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A hangover is the result of ethanol intoxication. If the drunk dose of alcohol is too high, the liver does not have time to neutralize it, and a significant amount of acetaldehyde enters the bloodstream. Signs of this condition are nausea, vomiting, indigestion, headache, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, fever. To eliminate the malaise, you need to neutralize the toxins and remove them from the body as soon as possible.
There is a dangerous misconception that the best cure for a hangover is beer or even a glass of vodka. Alcohol does relieve the symptoms a little, but due to the fact that a new portion of ethanol enters the overloaded liver, the hangover is only postponed. After a while, it begins to torment a person with renewed vigor. Therefore, it is impossible to hangover with alcohol, and those who feel an irresistible craving for it even when they feel unwell should contact a narcologist.
hangover medicines
Store-bought drugs are often faster and more effective than homemade ones, but they are more expensive and not always safe for health. When buying a hangover remedy in a pharmacy, you need to carefully study its composition, principle of action and contraindications.
Alka-Zeltzer
Eliminates headache, heartburn, relieves fever. Effervescent tablets consist of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), citric acid and soda. Aspirin thins the blood, which reduces the load on the heart, stops the headache. Soda and citric acid normalize the acid-base balance in the stomach. The drug has a pleasant taste, within half an hour after taking the person returns to working capacity.
“Alka-Seltzer” should not be taken with hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers and women during menstruation, as aspirin can cause bleeding.
“Antipohmelin”
Pleasant tasting chewable lozenges contain organic acids that:
- slow down the process of ethanol oxidation and its conversion to acetaldehyde;
- accelerate the decomposition of acetaldehyde and acetic acid into water and carbon dioxide.
If “Antipohmelin” is taken on time or immediately after a feast, a hangover can be prevented. However, the drug works only if the ailment is caused by poisoning with “pure” alcohol.
The product does not remove fusel oils, various flavoring and aromatic additives that are part of distillates (cognac, rum, whiskey, moonshine), liqueurs, cocktails from the body.
Medichronal
The powder contains glycine and sodium formate. The drug improves metabolic processes, has a positive effect on liver function, promotes the speedy neutralization of toxins. The patient feels relief 20-30 minutes after taking the remedy.
Zorex
The capsules contain calcium pantothenate and unithiol, which neutralize not only acetaldehyde, but also other toxins, including salts of heavy metals. It is advisable to take the drug when it is difficult to understand what caused an upset stomach: an excess of alcohol or food poisoning. The smooth capsule is easy to swallow even with constant nausea, and can be washed down with one sip of water.
Adsorbents
Adsorbent preparations absorb toxins and contribute to their speedy removal from the body. These funds are suitable for any poisoning: alcohol and food.
The most popular adsorbents:
- Activated carbon;
- Sorbex;
- “Polyphepan”;
- Enterosgel.
Activated charcoal is taken at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of body weight. Granules “Sorbeks” consist of activated carbon with the addition of iron oxide.
Activated charcoal and Sorbex are not recommended for exacerbation of ulcers, erosions of the stomach and duodenum.
“Polifepan” – hydrolyzed wood lignin (in powder form). The drug helps with indigestion. To avoid constipation, “Polifepan” should be washed down with plenty of water.
“Enterosgel” – a paste with a neutral taste, contains amorphous silicon dioxide, as well as several types of clays and zeolites. The tool has a very porous structure, quickly binds toxins (even waste products of pathogenic bacteria) and helps with both hangovers and food poisoning. To avoid a hangover, it is recommended to take a little “Enterosgel” before the feast.
Adsorbents cleanse the body, but in order to get rid of a headache and lower the temperature, they are taken together with painkillers and antipyretics, mainly with aspirin and No-shpa. Recipe example:
- 1 aspirin tablet;
- 2 tablets “No-shpy”;
- 6-8 activated charcoal tablets.
If these 3 drugs are taken in the evening after a feast, there will be no hangover in the morning.
Hangover Home Remedies
Home methods that get rid of the consequences of excessive drinking have been tested for centuries. They act on the body slowly, but sparingly.
Known means:
- contrast shower: first hot, then cold. But it can not be taken with varicose veins and diseases of the cardiovascular system;
cucumber or cabbage pickle. Rich in mineral salts and vitamin C, it has a beneficial effect on blood vessels and digestion, serves as an antioxidant, and helps with nausea. However, only the liquid in which the vegetables were fermented is suitable; it is useless and even harmful to drink marinades with vinegar. In the morning, on an empty stomach, drink one to two glasses of brine. To taste, crushed garlic, sweet paprika or black pepper are added to the drink;
- fermented milk products: kefir, yogurt, fermented baked milk, curdled milk, buttermilk, whey;
- strong coffee, but only if there is no arrhythmia and the pressure is not increased;
- a glass of tea or herbal decoction with a teaspoon of honey and a tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice. Increased sweating is possible, but toxins also leave with sweat;
- bicarbonate-sodium mineral water (like “Borjomi”), preferably without gas;
- apple, grapefruit, grape or orange juice, diluted with mineral water in a ratio of 1:1. If sweets do not make you sick, you can add 1-2 teaspoons of honey to taste;
- grapes;
- vitamin cocktail (recommended for high blood pressure): 200 ml apple, 200 ml carrot, 50 ml beetroot juice, 50 ml celery juice. Drink in small sips for an hour;
- add salt to taste in a glass of tomato juice, drink;
- cool a glass of strong rooibos (can be replaced with green tea) to room temperature, add a tablespoon of lemon juice and 15 drops of hydrogen peroxide. The tool invigorates, relieves nausea and drowsiness;
- Dilute a teaspoon of potato starch in 50 ml of water. Separately, boil 200 ml of water with 2 teaspoons of sugar. Mix the two liquids, bring to a boil, remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of iodine. Drink in 2 doses (so that iodine does not darken your teeth – through a straw), with an interval of an hour. “Blue iodine” helps with nausea and vomiting, reduces pressure;
- mix the contents of 2 ampoules of vitamin B6 with 100 ml of water, drink in one go;
- beat the yolk of a fresh raw chicken egg with 100 ml of tomato juice, salt, pepper, drink in one go;
- beat a raw chicken egg with 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper;
- take once an hour a drug based on succinic acid (per day – no more than 6 tablets). Such funds activate the work of the liver.
hangover soups
Some people can’t look at food when they’re hungover. They are advised to fast for 1-2 days. If, after taking an anti-hangover remedy, a person feels better and an appetite appears, there is no reason to starve yourself.
Hangover Soup Recipes
With dairy products. The easiest way is to pour oatmeal with kefir and salt them. The flakes act as an absorbent. Scots mix buttermilk with cornmeal for hangovers. In summer, the Bulgarian soup tarator perfectly saturates: chop 4 fresh cucumbers in a blender with 4 cloves of garlic, add 0,5 l of kefir, 100 ml of vegetable oil, salt, pepper. When serving, sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts and dill on top. If desired, add a little boiled beef or chicken fillet.
Cold tomato soups like gazpacho. Beat in a blender 1 bell pepper, 2 red onions, 1 kg of tomatoes with previously removed skin, 2 cucumbers. With the resulting homogeneous mass, mix 60 ml of red wine vinegar, 50 ml of olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Sprinkle with herbs on top, if desired, add fried croutons or diced meat.
For winter – rich meat and fish broths, borscht, sauerkraut soup.
Hangover guide
- Take a shower in the morning.
- Drink any pharmacy or home remedy for a hangover. Between taking two different drugs should pass at least half an hour. Activated charcoal is combined with any home remedies, it is better not to mix other pharmaceutical preparations.
- If you have time and desire – make a cleansing enema (a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and a pinch of salt in 2 liters of water).
- Drink mineral water all day, preferably without gas.
- If there is no appetite, you do not need to force yourself to eat something: it means that the body is better off starving.
- If the appetite has appeared, then not earlier than an hour after taking the anti-hangover remedy, it is allowed to eat some soup. You can replace the soup with porridge. Preference should be given to buckwheat, rice milk or pumpkin (with millet or rice) porridge.
- If there is no nausea, you can try the English method. The British found out that scrambled eggs with bacon is an indispensable source of protein. Proteins are broken down into amino acids, which cleanse the liver of toxins.
