HAPPY NEW HANGOVER (Hangover Prevention, Cures & Advice)

Member Name: paulc20001

Product:	Hangover Prevention, Cures & Advice
Date:	02/01/02 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: fun at the time, forget your worries, PARTY!!!

Disadvantages: regret, wanting to die, never again

It’s January 1st 2002.

So who has got a hangover then? Ha haa!

Many of us will have gone out last night, whether it have been to a party, a club or a pub. Some of you may have wanted to stay in with loved ones for a quiet romantic drink at home. But most of us, no matter what we did, will have one thing in common.

A BLOODY HANGOVER!

I admit it. I got up this morning feeling as though a full brass marching was playing “Ride of the Valkyries” by Wagner at full pelt. Coupled with that lovely feeling in my mouth that can only be described as reminiscent of eating a dirt sandwich with a side order of dust bunnies. Time for a cure I think!

There are many tried and tested ways of curing a hangover. Some good, some bad, some that sound as though they should be accompanied by the words “hubble, double, toil and trouble”. So I thought I would share some helpful hints as to how to avoid/cure that dreaded morning after.

*****PREVENTION******

1) DON’T DRINK!
As daft as it may sound, prevention is always better than a cure. How many times have you woke up and said to yourself NEVER AGAIN! I am forever doing this, and one day I know I will adhere to this (yeah right!)

2) MILK
This is a great favourite of mine. I normally drink at least a pint of milk prior to indulging in a nights alcoholic debauchery. It lines the stomach don’t you know. Or so my dear departed gran always used to tell me. I find it does help though, seems to soak up the vodka that little bit quicker.

3) FOOD
Whatever you do, make sure you eat something substantial either prior to, or during, alcohol consumption. Again this will increase your capacity to soak up the alcohol. It is also a lot better than throwing up on an empty stomach which can be very painful to say the least. Not good at all my friends.

4) STICK TO ONE
Don’t mix your drinks, it is not bi
g and therefore not clever. Stick to what you know you can handle, although it may not be what you particularly like. The body doesn’t like 12 different types of lager, cider and bitter thrown down it! I always stick to the same drink (usually vodka) all night, and the hangovers are minimal at worst. It’s all a matter of taste I suppose….

5) KNOW YOUR LIMIT!
Funny one this. There you are after 10 pints of lager. Then you drink pint No.11 and all of a sudden you throw up! But it had nothing to do with the previous 10 pints, did it? Must have been a bad pint that last one. Or possibly the something you ate in the 10 course Indian meal you’ve just had (why does alcohol induce a craving for donner kebabs, pizza, Indian, etc?). Anyway, it’s all bullshit. Know your limit, limit your hangover.

If all else fails, and you get completely paralytic (normally at this point you don’t care as your mate throws you into a taxi), then it’s time to take stock and consider a cure.

*****CURES*****

1) SLEEP
Sleep is a great beneficiary in getting rid of that dreaded hangover. Copious amounts of this are required however. This is not always possible, depending on a) what time you actually get in, and b) whether you are in work or not the next day! Sleep rests the body. Give it time.

2) WATER
Alcohol dehydrates the body don’t you know. So treat yourself to plenty of H20. Fresh orange is also a good idea.

3) FOOD
We are not talking greasy fry-up by the way (although that’s what I always go for!). Have something light, particularly if you didn’t eat the night before. Your body is a well oiled machine, it needs fuel!

4) MEDICATION
Possibly one of the best ways to get rid of that persistent bass drum playing in your head, and the rollercoaster in your guts. There are many good cures available on the market. Paracetamol will get rid of most heada
ches, but for a good all rounder try Resolve made by Beechams. Marvellous, and well worth around £3 pounds or so. A small price to pay, considering what you probably spent on alcohol the night before.

DON’T in anyway have a cigarette until you feel more like a human being. Nicotine is notorious for adding to a hangover (believe me I know). Avoid these at all costs, no matter how much you want one. And definitely DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER ALCOHOLIC DRINK!!! The old philosophy of “hair of the dog” is rubbish. The dog just turns around and bites you on the ass a few hours later.

I hope this has been of some help to all of you reading this. If anyone has any tried and tested cures then please let me know, as I am always open to suggestion. I did actually once get drunk, carried on drinking, and eventually ended up sober before going home. Not advisable though, as its bloody expensive and you endure the hangover whilst you’re awake, which is not a pleasant experience.

Right, were did I leave that bottle of vodka!

Take care one and all


Paul !x

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