How To Overcome The Hangover?
Author: Ivan Red Jr.
Time for reading: ~2
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)
The caffeine in coffee and the anti-inflammatory ingredients of aspirin react with the chemicals ethanol in alcohol and thus counteract it.
1. How to relieve it?
A cup of coffee and aspirin relieve a hangover, experts advise.
According to them, the caffeinated beverage is more effective than alternative methods, such as consumption of honey, raw egg and others.
The effectiveness of coffee and aspirin is due, respectively, to caffeine and anti-inflammatory ingredients, which react with ethanol in alcohol and thus counteract it in the body.
The acetate produced by the breakdown of ethanol causes the unpleasant headache . The level of acetate is highest four hours after alcohol consumption and that is when it is most appropriate to take measures against hangovers.
Against it, it is important to drink enough fluids . Drinking water, fruit juices and electrolyte-rich liquids, such as salted marinades, soups, broths, restores the body's water balance.
It is also advisable to avoid heavy, fatty and spicy foods that can irritate the stomach lining.
2. What causes the hangover?
Dehydration is one of the causes. Alcohol is a powerful diuretic and is a major factor in frequent diuresis, urination. The diuretic properties of alcoholic beverages are due to their indirect effect on the pituitary gland and hypothalamus, releasing the hormone vasopressin, which plays a central role in controlling the formation and excretion of urine. Suppression leads to increased fluid excretion.
When the loss of fluid through the urine is not compensated by drinking enough water, the body becomes dehydrated, and dehydration leads to headaches, dizziness, intolerance to light and loud noise.
Nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain are provoked by inflammation of the lining of the stomach caused by alcohol. In addition, it slows down the emptying of the stomach, which can also cause nausea and vomiting.
Alcohol also affects the phases of sleep , which disrupts the body's normal recovery cycle.
3. How to prevent a hangover?
- The most important recommendation - do not overdo it with the amount of alcohol. Consume drinks slowly and in moderation.
- Do not mix different types of alcohol.
- Do not consume alcohol on an empty stomach . Eating, especially fatty foods, slows down its absorption in the stomach. Thus, the body has a little more time to ensure its decomposition.
- Drink fluids. Drinking plenty of water and fruit juices, in addition to preventing dehydration, has a stabilizing effect on blood sugar levels.
- And let's not forget that moderate alcohol intake means no more than 340 ml of beer , 143 ml of wine or 43 ml of concentrate per day.