Best way to aviod a hangover!

[ArkotRamathorn]

Never stop drinking.

Ever.

Has worked for me for 10+ years.

 

[dokken5]

Stay fit.

I haven't actually tested the theory, but I'm sure as my fitness deteriorates my hangovers are gettign worse

I think that there is a lot of truth to this!! Yep.

 

[NathPowe]

stop drinking 1-2 hours before bed

This. Everyone is different, but I've found a major correlation between beers close to bed-time and hangovers. I shoot for a two hour window between that last pint and going to bed. Plus I chug waters during that window. Between that strategy and brewing almost exclusively 4.5 - 5% beers, I feel just fine in the mornings.

In college I rarely got hangovers and when I did I always thought it was sort of hilarious and I'd just embrace it. Fast forward ten years and it's not nearly as comical.

Cheers and enjoy the brew.

 

[johngaltsmotor]

In college I rarely got hangovers and when I did I always thought it was sort of hilarious and I'd just embrace it. Fast forward ten years and it's not nearly as comical.

That's because in college a hangover lasted 6hours. Now they last 2 days.

 

[Hopper5000]

I feel like it has something to do with age too. I know people have a harder time after 25 recovering from drinking. I have a few friends that basically always feel hung over if they go over 2 drinks. I myself don't feel hung over that much but do notice my body and mind are a bit sluggish the next day if I have had a few.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

protein how ever you can get it and super b12, with any bread and your set, first caffeine enters the blood stream faster than most things we intake so take a Excedrin migraine pill which has pain meds and caffeine along with the super b12 then protein like cheese or any meet and a piece of bread then a full glass of water, everything will hitch a ride with the caffeine and enter your body quick, now you cant just do this without getting you blood flowing so you'll need to walk or exercise a bit at least to get your heart rate up, trust me it works

 

[BiskitznGravy]

Two aspirin before bed (if you can remember) or two aspirin while drinking and can still remember. Done. You'll wake up dehydrated but without that headache.

 

[firerat]

I knew a doctor that would hook up a some sort of IV drip.

Dude was a nut.

 

[alphaomega]

I knew a doctor that would hook up a some sort of IV drip.

Dude was a nut.

OR a misunderstood genious

 

[milldoggy]

Exs cousins where nurse anesthesia, they would put in a iv prior to going out, come home wasted and hook up a fluid bag and pass out. Would wake up fine

 

[DrunkleJon]

So, what is the consensus? OP, is this only from Homebrew? If so it may well be the fusel alcohol like was mentioned somewhere in these 4 pages.

I am one of those people that, upon getting a hangover, hurt the whole next day. I mean to the point that I am nausious and have a killer headache and have to take a half hour nap after every 50 minute period of wakefulness to survive. Food in the morning definitely helps relieve it as well as sugar and caffiene. Though I am one of those who am unable to eat anything for at least an hour after waking.

My college solution which worked well, and seems to help when I remember to do it is to take a multivitamin and drink a large glass of water before bed (a heartburn pill has been added as I have gotten older). When you wake up in the middle of the night to pee, refill your bladder with more water and possibly another multivitamin though you can hold off until morning if you dont wake up.

My logic was that hangovers = dehydration + malnutrition or vitamin difficiency + withdrawl.

Only two of those factors can be managed if you are drinking and getting drunk, so rehydrate and get those drunk munchies in you. The multivitamin replenishes vitamins because, usually the drunk munchie food isnt all that healthy.

 

[milldoggy]

From my research since I get nasty hangovers now it is a combo of things.

Dehydration, definitely, drink water, Gatorade, etc

Inflammation, yup, take ibprofren before bed

Lack of good sleep, I have two young kids who get up at 5 am, hard to sleep it off

Toxins. acetaldehyde mainly. As we get older, we cannot process this as much. Especially since we are exposed to so many other toxins in the world, our bodies can be overloaded. Milk thistle, namely the chemical in it, helps detox acetaldehyde

Exercise. I exercise regularly. I find working out when hungover does wonders. It is horrible to do, but it works

So you just need to find what works for you.

 

[Colorowdy]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2449692/SPRITE-best-cure-hangover.html

 

[N4teTheGreat]

Pretty sure everyone has covered this but, hey, my two cents is worth... maybe half that right?

I don't take Aspirin or Ibuprofin as I'm pretty sure my liver has it bad enough as is. I do find that making sure I drink some water while I'm drinking helps. I've also definitely found a glass of water before bed with vitamin B12 is great. Lastly, I make an electrolyte drink (I use Nuun tablets) and set it by my bed and drink it whenever I wake up during the night.

That plus making sure I have the opportunity to get enough sleep the next day seems to eliminate, or at least reduce, my hangovers. I can usually get up and manage a moderately paced bike ride the day after assuming I didn't get into the hard stuff the night before.

Of course, I have also noticed that as I have gotten older, the margin for error is slimmer and when I do get hangovers, they are full of ouch.

-- Nathan

 

[Natdavis777]

I smash a decent amount of water and a good amount of naproxen or ibuprofen before going to bed.

 

[Subdivisions]

The strangest hangover cure that I've seen is to eat two pieces of burnt toast before bed. I've tried it a few times and didn't wake up with a hangover. I don't know if I would have had one had I not eaten it, but I'm certain I was pretty hammered at the time.

I've read that activated charcoal is a good hangover cure so maybe charcoal bread is similar.

 

[Natdavis777]

The strangest hangover cure that I've seen is to eat two pieces of burnt toast before bed. I've tried it a few times and didn't wake up with a hangover. I don't know if I would have had one had I not eaten it, but I'm certain I was pretty hammered at the time.

I've read that activated charcoal is a good hangover cure so maybe charcoal bread is similar.

I will try this tonight... With some blueberry jelly atop. For the palate of course

 

[Subdivisions]

I will try this tonight... With some blueberry jelly atop. For the palate of course

It's not appetizing so maybe that would help.

Please report back with results!!

 

[kombat]

It's 12:18 AM here presently, on a Friday night. Could really use some tips. Or tomorrow's gonna suck.

 

[Subdivisions]

It's 12:18 AM here presently, on a Friday night. Could really use some tips. Or tomorrow's gonna suck.

Try the burnt toast and a couple big glasses of water. Report back tomorrow. I take it you have an early day.

 

[Pkrd]

Kebab!

 

[AndytheBeave]

Greasy sausage sandwich, served in a dirty ashtray

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

From my research since I get nasty hangovers now it is a combo of things.

Dehydration, definitely, drink water, Gatorade, etc

Inflammation, yup, take ibprofren before bed

Lack of good sleep, I have two young kids who get up at 5 am, hard to sleep it off

Toxins. acetaldehyde mainly. As we get older, we cannot process this as much. Especially since we are exposed to so many other toxins in the world, our bodies can be overloaded. Milk thistle, namely the chemical in it, helps detox acetaldehyde

Exercise. I exercise regularly. I find working out when hungover does wonders. It is horrible to do, but it works

So you just need to find what works for you.

I get up at 5 am every day and drink till midnight every night and I'm 52, the key is what you intake and don't, and of course exercise which I religiously do every day. I walk 6 hours a day and eat more protein every day than most people do in a week, most people are stuck in what the media wants you do do, not what you should do

 

[biochemedic]

1. Aspirin and other NSAIDS (ibuprofen, etc.) aren't metabolized by the liver, so would be perfectly safe regardless of how much liver toxin (alcohol) you ingest.
2. Regardless of liver metabolism, a single dose of Tylenol/acetaminophen will NOT cause your liver to implode if you take it after drinking. If you take too much, regardless of alcohol though, all bets are off. That being said the acutely toxic dose is literally 10 times the therapeutic dose.

I think I read somewhere something about ingesting spoonfuls of dry yeast before drinking. If I wasn't mobile I'd try to look it up and post a link, but I think Jim Koch of Sam Adams has been known to be a proponent of this

 

[biochemedic]

Ok....as I finished my Flatbread and second Stone Delicious I managed to look up this link, of course in a journal known for its scientific rigor and authority:

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/how-to/a26328/how-not-to-get-drunk/

I would've wondered it it just had to do with the fact that yeast has loads of vitamins but perhaps it's just an enzymatic breakdown of the alcohol prior to absorption? I would've thought the acidic environment of the stomach would prevent most non-digestive enzymes from being effective...

I may have to try it....one of those "not harmful, possibly helpful" interventions.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Dont do it. Jim Koch is just a functioning alcoholic. His yeast and yogurt 'trick' will do nothing for you but give you a severe case of mud butt in addition to your hangover.

I have a friend who said he was going to try it. I told him to not bother as it would have the effect live yeast does on a body that is not accustomed to so many probiotics. I asked him a couple days later how it worked. His answer, "You were right".

 

[madscientist451]

OK, so I am getting hangovers really bad, and I am not really even drinking that much. No hard stuff, just beer. What is the best way to avoid this?

Every has a different tolerance to alcohol. Even though you don't think you are drinking that much, your body is telling you otherwise. Cut your drinking by 1/3 and see what happens. If you still have hangovers cut another 1/3.
If you still get bad hangovers after that, you need to quit drinking.

 

[madscientist451]

Stay drunk. Kinda surprised I'm the first ******* that posted this.

I'm surprised that someone with a ******* comment actually admitted they are a *******. Well at least you sound happy, Cheers!

 

[biochemedic]

Dont do it. Jim Koch is just a functioning alcoholic. His yeast and yogurt 'trick' will do nothing for you but give you a severe case of mud butt in addition to your hangover.

I have a friend who said he was going to try it. I told him to not bother as it would have the effect live yeast does on a body that is not accustomed to so many probiotics. I asked him a couple days later how it worked. His answer, "You were right".

I suppose...still many of us on this site are fairly accustomed to ingesting a fair bit of yeast as it is....

 

[Subdivisions]

Greasy sausage sandwich, served in a dirty ashtray

It's a 'greasy pork sandwich, served in a dirty ashtray'