I’ve never actually needed to cure a hangover, so in the
name of research, I went to a party and had one to many, many being the operative word. After throwing up in my sink when I
got home, come 5am in the morning, my head was pounding, and not in a good
Ke$ha kind of way. Pop songs may glamorise it, (Katy Perry’s “Last Friday
Night” anyone?) but spending the morning with your head down the toilet is
about as glamorous as, well sticking your head down the toilet. I tried every
hangover cure known to man (or at least those I could find on Google) and
tested them to see if they would miraculously cure my hangover. In short, none
of them did. There is no “cure” for a hangover, dummy. Some remedies however
are more effective than others at preventing walking around with your own
personal sick bucket for the remainder of the day.
1.
Don’t
Drink: Simple and obvious but it sure as hell works. SCORE: 10/10
2.
Don’t
Drink on an empty stomach: You don’t need to tell me twice. I ordered one
large Indian takeaway before going out on the town. Apparently, a meal that
includes carbohydrates (such as pasta or rice) or fats will help slow down the
body’s absorption of alcohol. My Verdict:
Although I may not have gotten drunk as quickly, this didn’t make my hangover
any less bearable come the morning after. I couldn’t even stomach my Weetabix SCORE:
3/10
3.
Don’t
drink dark coloured drinks: I’ve never heard of this one before, but
apparently they contain natural chemicals called congeners, which are basically
impurities, which irritate blood vessels and tissues in the brain and can make
a hangover worse. My Verdict: as any
young adult knows, most of the drinks aimed at our generation are either clear
(i.e. vodka) or an unnatural neon colour, apparently to make them more
appealing. Staying away from the dark coloured drinks did not keep my hangover
at bay. SCORE: 1/10
4.
Drink
water or non fizzy drinks in between each alcoholic drink: in order to
replace the water you are losing through drinking. My Verdict: Confession. I actually read this tip wrong and mistook it
for saying drink fizzy drinks in between each alcoholic drink. Yay, I can mix
my diet coke and vodka I thought. Nope. Carbonated drinks speed up the
absorption of alcohol into your system. Thus, sticking to diet coke and vodka
all night wasn’t the best option. SCORE: 6/10
5.
Drink a
pint of water before you go to sleep: My
Verdict: I never got to this stage as I passed out on my kitchen floor before I
could reach the tap. Oops. But I assume it helps as alcohol leads to
dehydration, thus you are replacing the water you’ve lost by drinking a pint of
water before you go to sleep. SCORE: N/A
6.
Take Painkillers:
These can help with headaches and muscle cramps. Paracetamol based remedies
are preferable, as aspirin may further irritate the stomach, causing sickness
and nausea. My Verdict: After a night out
drinking, I usually always take a painkiller before going to bed, which eases
the symptoms in the morning. However, as I said, I never made it to the kitchen
exactly. Thus, it had to wait until 5am in the morning when I next woke up.
Painkillers do help though. Just make sure you don’t exceed the recommended
dosage. SCORE: 8/10
7.
Sugary
foods may help you feel less trembly: My Verdict: I had planned on pancakes the
morning after but the mere smell of them made me want to run back to my old
friend toilet bowl. The closest I got was a few mouthfuls of Weetabix doused in
sugar SCORE: N/A
8.
“Hair of
the Dog”- This is basically drinking more alcohol to cure a hangover caused
by alcohol. I’ve heard often that a Bloody Mary is particularly good in curing
a hangover from hell. My Verdict: I
didn’t try this method because it is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Drinking in the morning is a risky habit, and something I don’t wish to adopt
thank you very much. Avoid this old wives tale at all costs. SCORE: 0/10
The moral of the story is, stay away from the drink kids.
Love, Georgia. x
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