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[edmanster]

I see this guy at the bar who gets a full glass of ice and pours coors light into it. To each his own I guess

Indeed.. People think I'm weird for putting ice in milk

 

[mux]

The trick is water. And better yet, drink a full 20 oz of "Revive Vitamin Water" before you go to sleep but after you've pissed all the beer out, it's full of the vitamins your body is depleted off plus 20 oz of water.

That's is it! Works like a charm, and if you can't find that blue poweraid works too. Only thing is I drink it in the morning over ice. Maybe with some greasy cheeseburger. Fixed!

 

[aberry]

Make sure you hit the head and not the closet. That's a challenge for some I know who overload on water before bed after a long night.

 

[SankePankey]

OK, so I know that no one is going to believe me since it's page 3 of this thread and no one else has mentioned it yet... but...

People always say to eat pasta and breads and stuff before a night of drinking. That's totally wrong. Eat only protein. If you eat a big hunk of meat before going out to drink, the protein will absorb some/a lot of the alcohol. Being slower to digest, it will carry the alcohol into your system at a more manageable rate. There have been some studies that have shown that with protein you can drink more and you won't super drunk, as well as you won't get a super hangover the next day. I'd drink water too though.

 

[fletchsj]

OK, so I know that no one is going to believe me since it's page 3 of this thread and no one else has mentioned it yet... but...

People always say to eat pasta and breads and stuff before a night of drinking. That's totally wrong. Eat only protein. If you eat a big hunk of meat before going out to drink, the protein will absorb some/a lot of the alcohol. Being slower to digest, it will carry the alcohol into your system at a more manageable rate. There have been some studies that have shown that with protein you can drink more and you won't super drunk, as well as you won't get a super hangover the next day. I'd drink water too though.

it makes total sense as you get a HUGE insulin response from eating a carb heavy meal as well as Drinking.

 

[Jayhem]

I have found the best foods to rid you of a sick stomach hangover is Chinese! big bowl of Wonton soup followed by a plate of fried rice with beef and mixed veggies...instant cure!

 

[Raenon]

When I'm drinking at home, I drink water with my libations. If I'm having hard liquor, I tend towards those that I prefer on the rocks.

I also will make sure I'm properly caffeinated to my own tolerance (which is fairly high)- if you end up with a caffeine headache the next morning, it makes the hangover headache that much worse.
Greasy sausage or burgers late at night after drinking or the following morning, if you can keep them down in the first place, will help quite a bit.

Generally, the only time I still get hangovers is when I'm drinking away from home for very long periods. In January I was partying with friends several hours from home and planning to get a hotel that evening (which I did), and drank fifteen 22oz mugs of Yuengling lager in a 11 hour marathon (plus a couple of shots, I believe)
I'm a big guy, and I've got the lineage for holding my drink, so I never blacked out or lost control. I swayed, but was still coherent enough to know when I needed to go sleep it off at the hotel (and to make those arrangements, since I'm not enough of a selfish moron to drive drunk.)

The next morning however, the water debt caught up, and the massive dehydration had set in. This is why I'd already stashed a liter of Dasani and a 20oz bottle of mountain dew (salts and caffeine), and gave myself an hour to drink both.
Right as rain

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Lots of water.
Or drink really expensive booze. I got stupid-fall-down-drunk on Crown Royal once and felt perfectly fine the next morning.

 

[bernerbrau]

I got stupid-fall-down-drunk on Crown Royal once and felt perfectly fine the next morning.

I did that at a bachelor party for my wife's cousin. I barely made it to the wedding, and nearly passed out at the reception.

 

[scubasteve03]

A buddy of mine used to make "Hangover Soup". It was retarded spicy but it would get rid of a hangover almost instantly...i'll have to get with him and get the recipie.

 

[mux]

Menudo.

 

[bernerbrau]

Here's one from back in the day. Always wanted to try it but I've never had an ice cream maker.

http://www.blogjam.com/2006/07/20/pepto-bismol-ice-cream-2/

 

[PurdyGood]

Pho soup. A bigazz bowl of it. And bloody Mary. And advil. And water.
Then more beer.

 

[turkeyjerky214]

In college, when I'd get home from parties/bars at like 2 in the morning, I'd take a few massive swigs my my giant gatorade bottle I always had in the fridge in my room. I also would take a couple swigs when I'd inevitably get up to pee in the middle of the night.

For me it's always been about rehydrating after drinking. As much as I drink, the only time I get a hangover is when I do 2+ bottles of wine or black out off bottom shelf booze.

 

[FreshZ]

I drink a "Revive" Vitamin water. It seems to help me. If I can drink 1 before bed and then 1 in the morning even better. Helps me at least.

The other thing I have noticed is exercise. If I can get up and mow the grass on a hot day, or something else (while drinking water or Gatorade) it seems to help as well.

 

[LMGK]

Well. Definitely don,t drink apfelwein With a beer drinkers mentality. It will destroy your brain quickly and decisively.

 

[Ceetar]

The best solution to hangovers is to prevent them, and I have found the perfect method for it. Ive only had 3 or 4 hangovers in my life, 2 during college and 2 during pilot training.

Here is my system:
Drink a **** ton of water everyday all day. Simple and healthy, I also take multivitamins but thats because my diet is bad. People drink too much soda, coffee, energy drinks etc. and most of those dont hydrate you, they actually help dehydrate you like alcohol. Most the time people start off dehydrated. So my advice is to change your drinking habits and start drinking more water, not just when you drink

Oh, definitely this. Consider it 'stretching' for drinking. Since it's the dehydration that's hurting you, you're basically building in a buffer zone. If you wait until you're already dehydrated it's real hard to add hydration faster than the booze is siphoning it from you.

Everyone's different though. I find I need to stay up for a bit before crashing after drinking. After i've fallen asleep if I try to drink water/gatorade stuff in the middle of the night or right when I get up I find it messes with my sense of balance and tends to make me sick.

 

[dgrabstein]

Water, water, water. I always chug as much water at the end of the night as I can, and a multi-vitamin would help too.

In fact, take a multi-vitamin, a glutamine pill, and a glass of water right before you start drinking. Guarantee you'll be an alcoholic powerhouse.

Daniel G
AHA Intern

 

[Psych]

I know... It certainly helps you self-limit. The alcohol also doesn't hit you anywhere near as fast.

I can't do this, get way too bloated with water...can't process it fast enough if I drink a glass of water after a glass of beer hehe, feels gross!

Big couple glasses of water before bed, good to go! Or, go back to being a teenager when hangovers were just a myth.

 

[Shift]

Personally I'm going metrosexual on this, my only/worst symptom is that my eyes are drowsy as **** the day after. I used to have a sweet "under-eye-lotion" with coffeine that combined with a cup, or two, of coffee would get me right back into fighting shape. Altough it wouldn't solve the "you smell like alcohol"-comments.
/Bachelor of science.

 

[Hulud]

as everyone has said.....WATER

but i also take a couple ibuprofen (advil) before bed and that will help, atleast it seems to haha

but NEVER take tylenol

 

[Hulud]

Or, go back to being a teenager when hangovers were just a myth.

i was never that lucky as a teen. i guess the time i raided my parents liquor cabinet and drank all different kinds didnt help my cause.

hangovers suck more now though that im older or maybe its cause i cant stay in bed till 4pm anymore haha

 

[Psych]

i was never that lucky as a teen. i guess the time i raided my parents liquor cabinet and drank all different kinds didnt help my cause.

hangovers suck more now though that im older or maybe its cause i cant stay in bed till 4pm anymore haha

hah that might be the difference actually

 

[patriot9878]

I find the best way is to drink as much water as you can after you finish and then when you get up. I also find when I put ice in my beer it makes things better. I get some flack when I put ice in my beer

Your body doesn't want alcohol in it. It is basically rotted veggies that screws up your motor skills. It's nice to sit around talking with people and drinking good beer, because wihtout the beer many girls wouldn't get sex and a lot of guys wouldn't. Three hundred pounders would never get sex. But if you want to drink and not get a headache let me suggest you fill a glass with ice and pour in your beer. It will give you water and also water down the beer. You can drink more and won't get drunk so fast, because face it could you imagine if you drank something you were stoned drunk after 20 minutes and then pass out inside an hour. I always use ice in my beer and to me it tastes better. So you can control the alcohol this way. Now if you're talking about Budweiser I don't know what to tell you, because that stuff is nasty.

 

[patriot9878]

Welcome!

I'm not sure exactly what you're experiencing as "after taste", but most people start brewing their own beer because they want something more flavorful and more diverse than Bud. But, I should warn you: like wine and vodka, beer is made from sugars.

Beer has no sugar. Vodka is not made with sugar. Wine has natural sugar and it's how you get the alcohol, but very dry wine all the sugar has been converted to alcohol.

 

[patriot9878]

I have sometimes drank beer without a bitter after taste, but not often. I have never drank home brew, but I'm thinking you could really play with it and produce a beer that has a mild flavor. I have to say I am wuss when it comes to alcohol. I like nice flavor and the coolness of a beer. But how people drink those ales and that red stuff at room temperature I don't know. Of course there are people who drink straight whiseky and vodka and I have seen many. Now way can they say they like the taste of pure liquor.

People drink beer so they can run their mouth and talk about stupid stuff for a few hours. If you sit and talk with a bunch of guys with no alcohol the conversation wouldn't last long.

 

[zazbnf]

When I was in the Army many years ago we found the perfect hangover prevention. We just gave each other IV's after a hard night of drinking. Worked every time:cross:

 

[unionrdr]

Ales aren't drunk at room temp. But rather,cool basement temps are the norme. I keep my fridge at 45-47F to chill my ales. So in the glass,they're about 50F. Common in England where ales started.

 

[Aunt_Ester]

We're being Punk'd, right? This is a division of Candid Camera?

WHAT NEW TROLL IS THIS!?

 

[unionrdr]

Now you've done it! You got Aunty stirred up...