Last night I went to a networking event. I had only been planning on staying for a half hour, but a potential client asked me to dinner, so I went. Those of us at the table got a bottle of wine and polished it off. This after I’d already had a glass of wine at the event. Being the type of person who feels like she’s been on an all-night bender after two glasses of wine, I woke up this morning feeling pretty icky (but fortunately, I remembered everything that happened last night, and didn’t do or say anything embarrassing).
So, what do you do when you feel disgusting from too much booze? Well, according to me, I decide to paint my bathroom. Between the paint fumes and the physical activity, my hangover was magically gone.
Still, I can only paint my bathroom so many times, so I’m wondering - what do you do to get rid of a hangover?
I used to work in a bar that sold “Hangover Helper.” I never tried it, but people swore by it. I asked the distributor what it was, turns out it has all the same active ingredients as Midol.
Me, I just drink water. Then, some more water. And after that, I have some water.
When you end your drinking, drink an entire bottle of Pedialyte. It’s more expensive then water and gatorade, but well worth it.
If you’re feeling it when you wake up (try the Pedialyte so you don’t get here!), the best cure hands-down is a hot bowl of menudo. Preferably fresh, and not canned.
I have never understood this. The last thing I want in the morning is more of the stuff that put me in my miserable condition. Also, I never drink in the morning, period (barring the odd mimosa at brunch.)
Got to agree, here. I missed menudo when I went away to college. I drank from Wednesday to Sunday night and had to cure my hangovers with Taco Bell- so sad. Almost any kid of spicy mexican food will do the trick. Or if you cant eat food, have an extra spicy bloody mary. 'Hair o the dog that bit ya!
Apparently a hangover is the result of a chemical inbalance caused by not drinking any more. having a drink is supposed to correct that imbalance slightly and so make you feel better. Something like that anyway.
Can anyone explain how to get rid of the dry numb feeling in the back of the throat after drinking spirits? No amount of water seems to affect it.
Prevention, people, not cure! As mentioned, WATER, WATER, WATER. Alternate drinks with good 'ole H2O, keep a large glass at bedside, pee if you have to, and wake up (relatively) well. If you really tied it on, do the above, then when you wake up eat a light meal (soup, crackers, a light sandwich, etc.) drink water or ginger-ale or other innocuous liquid, then lay right back down for a while. Follow up with [repeat above]. Two eats, two sleeps, I used to call it. Never failed. Now if you gotta work… ahh, suffer you damn fool! :wally Never paste yourself prior to a workday, or suffer the consequences ye shall!
Lots of water, yah. Sometimes a couple of Advil before I go to bed.
A little exercise, definitely. No matter how bad I feel, I never get any better staying in bed. Once I get up and make some coffee (not exactly chemically what your body needs, but it takes the edge off of my headache sometimes…and if I don’t drink it my headache will only get exponentially worse) and move around, I feel a lot better.
Eating something is okay, I like some soup.
But there is no in hell you will get me to eat Mexican with a hangover. The way my bowels move after a night of drinking…ugh. I don’t want ANYTHING to do with spicy Mexican if I’ve already got shits from too much whiskey.
ahh, suffer you damn fool! :wally Never paste yourself prior to a workday, or suffer the consequences ye shall!