Favourite hangover cure...

gregmcc said:
Which is why you should never believe anything you read on the internet.

The only sure way to not getting a hangover is not to drink.
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Sure? do some more reading on the subject and get educated that way! Use the Internet!

Family of mother who died after drinking seven litres of water in radio contest for Nintendo Wii awarded £10m
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...tranges-family-awarded-10m.html#ixzz0cqoSqSJX




Pathologist Alan Rees, who carried out a post mortem examination said there were 'dangerously low' levels of sodium in Mr Holtam's bloodstream.

He told the inquest in Aberdare that low sodium levels coupled with underlying health problems - including cirrhosis of the liver - were probably to blame for his death.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...owning-pints-water-protest.html#ixzz0cqoBCfmx
 
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1) Don't mix your drinks or drink cheap spirits. Stick to the good stuff that is well distilled.
2) Eat something before you go to sleep and drink as much water as you can get in. Alcohol also drains electrolytes from your body so Game would be better.
3) Take an effervescent (supradyn) multivitamin when you wake up and keep a myprodol handy.
4) Eat a decent breakfast.
5) Alcohol screws with the good bacteria in your stomach so yogurt is good but often hard to eat when babalassed so I like to make a berry/yogurt/banana/almonds/honey smoothie. This really helps and the antioxidants in the berries speed up recovery.

That's pretty much my hangover 101 routine that works for me. Hunters does give me bad headaches the next day so I avoid it. Mixing shooters is also a sure way to make you feel kark the next day :-)
 
supersunbird said:
I don't piss a lot when drinking, so maybe that helps me not getting babalas.

Anyway, at least half a glass of water before sleeping after the heavy drinking, and then a nice oily breaksfast and LOTS of cream soda then next day, tastes great and gets you hydrated, go on try it... cream soda
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Creme Soba FTW! Green ambulance :p
 
Morgoth said:
best to prevent it is by taking a lot of water in take, I usually drink 4-5 litres, piss it all out, rinse repeat, go to bed wake up and feel fine, but the honey +jogging thing is an old remedy, it really works, but it feels like murder.
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Must be all the alcohol affecting the litre counting skill there.;) 4L+ is already potential death territory.

If you are determined to drink excessive amounts of water, then at least throw some pharma grade rehydrant powder in there.

Pooky said:
What I do is drink lots and lots of water before I go to bed. Like seriously so much that you feel incredibly full and then some.

Then I mostly wake up feeling close to normal.
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This. Works like a bomb. Above 1L the benefit diminishes though.
 
scotty777 said:
4-5 liters of water? bro, that's dangerous :eek:. If you drink too much water you'll dilute the salts in your body, and the salts in your body are essential for your neurons and brain cells (it aids in synopsis), you can go into convulsions.
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you piss half of it out?....
 
Morgoth said:
you piss half of it out?....
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and along with it salts and minerals etc... I'm being serious here though, water dilutes the salts in your body (those 4-5L are being absorbed via osmosis), and then the salts already in your body dilute into the excess water, then when you try pee, you pee out those salts...

So, maybe less water might do the try :p
 
Hmmmm,

  1. Before setting out have a good meal, preferably with lots of bread or yeast.
  2. A large meal will enusre you drink slower to start. Maybe have some water every 3rd drink.
  3. Avoid very sweet drinks to get drunk on as I found this actually inhibits the throwing up which is the bodies safety mechanism of saying GTFO!
  4. Before bed, try have a sandwich/bread snack again and jug of water.
  5. Always like a high protein breakfast of Eggs, Bacon , Steak and wors to get over the worst
  6. For the brave, a expresso chased by a clear shot helps too.
 
AnomalyNexus said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication ;)
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Thanks. That clears it up. Note the low volumes of water that cause death in some cases. Thus beware.

Notable cases
* Artist Andy Warhol died from a cardiac arrhythmia. His family sued the hospital, claiming the arrhythmia was a result of water intoxication from being overloaded with fluids after routine gallbladder surgery.[5]
* Leah Betts died on November 16, 1995 as the result of drinking too much water, though in the media her death was initially attributed to taking an ecstasy tablet at her 18th birthday party.[6]
* On September 12, 1999, US Air Force basic trainee Michael J. Schindler died of heat stroke, severely complicated by water intoxication, two days after becoming seriously ill during a 5.8 mile march. The Air Force changed its recruit training procedures as a result.[7]
* On June 9, 2002, 4-year-old Cassandra Killpack of Springville, Utah died as a result of water intoxication when her parents forcefully fed her as much as one gallon (3.8 liters) of water in a short period while she was being disciplined. Her parents, Richard and Jennette Killpack, were convicted in 2005 of child abuse homicide.[8]
* On October 12, 2002, 3-year-old Rosita Gonzalez of Hollywood, Florida died of water intoxication when her babysitter Nancy Gayoso punished her by forcing her to drink three quarts (2.8 liters) of water in a four-hour period.[9][10] Gayoso was charged and arrested for murder in the first degree on March 10, 2003. After being declared incompetent to stand trial in 2004 and 2005,[11] Gayoso was found competent on March 26, 2007.
* In 2003, Walter Dean Jennings, a freshman history major at SUNY Plattsburgh, was pledging the Psi Epsilon Chi "when he was forced to drink urine, stay awake for days and consume vast amounts of alcohol during a 10-day initiation and hazing process." According to PressRepublican.com, "On his last night of pledging the unrecognized fraternity, the 18-year-old was forced to drink gallons of water through a funnel, which caused his brain to swell from water intoxication and ultimately resulted in his death."[12]
* In a much-publicized case of fraternity hazing, four members of the Chi Tau House at California State University, Chico pleaded guilty to forcing 21-year-old student Matthew Carrington to drink excessive amounts of water while performing calisthenics in a frigid basement as part of initiation rites on February 2, 2005.[13] He collapsed and died of heart failure due to water intoxication.
* On January 12, 2007, Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman and a mother of 3, from Rancho Cordova, California, was found dead in her home by her mother, hours after trying to win one of Nintendo's Wii game consoles. KDND 107.9 "The End" radio station's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest, involved drinking large quantities of water without urinating. Civil charges against the radio station were filed by Jennifer's family,[14] and the family was eventually awarded $16.5 million in the ensuing wrongful death lawsuit.[15] The FCC has launched its own investigation to determine if the station violated the terms of its operating license.
* In 2008, Jacqueline Henson, a 40-year-old British woman, died after drinking four litres of water in under two hours as part of her LighterLife diet plan.[16]
* Other notable fatalities due to water intoxication include Australian schoolgirl Anna Wood,[17] 2002 Boston Marathon competitor Cynthia Lucero,[18] and Washington, D.C. police officer James McBride.[19]
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scotty777 said:
and along with it salts and minerals etc... I'm being serious here though, water dilutes the salts in your body (those 4-5L are being absorbed via osmosis), and then the salts already in your body dilute into the excess water, then when you try pee, you pee out those salts...

So, maybe less water might do the try :p
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erm, the alcohol kinda absorbs/dilutes the salts as well, hence the damage is already caused...
 
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Morgoth said:
erm, the alcohol kinda absorbs/dilutes the salts as well, hence the damage is already caused...
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We learn everyday! Now I know why my beloved RED wine gives me an migraine !

Causes

Ethanol has a dehydrating effect by causing increased urine production (diuresis), which causes headaches, dry mouth, and lethargy. Dehydration also causes fluids in the brain to be less plentiful. This can be mitigated by drinking water after consumption of alcohol. Alcohol's effect on the stomach lining can account for nausea.

Another factor contributing to a hangover is the presence of products from the breakdown of ethanol by liver enzymes. Ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, and then from acetaldehyde to acetic acid by the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. Acetaldehyde (ethanal) is between 10 and 30 times more toxic than alcohol itself,[5] as well as being cocarcinogenic (not carcinogenic solely by itself) and mutagenic.[6]

These two reactions also require the conversion of NAD+ to NADH. With an excess of NADH, the lactate dehydrogenase reaction is driven to produce lactate from pyruvate (the end product of glycolysis) in order to regenerate NAD+ and sustain life. This diverts pyruvate from other pathways such as gluconeogenesis, thereby impairing the ability of the liver to supply glucose to tissues, especially the brain. Because glucose is the primary energy source of the brain, this lack of glucose contributes to hangover symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, mood disturbances, and decreased attention and concentration.

Alcohol consumption can result in depletion of the liver's supply of glutathione[7] and other reductive detoxification agents,[6] reducing its ability to effectively remove acetaldehyde and other toxins from the bloodstream. Additionally, alcohol induces the CYP2E1 enzyme, which itself can produce additional toxins and free radicals.[8]

There are various nervous system effects: the removal of the depressive effects of alcohol in the brain probably account for the light and noise sensitivity.

In addition, it is thought that the presence of other alcohols (such as fusel oils), by-products of the alcoholic fermentation also called congeners, exaggerate many of the symptoms (congeners may also be zinc or other metals added primarily to sweet liqueurs to enhance their flavor); this probably accounts for the mitigation of the effects when distilled alcohol, particularly vodka, is consumed instead.[9]

Red wines have more congeners than white wines, and some people note less of a hangover with white wine. Some individuals have a strong negative reaction to red wine, distinct from hangover, called red wine headache that can affect them within 15 minutes after drinking a single glass of red wine. The headache is usually accompanied by nausea and flushing[citation needed].

In alcohol metabolism, one molecule of ethanol (the primary active ingredient in alcoholic beverages) produces 2 molecules of NADH, using vitamin B12 as a coenzyme. Over-consumption of ethanol may cause vitamin B12 deficiency as well.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh..... 2 sleeps later and i am a fresh man once again. The general tone of this thread aims more to the point that if you dont want a barbie rather just dont drink at all or stop at 'that point'. But $hit i have noted a lot of tips.

Cream Soda - check
Energade - check
2 km jog - maybe check
Mowing The Lawn - hell no :p

Cheers guys :)
 
I am Penguin said:
We learn everyday! Now I know why my beloved RED wine gives me an migraine !
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heh, these are 1 in a million and very theoretical cases, afaik I have no brain damage, I am pretty healthy, never broke a bone in my life and it cures my hangover :)...

I don't buy into all the medical danger stuff, if I die being ignorant then so be it!
 
Morgoth said:
heh, these are 1 in a million and very theoretical cases, afaik I have no brain damage, I am pretty healthy, never broke a bone in my life and it cures my hangover :)...

I don't buy into all the medical danger stuff, if I die being ignorant then so be it!
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Yeah. Nothing not even a worthy headache would cure me of drinking a good cabernet sauvignon.
 
I am Penguin said:
Yeah. Nothing not even a worthy headache would cure me of drinking a good cabernet sauvignon.
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exactly! if you don't want to **** yourself up, dont eat fast food, don't drink wine, instead drink water with enough salts in it! sit a filtration paper over your mouth all day long and sit in the dark corner of the room with vitamin D injections. Don't do weed, don't smoke, don't do anything that has the slightest chance of messing you up ....

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I've never actually had a hangover, even after passing out from over-consumption... I remember the first 10 or so drinks, then blank. :o

All I always do is water it all down once I feel like I'm getting to my limit. A few glasses of water is what I have. Then pass out and sleep like there's not tomorrow!!!:D
 
Well have a shot of tequila and then a Jager.

MAybe a cold beer 4-5mins after that...

Will feel a lot better :D

seriously though: water and sleep
 
moggie said:
Don't mix your drinks.
Stay away from shooters, etc.
If you cannot pronounce it, don't drink it.
Drink slower.
Pace yourself.
Know your limits.

There is no cure for a hangover, except not drinking to begin with! :p
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Spoken like a pro! :D
 
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