What New Year is without champagne or noble wine? Where there is one glass, there are two, and … the next morning a headache. At best, only she, at worst – you know. How to revive yourself and get rid of a hangover, says therapist, member of the Russian Society of Cardiology Denis Prokofiev.
A hangover is not some kind of unhealthy reaction of the body to fun, but the result of alcohol intoxication. To get rid of the woodpecker that has settled in the head, the whirlpool in the stomach and the desert in the mouth, intoxication must be neutralized. But not with the help of paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They have gastrotoxicity, the gastric mucosa after alcohol is already inflamed, and the pill “from the head” will strike it. Enterosorbents help to speed up the elimination of toxins. These drugs absorb harmful substances from the stomach and remove them naturally. The sooner the irritants leave you, the sooner the nausea and other troubles go away. And after they disappear, you can afford aspirin.
Yes, in the morning you may not want to empty the refrigerator, but food is another weapon against toxins, so the hunger strike is canceled. Start eating small meals as often as possible. The best anti-hangover dishes are meat soups. Any fat slows down the absorption of toxins. If the sight of yesterday’s dishes makes you disgusted, at least have a citrus breakfast. Ascorbic acid is an excellent antidote to alcohol. In addition, fruits contain sugar, the level of which alcohol greatly lowers.
Alcohol absorbs fluid from the body, and the notorious “dry wood” appears. It is easier to avoid such consequences at the very feast, if you drink champagne with plain water. Are you having a dry mouth? Then lean on water, mineral water, natural juices, kefir, tan and ayran. Does water rise like a lump in your throat and unpleasant urges appear? In this case, rehydron will help. This powder preparation contains the most important trace elements – potassium and sodium, from the deficiency of which we suffer after alcohol poisoning. Rehydron will help restore water-electrolyte metabolism and come to life.
One of the unpleasant consequences of a stormy holiday can be tremors. Do you feel that you are shaken, everything is falling out of your hands? This is not a temperature, and antipyretics are powerless here. The nervous system needs to be calm. For this, herbal preparations are suitable – glycine, motherwort. Start taking them in the morning, and by the evening the tremors will be relieved.
If you celebrated a holiday outside the city and you have a bathhouse, it’s time to go to it and get medical treatment. Our skin is the largest human organ, and through it toxins are also eliminated. Brew yourself a whole kettle of tea – chamomile, lime, mint or just black, add a little honey to it, and go to the steam room. Just don’t overdo it with the temperature! She should be comfortable. Hot tea plus warmth will strengthen the kidneys, increase sweating, and along with sweat, pest toxins will leave the body.
This old-fashioned way really works. The brine helps restore water-salt balance and relieves hangover symptoms. But only if you have the correct “medicine” in your refrigerator. The pickle from pickled cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables is not your friend, since vinegar for an irritated stomach is enemy number one. The savior drink will be a pickle from pickles, not pickles, and the best one is pickle from sauerkraut.
Alcoholic drinks depress the nervous system, and therefore in the morning we feel sluggish, incapable of anything. Do you need strength to move on? Then forget about drunk, 50 grams for vivacity will gradually return you to a nauseous state and strengthen it. Energy drinks will not help out either, but will only add anxiety and shaking. The most faithful helpers are coffee and tea of medium strength with milk. Milk acts as a sedative on the stomach, while tea and coffee tone it up.
Many people are familiar with the feeling of clammy skin after a hangover. It shakes you, throws it into the heat and then into the cold, you wrap yourself under the blanket, but it does not save you. This is not the best solution. By lying down, you save energy, but you marinate in toxins. Make an effort and take a shower. It is better not to go to the bath, just turn on cool, but not ice-cold water, and wash off all the toxins that come out with sweat with light movements of the washcloth. When your body “breathes” fresh air, your head will immediately become clearer.
If you can’t sleep because of a headache or general unwell, place ice packs or a cool towel to your temples, open the window and wrap yourself in a blanket. The lungs will be filled with fresh air, metabolic processes will accelerate, the decomposition products of alcohol will begin to leave faster and, as a result, you will feel better. Do you have strength for a walk? Excellent! Just do not run downhill and do not make sudden movements. After alcohol poisoning, our body, as best it can, tries to align the work of all organs. The pressure jumps, the pulse increases. A quick walk, jog or any active games on the one hand will make the blood circulate faster and drive the toxins away, but on the other hand, the load on the vessels will be enormous and can lead to unpleasant consequences. Take a calm walk around the house, breathe for 10-15 minutes, but do not allow hypothermia.
Very often, after a shock dose of alcohol, people feel not only headaches and nausea, but also pain in the skin. Do not recognize yourself in the mirror, your eyes have become smaller, your cheeks are swollen, your lips tightened, your whole face stings? Vegetables and mineral water will come to the rescue. Wash your face with cold mineral water to oxygenate your skin. Then grate a fresh cucumber on a fine grater, add parsley or lettuce to it and apply on your face. Cucumbers are the most moisture-rich vegetables, parsley and lettuce bleach perfectly and absorb excess water. Greens will help relieve swelling, while cucumber pulp will restore elasticity to the skin.