BS: Effective cures for hangovers

Subject: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Lox
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:07 AM

Aaaaargh.......Oooooh......my......head.

Any Ideas?

Help...

lox

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:10 AM

Resolve, and resolve not to do it again soon, Lozza!

Skipjack

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:13 AM

Rehydration powders. My friend is a pharmacist, and that's what she takes for hangovers. Puts all the electrolytes back in your body. Or something. Dioralyte is the brand name I remember.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: CarolC
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:41 AM

Lox, I'm sorry about your head.

This won't cure a hangover, but I heard that if you drink a lot of water while imbibing, you'll be much less likely to get a hangover in the first place. Does that defeat the whole purpose of the exercise?

Carol

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: sledge
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 05:39 AM

Yep, Dioralyte is the stuff, though any of the oral rehydrates used normaly for diarrhoea will do.

I discovered during my Navy days that a huge greasy breakfast helps, and quickly too, if you can even face them or keep them down that is.

Any way I know how you feel, it does get better.

Sledge

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: JulieF
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 07:35 AM

In my student days many of my friends used to swear by Irn Bru. But it had to be the proper stuff and come in a glass bottle.

I seem to remember that the best way was not to go to sleep at all - so the tiredness overpowered the hangover.

Julie

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Grab
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 08:23 AM

Best move is to drink a pint of water b4 you go to bed. If you wake up in the night and need a pee, have another pint of water then. And another when you wake up in the morning. It may seem excessive, but it'll have you rehydrated in some decent time. The pint of water b4 bed is always the important one, though.

Incidentally, if your tummy's a little rough in the morning, try drinking milk instead. Settles it down a bit, and there's loads of minerals and stuff in there to replace what you've lost during the binge.

Grab.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 08:30 AM

Apart from the 20 million brain cells that you'll never see again!

Skipjack

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Troll
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 08:48 AM

Grab's right. Rehydration is the key. The more water you can drink the better. And a couple of aspirin a bedtime helps too
Do NOT drink more alcohol- "the hair of the hound that bit you" school of cure-'cause that pust prolongs the payback. Of course if you hadn't had so much to drink in the FIRST place..but we won't go there.

troll-who has tried 'em all.

ps. I finally quit. But we won't go there either.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: guinnesschik
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 08:58 AM

Rehydration, aspirin, and a Coke Slurpee or Icee. THEN a big greasy breakfast. If you're drinkin' the good stuff, you won't get a hangover.

What usually causes the worst part of the hangover is hypoglycemia. American bourbons and whiskeys (and cheap booze in general) use sugar and corn syrup to help flavor the swill. Most American "beers" are full of preservatives, which often times will cause an allergic reaction.

Hope you get some relief!

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: JedMarum
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 09:03 AM

The last time I awoke with a hangover I was out of town. I called down to room service and ordered a gun for breakfast. I told 'em I only needed one bullet (I wasn't going to put up a fight).

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 10:55 AM

There's a medication you can take prophylactically to prevent hangovers: It's called sulfadenial.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Giac
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 10:56 AM

Back in the days when I could down American "swill" with the best of 'em, I found if I drank as much water as I could force down before I went to bed, it wasn't so bad the next day. If I didn't do that, then Alka-Seltzer worked wonders, along with great quantities of water. It also helps to dunk your head in a sinkful of cold water, but be careful when you raise back up! *BG*

guinesschik, you may have a point about the additives. I've never had a hangover from good moonshine, slept for a couple of days, but no hangover. In general, too, I found that if I drank liquor straight the consquences were far less severe.

giac (who no longer swills, but won't turn down a small sip of corn squeezin's - if I know where it came from)

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Kim C
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:00 AM

Well, of course, the best way is not to get one in the first place! Oh, yeah, like I'm one to talk. Truly, I can count on less than one hand the number of times I've had a hangover in the last 15 years... the last time was on an expensive bottle of sherry and it was absolutely The Worst!!! I don't think I did anything but lay around and feel pitiful and drink orange juice.

Needless to say, I still love sherry, but I pay a LOT more attention to how much I imbibe. And try not to do it on an empty stomach! :)

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Sorcha
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:01 AM

Coca-cola does help quite a bit, whether its slurpee/icee or liquid. No one has mentioned tanking up on water BEFORE you go out partying, that helps too. Stay away from high sugar drinks and carbonation, espcially in combination, such as Rum and Coke. The sugar and the carbo work together to try to really kill you. I just swithced back to "Near Beer". That works too.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: guinnesschik
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:04 AM

Yup, the sugar will kill you. I discovered that fresh baked chocolate chip cookies taste wonderful with Guinness. Worst hangover I've had since I started drinking the good stuff. (But you really should try a little taste.)

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: rabbitrunning
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:07 AM

I've always been curious about the recipe for a "hobnailed liver". An English hangover cure from the thirties, I'm assuming, since it's mentioned in Dorothy Sayers' "Gaudy Night."

Incidentally, if you ever feel hungover after eating a bag of cookies, you should get yourself checked for hypoglycemia. And seriously consider quit drinking alcohol. Sugar problems and alcoholism seem to be connected.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Catrin
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:07 AM

This thread is timely for me - just off to Fylde folk festival (tomorrow - oh joy oh joy, I've been loking forward to this for a year!) and, since I don't seem to be able to find a shop that sells sulfadenial or any of the more efficient hangover prevention remedies, I think I may just pop along to the chemist for some dioralyte, alka seltza and resolve - just to be safe.

Catrin

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: SINSULL
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:15 AM

Pasta and Pepsi. But I really don't want to encourage you to drink yourself into a hangover.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Pene Azul
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:17 AM

BS: Hangover Cure

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: GUEST,Sailor Dan at work
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:24 AM

I have found that taking a large glass of water or gatorade and 2 or 3 aspirin before going to bed seems to prevent my hangovers. Also staying away from drinks mixed with sodas, ginger ales, sprites anything with sugar in it to sweeten the taste is a good idea, drinks made with tonic or club soda or water are good to have the effects are not as long lasting as the sweet drinks. The only problem I seem to have the next day is that I feel like I weigh 700 pounds and have an great thirst for water, which I hate with a passion but drink anyway.

My condolences on your condition, I have been there before and probably will be again.

Sailor DAn

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Bert
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:31 AM

Taking vitamin B6 helps. But nothing is better than Giac's method - Take at least one glass of water BEFORE going to bed.

On the real bad ones where you can't face anything to eat or drink, you can sometimes squeeze down a little 'Sunday Morning Coffee' That's coffee with a shot of bourbon. That can help getting you started, and you can switch to water after that.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Mbo
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 12:30 PM

Jeeves used to make this great stuff for curing hangovers...but he refused to name the ingredients.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Catrin
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 01:15 PM

Thanks Mbo - that's really helpful *BG*

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 01:35 PM

You probably don't want to hear this, but the best cure I've found is exercise. I used to play hockey Sunday mornings when I was in my early twenties, a time that many of us sepnt Saturday nights seeing how stupid we could get. There were many mornings I could barely get my equipment on I felt so bad, but after a few minutes of fairly strenuous activity, I felt much better.

Perhaps this is why we get the "Hangover Hornies"

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 01:37 PM

Death in battle is a great cure for even the worst hangover. Had a discussion with some of Custer's boys about that one time.

- Little Hawk

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: GUEST,Mbo
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 01:43 PM

I think it had tomato juice in it, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 03:44 PM

Best way to avoid a hangover is to keep up the level of alcohol in your blood as high as is needed to kill the hangover pain, but this might have negative side-effects on your brain... ;-)
MudGuard

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From:
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:40 PM

Easiest and cheapest cure for hangover - DON'T DRINK

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Catrin
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:45 PM

Thanks for that George - I don't think any of us had though of it.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Mbo
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:49 PM

Good idea, George. That's my point exactly.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:51 PM

Mbo - there was no tomato juice available at the Greasy Grass (Battle of the Little Big Horn). However, I believe it can be quite efficacious. It's good for removing the smell of skunk spray too, and that's not easy!

- Little Hawk

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: MMario
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 04:54 PM

Actually it is quite possible to suffer hangovers without touching a drop of alcohol...as there are many other substances that can cause the same effects; among them tea, coffee, tobacco, chocolate (yes, chocolate), also some laxatives, many diuretics...

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Bert
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 05:09 PM

You're right Mmario, also a lack of the enzyme that processes B vitamins also causes the same symptoms.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: CarolC
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 05:46 PM

bert,

Could you please tell me the name of the enzyme that processes the B vitamins? Thanks.

No, Little Hawk, only Massingill Douche takes care of skunk spray. That's what we used at the veterinary hospital where I worked many years ago. They sent me one time to buy several gallons of it.

Can you imagine my embarassment as I'm standing at the check out counter with gallons of Massingill Douche? "This isn't for me, it's for dogs." Also, I've been sprayed by skunks twice, myself (a long story), and I found that tomato juice made the smell even more unbearable.

Carol

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Rollo
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 06:05 PM

Why cure the hangover? It's part of the deal! I know I have to pay the price for heavy drinking... all right. So be it. Fun first, pain later.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: hesperis
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 06:52 PM

Water and B vitamins cured the only (small) headache I ever had after drinking. (Oh, and my allergy pills probably helped that, too.) Red wine is a killer for me in Ragweed season, doesn't matter how much I have - ouch!
I don't drink to get drunk though. My dad was an alkie and I was always too aware of that to let go. I drink for the taste and the company.
Prevention is the best cure, eh?
You can always try amethysts...

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: DougR
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 07:14 PM

Time. DougR

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Mooh
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 07:47 PM

I never liked the cold shower routine, but a swim in Georgian Bay always worked, maybe because of the exercise thing mentioned above combined with the instant cold splash and rehydration from the outside pores inward. Depending on the season, rolling naked in the snow might work, though I've never tried it, I've got enough trouble without attrcting the police. Then again, maybe it's all in my head.

Yeah, and the raw egg before and after bed. (Just punch a hole in one end and suck, suck that egg.) Lotsa water before and after sleep, Aspirin too.

Hair of the dog only works if you don't ever stop, so it obviously hasn't worked for me, though if someone would like a test subject, my rates are very affordable.

What were we talking about? Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 07:48 PM

It's 7:40 pm here, Doug. Ha, ha. Well it was, anyway.

I too drink for the taste and the company. I got somewhat of a hangover once (a mild one, I suppose) after drinking maybe 4 beers...at the most. And I don't even like beer. Yuck.

I did not know about Massingill Douche. Interesting. I know what douche is...but what the heck is a "massingill"???...sounds like a very large hound of some sort to me. :-)

Ow-oooooooooo! The Hound of the Massingills!

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: catspaw49
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 09:57 PM

Ya know Carol.....Its a shame the Massengill people went to all that expense to produce and advertise their "New Shape" and all. I don't reckon the dogs cared one way or another.....although I could be wrong. And what does it tell you about the condition of the orifice its actually supposed to clean when it works so well on skunk odor? There's about 42 jokes here, but I'll belay them.

And for those of you hungover....Here's a thought......Get Stoned!!! You'll feel much better and it won't matter how much you drank last night if you're goofed up today! Think about it....

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: MarkS
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 10:28 PM

Stay away from the stuff which causes the hangover in the first place. I had to learn that the hard way and I hope nobody else needs to do the same
Cultivate a taste for better wines. Not so hazardous to your head or health, but a fine companion to a good dinner.
Alcohol is great once you learn to use it correctly. Of course I am an old fart now so I can preach to the youngsters. And I am sure they will listen to me better than I listned to the voices of experience years ago!
MarkS

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: WyoWoman
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 10:57 PM

You need to be careful about hydrating with lots and lots of water. Depending on the size of your frame, you can deplete your electrolytes with too much straight water. Better to do the Gatorade or similar stuff with some salts and minerals in it. If you get your potassium off even a bit, it can cause serious problems with such things as your heart's rhythm. So whether you're rehydrating from physical activity or dumb drinking, beward flushing too many minerals out of your system. (Learned this the hard way when cycling.)

And what the hell are the "hangover hornies?" Is that a guy thing? I've had a couple of near-death hangovers in my life (and plan never, ever to have another) and sex would have been right there with "another shot of tequila" in the basement of my list of priorities.

I agree with Spaw. Herbs are much less toxic to your bod.

ww

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Troll
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:11 PM

Spaw; I'da thought that hangin' around Cletus an' Pa and the rest of those scalawags woulda given you some insights into hangover melancholia that those of us who do not have such associations could find useful Enlighten us. Thy public await thy words of wisdom.

troll

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: campfire
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 11:43 PM

Bananas are also good - probably the potassium in them.

I also found out (when working at the local Children's Zoo) that walking into a barn full of 140 goats on a 90 degree day did the trick, too.

campfire

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: DougR
Date: 31 Aug 00 - 02:26 AM

Campfire: Suppose the same thing would work if one walked into a barn full of Yaks too?

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Chicky
Date: 31 Aug 00 - 02:35 AM

My suggestions were going to be:
B6 and water beforehand.
Not mixing your drinks during.
More water after.
Then sex and/or bananas the next morning.

But they've all been mentioned already (maybe not in that combination). Ah well - it works for me.

Cheers
- Chicky
(who's a bit out of the hangover habit what with several consecutive years of being pregnant with or breastfeeding my three babes - but I'm finally finished with all that now - yeehah!)

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: campfire
Date: 31 Aug 00 - 08:52 AM

DougR

Do you know where there's a barn full of Yaks? :)

campfire

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: Raptor
Date: 31 Aug 00 - 09:20 AM

The best cure for hangovers is to drink slowly,and stay drunk, it might be helpfull to live close to a liqur store so move and very important to live alone so no one will wake you up early and for god sakes no kids they get loud especialy in the mourning! You will want to alienate all your friends so you don't get phone calls Matter fo fact rip that damn phone out of the wall unless you use a "call a bottle " type service. O yeah quit yer job so you don't have to 'Be anywhere" You'll have to have a source of income so I recomend starting a bogus charity Like Greenpeace thats how Brian Davies does it (just kidding No law suits please)

Subject: RE: BS: Effective cures for hangovers
From: catspaw49
Date: 31 Aug 00 - 09:28 AM

Actually campfire, DOUG has a barnful of yaks. I learned this in a painful lesson when I had to apologize in writing to all of them individually after suggesting a yak might be of use in sodomizing Conrad Bladey,#1 Super Pissant. I didn't realize at the time what a mistreatment of yaks that would be and that no self-respecting yak would get within a hundred miles of Conrad for any reason.

Spaw