✅ Hangover: the most effective remedies: how to quickly get rid of hangover syndrome

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An alcohol hangover is a post-intoxication state caused by drinking alcoholic beverages. The morning hangover is often played out in jokes, but the degree of pain during this condition can be very serious.

Hangover
What it is
Causes of hangover
Signs of a severe hangover
Be sick
Headache
Pain
Temperature
Anxiety
How long does it last
Consequences of a hangover
What to do if you have a terrible hangover: first aid
Hangover treatment
How to get rid of signs at home
What will help with a hangover quickly?
How to relieve the condition without pills
Foods that will help you recover from a hangover
Hangover dropper at home and in the clinic
Effective remedies to combat hangover syndrome
Vitamin C is good for hangovers
Water for a hangover
Brine - the old-fashioned way
Tea
Natural juices
Oatmeal
Traditional recipes for hangovers
Oatmeal broth
Natural kvass
Cocoa on water
What medications can help you cope with a hangover?
succinic acid
Polysorb
Aspirin
Enterosgel
Glycine
Coal
Regidron
The best way to recover from a hangover

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Hangover

Drinking alcoholic beverages in large quantities leads to systemic disorders in the body. Normally, after a hangover, a person’s aversion to alcohol increases. If this does not happen, it is advisable to assert the development of alcohol addiction.

What it is

A hangover is a condition caused by an increase in the concentration of toxic substances in the body due to the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The state of intoxication provokes a number of symptoms: headache, nausea, dry mouth, gastrointestinal disturbances, etc.

Causes of hangover

A number of painful sensations during a hangover are caused by dehydration and an increase in the concentration of acetaldehyde in the body. To remove it as quickly as possible, it is necessary to resort to drug treatment.

Signs of a severe hangover

“Otkhodnyak,” as it is popularly called, is a type of poisoning. Due to an increase in the concentration of toxic substances in the body and an increase in dehydration, a number of painful symptoms occur.

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Be sick

Vomiting is a protective mechanism aimed at accelerating the elimination of toxic substances from the body. Vomiting helps to evacuate contents from the stomach that are oversaturated with toxins. If a person’s stomach is empty, but vomiting does not stop, it is necessary to call a specialist: the condition may indicate serious damage to the liver and pancreas.

Headache

Migraine occurs after beer, vodka and other alcoholic drinks due to dehydration. Lack of fluid in the body leads to increased blood pressure, which impairs cerebral circulation.

Pain

Pain in the stomach and intestines is caused by the negative effects of alcohol on the mucous membranes. A feast provokes the development of gastritis, pancreatitis, colitis, etc. Ethyl alcohol destroys the intestinal microflora, leading to the development of dysbacteriosis. Damage to the gastric mucosa leads to intense “cutting” pain in the epigastrium.

Temperature

After drinking alcohol in the morning, your body temperature may rise. This occurs due to the consumption of low-quality alcohol, individual intolerance to alcohol, exacerbation of chronic pathologies or damage to the nervous system. If hyperthermia occurs, you should consult a specialist.

Anxiety

The negative effect of alcohol on the nervous system leads to increased anxiety. After a feast, a person’s hands shake, unreasonable panic occurs, trembling and weakness in the limbs.

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How long does it last

The duration of a hangover depends on the amount of alcohol consumed. In some cases, a person feels better only after 24 hours, 48 hours, or even 72 hours.

Consequences of a hangover

Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the following disorders in the body:

Dysbacteriosis;
Gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcers;
Pancreatitis;
Liver diseases;
Diseases of the cardiovascular system, etc.

To avoid these diseases, you should avoid excessive alcohol consumption.

What to do if you have a terrible hangover: first aid

If the last use of alcoholic beverages occurred about three hours ago, it is necessary to get rid of the contents of the stomach. To do this, drink a liter of water and press on the root of the tongue. You can overcome a hangover through the use of Regidron and other medications for dehydration. The best way is to place a dropper with a water-salt solution.

Signs of a dry hangover

A few days before false withdrawal, the following may appear:

changes in mood, emotional state: irritability, excitability or apathy, melancholy;
problems with sleep: it becomes shallow, superficial, nightmares are possible, it is more difficult to fall asleep;
general malaise: weakness, pain, loss of appetite.

A dry hangover begins in the morning:

a person wakes up with a “heavy” head, later than usual (if it is a day off). State - inhibited, lethargic;
anxiety, depression, and possibly aggressive behavior appear;
there are physical signs of withdrawal: headache, nausea and vomiting, swelling, redness of the eyes, palpitations, increased blood pressure, hand tremors;
the craving for alcohol increases, an obsessive desire to drink appears.

The set of symptoms is individual. Most often, the condition is as close as possible to the severe hangover that a person experienced when drinking alcohol. It repeats periodically. In rehabilitation programs, “anniversaries” of sobriety are also associated with it. These are the first, second and third months. Usually a person does not notice these attacks because he is suffering from real withdrawal symptoms. Recurrences in the sixth, ninth and twelfth months are the hardest. Then the frequency decreases (once every six months, year). This is not an exact frequency (it may vary depending on the speed of recovery of the nervous system and the length of alcoholism). After two years of sobriety, a dry hangover appears on important dates for the patient (birthday, New Year, etc.), when there are factors that provoke alcohol consumption. Each time the severity of a dry hangover decreases, it is easier to bear.

Hangover treatment

Only a specialist can provide a quick remedy for a hangover. Home methods are popular due to their wide availability, but the most effective remedies are provided only by a narcologist.

How to get rid of signs at home

You can get rid of painful symptoms in the morning by drinking plenty of fluids and taking medications aimed at fighting a hangover: Antipohmelin, Limontar, Alka-Seltzer, Zorex, etc. Taking medications can be combined with sorbents.

What will help with a hangover quickly?

You can relieve a hangover in a short time only with the help of a specialist. If a person is in a hurry to an important conference, work, study, etc., it is advisable to call a narcologist at home. Putting on an IV, taking specialized medications and receiving the most important recommendations will help you quickly “get back on your feet” after a stormy feast.

How to relieve the condition without pills

You can get rid of a hangover without the help of medications. Folk remedies are available to almost every person.

Home remedies for hangovers aim to speed up the body's cleansing of toxins. To combat dehydration, it is advisable to drink mineral waters, for example “Essentuki”. The use of medicinal mineral water and normalization of water balance has the following effects on the body:

The level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach decreases;
Peristalsis is normalized;
The volume of circulating blood is replenished;
Tissue swelling is relieved;
Mineral reserves in the body are replenished;
Kidney function is activated.

The use of mineral waters, Regidron and the placement of a dropper are very important for relieving the symptoms of dehydration.

Foods that will help you recover from a hangover

You can reduce the intensity of a hangover by taking natural products. Some of these remedies can be found in every person’s home, so these recipes are widely available.

To combat a hangover, use the following products:

Decoctions of mint, lemon balm, motherwort and chamomile have a beneficial effect on the body and accelerate the elimination of toxins;
Chicken broth, eggs and boiled fish help fight a mild hangover. Protein and vitamins help the liver recover;
Tomato juice is involved in restoring the water-salt balance. It is better to use natural tomato juice;
Compotes and smoothies are vitamin “bombs” that improve the general condition of the body;
Tea with ginger and lemon will help quickly alleviate a person’s condition: eliminate nausea, anxiety and weakness.

There is a misconception among people that coffee helps to cheer up after a stormy feast. In fact, coffee only aggravates dehydration of the body, so it is better to replace a cup of aromatic drink with a glass of plain water.

Hangover dropper at home and in the clinic

The substance administered through a dropper quickly enters the bloodstream, activates the kidneys and quickly flushes toxins from the body.

A narcologist can administer an IV in a hospital setting or at home. The specialist uses water-salt solutions, vitamin and mineral complexes, hepatoprotectors and other drugs.

Headache with hangover treatment

We will not consider the option of eliminating binge drinking and eliminating abstinence in alcoholics. In this case, specialized medical care is needed. At home, all alcoholics relieve headaches and other manifestations of a “hangover” by taking a small dose of alcohol. Ordinary alcohol poisoning can be treated at home. When treating headaches after alcohol, accompanied by nausea and vomiting, it is important to rinse the stomach after drinking 1-2 liters of water. This procedure will help remove from the body the breakdown products of alcohol (acetaldehydes) remaining in the stomach, which cause clinical manifestations of poisoning. Taking 0.5 g of Acetylsalicylic acid helps relieve headaches from alcohol.

To alleviate the condition:

you should take a contrast shower;
it is necessary to create an enhanced drinking regime: mineral water, natural lemonade, herbal teas, rosehip decoction, apple cider vinegar with water, in proportions 1:2. Before taking apple cider vinegar, you should eat a tablespoon of honey;
if there is no nausea and vomiting, you should eat warm vegetable soup and sour cream;
The removal of toxins is well helped by taking adsorbents - Activated carbon;

A hangover in the treatment of headaches from alcohol is relieved with cucumber or tomato brine, fermented milk products, and sauerkraut juice. Simply by eating pickled cucumbers. By neutralizing the effect of acetaldehyde, these products help reduce the intensity of headaches. In case of increased blood pressure (BP) accompanied by headache, you should take a medicine that helps lower blood pressure. For alcoholic excesses, the best group in this case is diuretics. It is better to check the dose and name of the drug with your doctor. There is a widespread misconception among people that taking a small dose of alcohol the next day after massive previous alcoholism quickly relieves the hangover and headache. This is a dangerous misconception. For an ordinary person who does not suffer from alcoholism, a morning “medicinal” portion of alcohol against a background of poisoning will cause vomiting and aggravate the condition. If the patient still manages to drink, he will simply experience a new state of intoxication, which will not make it any easier. Please note: Only patients with chronic alcoholism get better from drinking alcohol.

Treatment of headaches from alcohol can be carried out either separately by each of these methods, or in combination - until the effect is achieved. It is important to remember that the best prevention of this problem is sobriety, or very moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages. Then there will be no hangover or headache.

The text was checked by expert doctors: Head of the socio-psychological service of the Alkoklinik MC, psychologist Yu.P. Baranova, L.A. Serova, a psychiatrist-narcologist.

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Effective remedies to combat hangover syndrome

Traditional medicine offers many options for what to do with a hangover. The following methods are suitable for helping yourself at home with a minor hangover.

Vitamin C is good for hangovers

Vitamin C strengthens the immune system, binds toxins and promotes their rapid elimination from the body. To do this, it is advisable to drink water with lemon and lime juice, as well as herbal teas with a slice of lemon.

Water for a hangover

Drinking plenty of fluids helps stimulate blood circulation, normalize peristalsis and flush toxins from the body. Relieving a hangover requires using large amounts of clean filtered water.

Brine - the old-fashioned way

Brine really helps with hangovers due to the salts and dill essential oil it contains. These substances normalize the water-salt balance in the body and restore osmotic pressure in the blood. After vodka, you can use brine, clean water with lemon and soothing herbal teas.

Tea

Herbal teas have a beneficial effect on all body functions. Ginger tea with lemon, decoctions of motherwort, linden, rose hips, sea buckthorn and other herbs are very effective.

Natural juices

Fruit juices contain fructose, which speeds up the elimination of toxins from the body. Carrot and celery juice normalizes liver function, improves immunity and stimulates appetite.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal with milk coats the walls of the stomach and has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract. Fiber, which is part of cereals, helps remove toxins from the body.

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Traditional recipes for hangovers

Traditional medicine offers a large number of recipes that answer the question of what to drink for a hangover to improve your well-being.

Oatmeal broth

Decoction, jelly and oatmeal porridge have an adsorbing effect, have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract and help remove excess fluid from the body. The use of oatmeal tea helps treat headaches and swelling.

Natural kvass

The use of natural kvass allows you to effectively combat dehydration, saturates the body with B vitamins and beneficial acids. It is important to note that only natural kvass without preservatives is suitable for strengthening the body.

Cocoa on water

A mixture of cocoa and water helps with a hangover. The substance saturates the body with magnesium, due to the lack of which the cardiovascular system suffers. In addition, the substance contains a number of antidepressants that are effective in combating anxiety.

What medications can help you cope with a hangover?

Traditional medicine will most effectively tell you how to deal with a hangover. The use of medications along with home treatments has an impressive therapeutic effect.

succinic acid

Succinic acid promotes intensive restoration of cells and tissues. Thanks to this, the elimination of toxins is accelerated, blood cells are saturated with oxygen, and overall immunity is increased.

Polysorb

The substance has an adsorbing effect and accelerates the removal of toxins from the body. The substance is used for intoxication, including hangover.

Aspirin

A cheap pharmaceutical product effectively eliminates headaches that arise the next morning after a feast. People suffering from stomach diseases should avoid taking aspirin.

Enterosgel

The best remedy for poisoning effectively cleanses the body of toxins. The use of enterosgel helps to quickly remove toxins from the body, restore the functions of the liver and other organs.

Glycine

The substance normalizes brain functions and has a general strengthening and tonic effect. The use of Glycine in combination with other medications helps to get rid of malaise and “prostration” in the morning.

Coal

White and black coal are considered the most effective budget sorbents. Compliance with the recommended dosage and plenty of drinking helps the body speed up the elimination of acetaldehyde.

Regidron

An effective substance for activating the kidneys, combating dehydration and lack of minerals in the body. In order for the malaise to go away, it is necessary to combine Regidron with sorbents and symptomatic medications.

What will help?

Will Enterosgel (Polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate), which is positioned as a “hangover cure,” help? As in the case of activated carbon, the theoretical basis is present: the gel has a suction surface area that is as much as 10 times larger than activated carbon. The drug obviously will not complicate the work of the endoscopist if it comes to bleeding, and eating half a tube is not like swallowing 200 tablets of charcoal. But let's enable skeptic mode:

The active substance is not mentioned in any foreign manual. But it is present in the domestic one, adjacent to phospholipids to “protect the liver.”
Neither the FDA website, nor the Cochrane database, nor Rxlist knows about Polymethylsiloxane.
In Pubmed, there are exclusively Russian or Ukrainian articles about polymethylsiloxane as a sorbent (and not a substance for chromatography, where it is also used as a gel).

A hangover is caused by changes in the composition of the blood, not the contents of the digestive tract.

Anxiety, headache and other symptoms are a consequence of the accumulation of acetaldehyde (alcohol is converted into it in the liver), acidosis (“acidification” of the body) and dehydration. The conversion of ethanol into toxic acetaldehyde is almost completely (75-98%) carried out in the liver, after which the latter enters the blood. The biochemical processes leading to its accumulation do not depend in any way on the quality of alcohol, but are inevitable consequences of its metabolism. Tying anything in your stomach in the morning is a pointless idea.

The best way to recover from a hangover

Detoxification with the participation of a drug addiction specialist will help you quickly get rid of hangover symptoms. The specialist determines the current drug and selects the dosage based on the patient’s medical history.

Home detoxification involves:

Use of droppers (saline solutions, hepatoprotectors, mineral complexes, etc.);
Use of medications (sorbents, antispasmodics, antihypertensive drugs, etc.);
Administration of injections as prescribed by a doctor.

Inpatient conditions provide a greater choice of detoxification methods (hardware methods of UBOR, ozone therapy, etc.).

Article prepared by an expert

Terekhova Anna Vladimirovna

psychologist-consultant on socio-psychological work with addicted clients and their families. More than 9 years of experience.

4 comments on “Hangover: the most effective remedies”

Vasya:
August 8, 2021 at 15:25
Hello colleagues. Nothing helps, I’ll die soon, what should I do??
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Konstantin:
August 8, 2021 at 03:34 pm
Hello colleagues! Based on the information presented above, you claim that you can cure my alcoholism or hangover due to alcoholism. From many years of experience, I can say that nothing helps. I would like to clarify whether this text, written by a specialist, is true? I expect a response as soon as possible. Thank you! (c) Konstantin
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