Some tips that may prevent a full-blown hangover

It’s smaller than usual, but did you enjoy Christmas? And what about the New Year celebrations? Are you planning to consume a lot of alcohol on Thursday night?

Overflowing festive drinking carries the risk of waking up with a significant hangover on New Year’s Day. This column has some tips to help reduce the severity of your hangover.

Read more: I may even have a definitive hangover cure.

Watch out for alcohol homologues when thinking about what your nipples will be in the New Year. Highly homologous drinks include red wine, whiskey and brandy. White wine is “more compatible” than red, but rum and gin also have lower homologue concentrations. But the lowest is vodka. Vodka has little color or flavor, making it theoretically the best type of alcohol for the purpose of avoiding a serious hangover.

In addition to the peak blood alcohol levels reached during a drinking session, these properties can affect the severity of a hangover. The type of beverage consumed. The nature of drinking; and the characteristics of individual drinkers.

Interestingly, the authors of the review could not find a study examining the effect of drinking conditions on the incidence of hangovers. Was the social drinking event cheerful or discordant? Eat food before, during, and after drinking alcohol. Drug or Illegal Drug Combinations; Pre-drinking mood and malaise levels are cited as much as possible, but are unproven factors that affect the severity of hangovers.

Tips to prevent a full-blown hangover

• Always drink full to ensure uniform absorption of alcohol.
• Red wine contains tyramine, a chemical that can cause severe headaches, so avoid red wine if this happens.
• Try alternating alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Alcohol is highly dehydrating, so be sure to drink 1 pint or 2 pints of water or fruit juice before going to bed after a party. Dehydration is definitely a factor, but the toxic by-products that the liver produces when it processes alcohol are different. Lowering blood sugar also plays a role. Dehydration is usually associated with electrolyte imbalances. Therefore, the combination of water and electrolyte supplements can address some, but not all, of the symptoms of a hangover.

But what if you wake up frustrated with severe headaches, tummy cramps, diarrhea, and extreme thirst, despite some precautions?

Some classic hangover cures

• Dog hair is well known. A typical example is a 50/50 mix of tequila and Tabasco sauce. The principle behind dog hair is simply to postpone the inevitable. The next morning, increasing alcohol overload does not help avoid a hangover and can be dangerous.
• One of the more traditional treatments for a hangover is a plate of greasy bacon and eggs. But is the stir fry the Holy Grail it promises? Foods such as bacon and eggs contain an amino acid called cysteine, which is known to reduce the amount of acetaldehyde, a toxic chemical produced by the body when it metabolizes alcohol. However, it is better to eat a diet containing protein, fat, and carbohydrates effectively “covering the inside of the stomach” before hitting the bottle.
• A brief survey of family and friends revealed the following suggestions for how to treat a hangover. Bread rolls and Lucozade for breakfast were popular. Meanwhile, a junior doctor in the family said that crisp sandwiches are her “reliable” remedy and involve considerable self-pity.

So what about my definitive hangover cure?

I suspect there is no cure based on evidence of a hangover. The only surefire way to avoid the “next morning of the previous night” is to drink moderately or not at all.

And in that regard, I wish our readers a happy and Covid-free New Year.

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