hangover prevention

[Drednik]

I totally forgot bacon sandwiches. They help when your hung over if they are toasted and have extra bacon.

and yes I meant for prevention. my theory is that hangovers ar caused by lack of food i.e bacon sandwiches. so if your drinking and you have a bacon sandwich you will be less likely to be hung over. it works even better if you have one while drinking one before bed or pass out and one when awake again.

Bacon sandwiches are also good for colds and air sickness.

[willerror]

Water. Pain reliever. Vitamin B. Gulp 'em all at once before passing out. Chug as much water as possible. Eat something fatty/greasy. Bacon sandwiches of course are delightful at any time, but particularly now. A coworker took pity on me one hungover morning and gave me some Emergen-C which rallied me enough to make it till day's end. Of course then it start all over again, don't it?

[willerror]

And yes, I'm one of those drinkers who does notice a difference the next morning between drinking vodka/gin and drinking whiskey. The clear liquors generally give me an easier time. But I dearly love my weeknight whiskeys at home alone...

[Chimneyfish]

my theory is that hangovers ar caused by lack of food i.e bacon sandwiches. so if your drinking and you have a bacon sandwich you will be less likely to be hung over.

I used to think that too, and then I found out there's actually evidence of the opposite. It's better to drink on an empty stomach for many reasons, the most appealing being alcohol efficiency.

The Golden Rule for eating while drinking is not to eat while drinking. Wait at least three hours after your last meal, five hours if it was high in fat. Then drink. The liver does not efficiently metabolize fat in the presence of alcohol, therefore it should not be consumed. Call me a purist, but when I drink I prefer the taste of the drink rather than any food. I eat my food earlier in the day and allow my liver to exclusively metabolize alcohol during the drinking session.

That entire interview is a great read. Here are some gems:

The medical facts are clear: alcohol can prevent heart attack and ischemic stroke, and you can protect every cell in your body if you follow my advanced principles of nutrition

The main thing is that it can be done. I got tired of hearing that drinking is evil. I grew up in a family where people were alcoholics, but they didn’t beat up people, they were happy drunks. Functional alcoholics, they didn’t miss a day of work. There are two sides to alcoholism.

[Miklo]

The main thing is that it can be done. I got tired of hearing that drinking is evil. I grew up in a family where people were alcoholics, but they didn’t beat up people, they were happy drunks. Functional alcoholics, they didn’t miss a day of work. There are two sides to alcoholism.

Yes two sides to every story, my father-in-law was an alcoholic and never missed a day of work, until he had a stroke. My uncle died from cerosis of the liver, but never missed a day of work, and several others in my family are functioal alcoholics in fact I have never seen them undrunk, ever. They are productive members of society and are pretty successful, they own business and work everyday. It is not alcohol that is to blame for problems in society, it is people.

[Mr Boozificator]

It is not alcohol that is to blame for problems in society, it is people.

Pure wisdom here.

[DeeboCools]

yeah, as I mentioned earlier what's worked for me is to just eat and drink(water) like a black hole the next morning, first thing. Not right before bed. I've experimented a little with not eating at all while drinking, think I'll try again. It might be for me.

[Glasgae Sam]

I always try to drink two pints of water before bed, and take a vitamin pill with one of them (I prefer a Berroca if I have any). This usually avoids the gut-rot sensation in the morning, which is my most loathed aspect of a hangover. I can deal with the pounding head, but not the nausea and general 'wrong' feeling in my gut. So the water and vitamins tend to come in handy. I also try to make my last drink of the session a vodka and orange juice, as I read somewhere that orange juice helps to metabolise alcohol. But is quite possibly a silly old drunks tale which I've picked up somewhere.

[Chimneyfish]

I've experimented a little with not eating at all while drinking, think I'll try again. It might be for me.

Yeah me too. That guy's got a lot of serious medical credentials and he's a drunkard like us, so I figure I should take his word for it. Being functional drunks who are smart about shit like this is what separates us from the weekend warriors and suicide cases. If I'm driving home with friends who want to stop at our favorite 24 hour Mexican place after the bar, then of course I'm going to eat one of their famous California Burritos. But if this is just a once-a-week thing instead of an everyday occurrence then I'm sure my liver won't be worse off for it. He advertises a system that allows for a long life of pleasurable, heavy drinking. That's enough to convince me.

[Grace O'Malley]

I've had some scorching hangovers. It's all my own fault, not because I drink too much or mix or whatever, but that I don't hydrate myself whilst drinking. At least that's my excuse.

[BBoozer]

I don't know about this 'hydrating' stuff. A beer contains 95% of water, so I don't see the need for extra H2O.

[Glasgae Sam]

I don't know about this 'hydrating' stuff. A beer contains 95% of water, so I don't see the need for extra H2O.

I looked it up once, as it didn't make sense to me either. Apparently, your liver needs more water to process the alcohol than there is water in the beer, so it's a net loss for your body. Plus alcohol makes you pee more often, so you're compounding the problem every time you have to take a leak. I've found that staying properly hydrated vastly improves the amount I can drink before my body declares defeat, so it's useful before drinking as well as after.

[DeeboCools]

Yeah me too. That guy's got a lot of serious medical credentials and he's a drunkard like us, so I figure I should take his word for it. Being functional drunks who are smart about shit like this is what separates us from the weekend warriors and suicide cases. If I'm driving home with friends who want to stop at our favorite 24 hour Mexican place after the bar, then of course I'm going to eat one of their famous California Burritos. But if this is just a once-a-week thing instead of an everyday occurrence then I'm sure my liver won't be worse off for it. He advertises a system that allows for a long life of pleasurable, heavy drinking. That's enough to convince me.

I like that in the interview he mentions if you get hungry- have a drink. sounds like he's one of us for sure.

I've been implementing this system the last few days, by eating all of my calories as early as possible(usually before the days half done), then just drinking. I figured the same applies to any food energy, so I use diet soda or water to mix too. I seem to get drunker, the only problem being that the next morning I've been still drunk and also in dire need of food- like I might pass out. breakfast is 100% required. overall, I think I'll stick with it. It makes sense to me and most people over-eat anyhow, myself included.

[Patchez]

I have done some extensive research in the area of hangovers. I have come to the following conclusion. Sleep causes hangovers. Think about it, you're drinking, having a good time, getting hammered, and you party right into the next day and evening's festivities. Perfect. The following weekend you do the same thing, party, carry on, drink, raise hell, everything is just fine when you go to sleep.....wake up, bam, hangover. Sleep was the only thing you did different. Sleep causes hangovers.

[Mr Boozificator]

I have done some extensive research in the area of hangovers. I have come to the following conclusion. Sleep causes hangovers. Think about it, you're drinking, having a good time, getting hammered, and you party right into the next day and evening's festivities. Perfect. The following weekend you do the same thing, party, carry on, drink, raise hell, everything is just fine when you go to sleep.....wake up, bam, hangover. Sleep was the only thing you did different. Sleep causes hangovers.

Hear, hear!