salts.
Normalize the nervous system
After the removal of toxins, you can proceed to the restoration of the nervous system. Best of all, with a hangover, glycine copes with this. It is necessary to take one tablet up to 5 times a day, they must be slowly absorbed. This substance is part of gelatin, so it is understandable why jelly, jelly or aspic fish are recommended to be consumed with alcoholic beverages.
You can support the heart and nervous system with the help of tablets: Mexidol, Pantogam, Panangin, Picamilon. They help restore the functioning of the nervous system and natural products such as natural kvass and milk. "Enetrosgel" effectively helps, it should be taken immediately after the feast and in the morning 3 tbsp. l., it is necessary to drink mineral, but not carbonated water.
To make the hangover easier, it is better to carry out all these procedures at home and sleep more. A long sleep will help you overcome even the worst hangover.
If you can’t wait at home and you have to go to work, you can drink strong tea or coffee, an energy drink, a hangover drug. If this syndrome occurs after taking a large amount of beer, it is removed in the same way as after taking vodka or wine.
Ways to quickly get rid of a hangover
Water procedures
Take a cold shower, this will help restore strength and cheer up. You can not overdo it when fighting a hangover, otherwise you can get very cold and get sick. Cold compresses to the head also help, from this the vessels narrow and the headache disappears.
If you take a hot bath with essential oils, the water temperature in which is 35-37 ° C, the rate of elimination of toxins increases by almost 25 times. Thus, the kidneys quickly remove salts and the body gets rid of poisons. The procedure should not take longer than 20 minutes.
The sauna also provides effective help, it is enough to go into the steam room 2 times for 5 minutes and you will feel much lighter. A contrast shower also helps with a hangover, you need to start taking it with warm water, then make it hot and end with a cold shower, the water temperature changes every 3-5 seconds.
Exercise for a hangover
Simple physical exercises will help to cope with this problem. This is due to the fact that during physical exertion, the body is saturated with oxygen and its vitality increases.
It helps to conduct breathing exercises, it must be performed after water procedures. Inhale, then hold the breath and exhale slowly.
A hearty breakfast and plenty of drink as methods of dealing with a hangover
To get rid of a hangover, it is necessary to have breakfast in the morning. For many people, this is not difficult, but even if you feel sick, you need to overcome yourself and eat. If you are sick of everything, try sauerkraut, it activates digestion and helps to remove toxins from the body.
It is necessary to drink plenty of fluids, it is better to use mineral water with the addition of lemon juice. Brine intake helps retain fluid in the body. Dairy and sour-milk products help well, they also remove toxins. A cocktail of raw eggs and tomato juice helps well.
At home, treatment can be carried out if alcohol poisoning was mild, and in other cases, you should consult a doctor. Well, a dropper helps with a hangover, with the help of which the body is cleansed of poisons.
How to get rid of a hangover
If you can’t lead a completely sober lifestyle, then in order to avoid a hangover, you must: 
- do not start drinking on an empty stomach, before that you need to take 5-7 tablets of activated charcoal and have a snack;
- you need to eat a lot of carbohydrates and protein. Fatty food is undesirable, as it additionally overloads the liver;
- you should not eat sweets, as it enhances the absorption of alcohol;
- it is necessary to take breaks while drinking alcohol;
- alcohol cannot be mixed. A hangover from vodka is much less than from champagne or wine.
It is necessary to observe the culture of taking alcoholic beverages, and then you will not know what a hangover is, and you will get only positive emotions from drinking them.
Treatment for a severe hangover
Severe hangovers are a common result of drinking too much. A hangover is a special state of the body. A hangover occurs when you drink too much alcohol. It is important to understand that increased use is understood as an individual norm for each person.
What is a hangover
The basis for a hangover is intoxication with alcoholic products, which is divided into three degrees according to degrees:
A mild degree of intoxication is understood as a euphoric state of a person. Most often, this degree of intoxication is expressed by some changes in the skin in terms of color, dilated pupils, and excessive sweating. The person constantly wants to urinate. In the blood at these moments there is no more than two percent of alcohol.
Mild drunkenness does not cause a severe hangover. Within its framework, a person begins to behave louder than usual, speech becomes incoherent. The duration of this state is short. Light intoxication passes quickly, so a hard hangover after it does not threaten you.
If the degree of intoxication has reached the average level, then the percentage of alcohol already exceeds the figure of two units. In this state, a person cannot walk smoothly, coordination becomes impaired, as well as speech. The mind in most cases interprets the surrounding events and actions in its own way. At this stage, a person who stops drinking alcohol usually falls asleep.
Despite the rapid falling asleep and deep sleep, a hangover will darken the second day. This will be expressed by weakness, intense thirst, unwillingness to put a piece of food in the mouth, nausea, possibly vomiting. This can already be considered a hangover symptomatology.
The degree of intoxication, which poses a real danger, is considered the third, in which alcohol intoxication reaches a difficult situation. The blood at this time contains more than three units of alcohol as a percentage. A terrible hangover the next morning is guaranteed. In this case, the immediate current state poses the greatest danger.
In severe intoxication, respiratory failure is observed, which can provoke cardiac arrest. A number of cases are characterized by a kind of stupor, the next stage of which is an alcoholic coma. With excessive use of a large dose of alcohol, you may not get a very strong hangover, as you simply will not live to see the morning.
If a person who is brought to the nose with ammonia or shaken strongly does not return to consciousness, you need to pick up the phone and call an ambulance. In such a situation, only a qualified physician can save a person.
You can recover from severe intoxication caused by alcohol by being treated in the toxicology department. Self-treatment turns into a fatal outcome.
hangover signs
When holidays begin, people are not aware of the consequences of alcohol abuse. The result is a severe hangover the next morning, which makes one regret what they have done. Hangover syndrome is more than an unpleasant condition, expressed by a number of signs.
During a severe hangover, severe headaches are recorded, the person is weak, nauseous, and sometimes vomits. Dehydration literally dries up everything in your mouth. There are problems with vision, liver, kidneys. A hangover affects performance, which is noticeably reduced.
With such symptoms, it is extremely difficult to do the usual things, so it is not surprising that people are interested in the answer to the question with a severe hangover, what to do? It is worth first of all to understand that such hangover violations cannot be interrupted in a couple of minutes. Sometimes the syndrome stays with the person for several days. But this applies only to the most severe cases of a hangover, without being excluded from the list of withdrawal symptoms.
At the moment, it is difficult to single out any specific method that will offer an answer to the question of how to remove a severe hangover. A number of respondents believe that it is enough to overcome the headache, and the hangover is eliminated. The accuracy of this statement is zero, you just eliminate one of the hangover symptoms.
To understand how to get rid of a severe hangover, you need to realize that these words mean a serious shock to the body. There is no universal way to help return all internal organs to normal at once during a hangover. Even when using several options, you can only partially help yourself.
What to do
So, what to do with a severe hangover? It is important to immediately emphasize that it is not always possible to stay at home for self-treatment. There are cases when, without the help of doctors, it will not be possible to safely overcome a hangover.
With a severe hangover, what can you do at home? First, focus on removing toxins. The most effective method is the cleansing of the stomach or intestines by washing. If these methods of work are not available to you, go over the drugs against a hangover - sorbents.
Activated charcoal can be considered the most famous of them, although there are more modern options, the manufacturers of which promise a faster hangover effect than charcoal. Not bad helps in eliminating excess decay products during a hangover folk recipe - lemon juice with honey, the ingredients are mixed in equal proportions.
In order for you to start feeling normal again after a hangover, you will need to restore water and salt levels in the body. Drinking more liquid than usual can help with this. Give preference to mineral water with previously released gases, citrus juices, green tea, which can be varied with lemon, fruit drinks.
A hangover does not spare the nervous system, which also cannot do without recovery. Glycine works best with this problem. Tablets dissolve during the day one at a time. Products from the category of milk and kvass of natural origin perform well during a hangover.
To replenish the mineral-vitamin balance during a hangover, which is inevitably disturbed by alcohol, you will need to switch to light, healthy food. Make a hateful meat broth, snack on salad or fruit.
To increase the tone and thirst for life with a hangover, you will need to stop the oxygen starvation of the body. In such a situation, it is best to pay attention to physical activity. It is important to calculate their feasibility for yourself, without bringing yourself to overwork. You can turn to breathing exercises.
Perform water procedures. This will help restore lost strength. A shower has proven itself in the fight against a hangover, for the most part with a contrasting change in temperature, which not only invigorates, but also has a positive effect on mood. At the same time, it is important not to be zealous, not to switch to physical exercises with a large expenditure of energy during a hangover. The extra rest won't hurt.
Hangover medications
Medications are the choice of most when looking for hangover cures. Hangover medication refers to taking medications that help the body speed up the detoxification process. In modern medicine, there is a whole class of drugs recommended for use with a hangover. Moreover, every year the list expands and grows.
At the top of the list of hangover cures is Antipohmelin. It is believed that he copes with a strong hangover without any problems, and even helps to prevent it. It is for this reason that hangover cures are available for consumption with alcohol directly. Antipokhmelin slows down the process of turning alcohol into poison. As a result, the body does not need a minimum time to eliminate intoxication.
However, this is one side of the coin. Due to such a slow metabolism, it must be understood that Antipokhmelin prolongs intoxication and can aggravate it. In the morning with a hangover, a tablet can be taken, the effect will be positive.
The second most popular hangover cure is Alka-Seltzer. This is a kind of "veteran" in this class of drugs. For the first time, a hangover pill was developed in the 30s of the last century. Due to its reputation, earned over the years, the hangover drug has gained such high popularity.
At the same time, it contains more than simple ingredients. It is a combination of aspirin, citric acid and baking soda. When taking Alka-Seltzer, you can expect to eliminate the symptoms that result from a hangover. It's a headache and heartburn. An analogue of Alka-Seltzer is the drug Alka-Prim for a hangover. The composition and action are similar. There is only a difference in price.
A relatively modern development for a hangover is Zorex. The product has been produced since 2005 in the form of capsules. You need to take them the next morning after the feast. In comparison with Antipohmelin, Zorex capsules are available for use only after alcohol, while drinking alcohol, it is forbidden to use them. Some danger is a possible allergic reaction to the drug for a hangover.
Aspirin is considered an effective drug in the fight against unpleasant hangover symptoms. It helps to relieve headaches, refresh and come to senses faster. However, it is forbidden to constantly use it for a hangover. The drug is dangerous when mixed with alcohol.
Folk recipes for a hangover
Not everyone trusts the pharmaceutical industry with their hangover cure, preferring old proven folk recipes. The most famous hangover-oriented products are dairy and sour-milk products, juices, teas, fruits, brines obtained by fermentation.
Separately, it is worth paying attention to healing herbal decoctions, which also help to cope with a hangover. One of the popular options is a decoction of velvet. It is effective and helps to get rid of toxins. For its formation, six to eight flowers are required, which are poured with a liter of boiling water. It takes three minutes to boil herbs for a hangover. After that, part of the liquid is drained, it is enough to leave 0.8 liters. After that, continue to boil the hangover decoction for six minutes. Ready strain and cool slightly. You need to use a glass during the day.
An effective help is a mixture of 250 ml of hot milk with two tablespoons of castor oil. The mixture is drunk after pre-cooling. You can mix one beaten egg with a tablespoon of vinegar. A small amount of salt and pepper is added to the mixture. It is worth drinking the mixture in one sip.
If the consequences of a stormy holiday resulted in an unpleasant hangover, you can restore the tone with the help of lemon juice mixed with natural honey. You can eliminate stress and restore the nervous system with the help of primrose, or rather, its roots. The crushed product in the amount of a tablespoon is poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for two hours. You need to take the tincture in two doses of half a glass.
If you feel that your hangover symptoms persist or worsen, it is best to seek medical attention. This advice is especially relevant for those who suffer from some kind of chronic diseases.
Hangover on a work day
Unfortunately, hangovers don't always happen on weekends. Sometimes the day after the party, you need to go to work or do other things that only aggravate your already unpleasant condition.
To relieve unpleasant symptoms, before you go to work, drink as much mineral water as possible with the gases released. Take a shower. You can stop at the usual heat, or you can use contract heat, but only if you have no problems with the cardiovascular system. No matter how bad you feel, and no matter how much you want to give up breakfast, you can’t do this. For the first meal, give preference to low-fat foods. The liver, which suffered at the party, does not need additional overload.
If your head hurts a lot, you can take painkillers. However, before doing this, check the pressure. If something is wrong with him, take care of solving this problem in the first place. Drink plenty of fluids during your work day. Avoid coffee and energy drinks. They additionally load the heart and lead to dehydration.
Since you won’t be able to use freshly brewed tinctures in the office, try switching to combination drugs that fight a hangover. They have already been listed above in the relevant section. Of course, ideally, to get rid of a hangover, you just need to avoid it. To do this, try to follow a number of rules. Refrain from mixing alcoholic beverages, eat a hearty snack.
What not to do with a hangover
Not everyone knows that within the framework of a hangover there is a list of actions that are forbidden to use. A severe hangover syndrome is already a sufficient burden on the body. Therefore, it is not worth aggravating it. This is a popular hangover. A bottle of beer or a hundred grams of vodka will bring temporary relief from external symptoms, but will seriously harm your body.
Often, it is with such methods of dealing with a hangover that the formation of alcohol dependence begins. Give up excessive physical activity and especially visiting the bath. Such methods are available only to people who are confident in the strength of their heart, since the load on it will be enormous.
Drinking coffee or strong tea with a hangover is not worth it. A noticeable effect of coffee comes only because of the increased heartbeat. However, after a couple of hours, you will feel even worse than at the beginning of the day. Coffee will raise the pressure, which will find expression in a bad state. For the duration of the treatment of a hangover, smoking should be excluded. It leads to additional poisoning of the body with harmful substances, which significantly aggravates the situation.
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If after a fun party you literally can’t get out of bed because you feel bad, try to clean yourself up with affordable means. Take an aspirin or anti-hangover if you have these drugs on hand. Aspirin will thin the blood somewhat, relieve the headache, and you will feel a little better. It is advisable before you are going to take alcohol, go to the pharmacy and purchase "Antipohmelin". This drug not only relieves pain, but also nausea, thirst and removes intoxication.
After taking the drug, try something to eat. If you feel sick and there is not even the slightest thought about food, then drink at least green tea. Not bad helps to cope with a hangover and mineral alkaline water. A large amount of fluid will speed up the removal of toxins from the body.
Take a couple of tablets of any digestive aid if the nausea persists. Suitable "Pancreatin", "Mezim", "Festal", and if you feel bitterness in your mouth, then drink "Allohol", "Holenzim", "Karsil" or similar means. Usually, in case of poisoning, not only the stomach begins to work poorly, but also the liver and pancreas, so toxic substances do not leave the body.
If you feel really bad and your heart hurts, it is better to call an ambulance. Even if you are not going to the hospital, the doctor will examine you at home and give you an injection that will normalize your heart rate. In the meantime, an ambulance is on the way, drink about 15-30 drops of Valocardin, Valoserdin or Corvalol. Validol also helps with heart pain.
By the evening, relief usually comes, as the body begins to “wake up”, because intoxication is almost completely gone. But if you have severe swelling, then the kidneys cannot cope with the removal of fluid from the body, take any diuretic or urological collection.
Before the next holiday, stock up on elementary medicines that will ease your condition. Control the amount of alcohol you drink. Alcohol intoxication can be fatal.
It is very gratifying when a person does not have the habit of drinking alcohol. He probably does not know the feeling of a hangover. But there are times when there is a good reason for drinking, and you just can’t refuse a glass, another, a third ...
A hangover, or withdrawal syndrome, is a consequence of a fun evening. It varies:
- weak, but noticeable, with such a hangover, a person “slows down” a little;
- not strong, but the state is such that you do not want to go to work, but you have to;
- strong, when you do not want to get out of bed, in the head as if an earthquake occurs. But what to do? You have to lie to your boss "... sorry, I'm sick ...";
Whatever your state of health, you need to get rid of a hangover, because a serious condition means that something is wrong with you. Due to the rapid loss of fluid, B vitamins are also lost. They are very important, as they are responsible for the functions of the digestive organs. And if you ate a lot, then the food was not digested or did not have time to do this, and this is precisely the cause of nausea.
Traditional hangover cures
Unfortunately, a real remedy for a hangover has not yet been invented, but there are still some ways that help to get rid of the intoxication of the body to some extent, restore the functioning of the affected organs and make you feel better.
Many people think that you can remove a hangover with a new dose of alcohol, but this is a very erroneous opinion. Why continue to poison an already sick body with a new portion of poison? Why do what is forbidden?
Ways to cure a hangover:
- Drink in small doses. Do not arrange competitions with alcohol, in the morning you will not suffer from a hangover.
- If it is impossible to refuse a glass, quietly skip the toasts.
- When you can’t get away from the next pile, then eat a lot.
- Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. You can not drink carbonated drinks, otherwise you will get the opposite effect. The best drinks will be juices, compotes.
- Smokers better forget about cigarettes. Alcohol and smoking are incompatible.
- A couple of hours before the feast, drink a couple of tablets that accelerate the breakdown of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. They will help to better digest food, and the necessary substances will enter the blood faster.
Having studied all the presented methods, you can choose the ones that suit you. If they do not help, then use anti-hangover pills.
