Had a boys’ night out? Lots of fun until you wake up in the morning and it feels like your head is going to explode and your stomach is going to detach itself from your body. Well gents, a hangover is a reasonable price to pay if you had a blast. But it doesn’t mean there is nothing you can do to cure it or at least, lower the pain level. Here are some tips.
1. Sleep. No, I’m not being sarcastic; you do need to get some more sleep to relieve the headache. Your body is craving it and needing it and you should give it.
2. Drink fruit juice. When you wake up in the morning, have a glass of freshly-squeezed orange juice or other fruit juice. Alcohol can drain your body’s supply of vitamin C so you need to replace it.
3. Eat toast and eggs. If your stomach is heaving and you spent half the night throwing up, you need to replace what you lost. Try to eat a proper breakfast. Eggs would be ideal since they are rich in amino acid and can help flush out toxins. If you cannot manage to keep anything down, have a toast – it would help settle your stomach and ease the pain of the hangover and your stomach can take it.
4. Shower. Blast yourself with icy spray from the shower. Actually, it is better if you alternate between hot and cold.
5. Eat before drinking. This is more for “before,” rather than the “after.” Before you go out on a drinking binge, make sure that your stomach has something in it. The one thing that’s worse than a regular hangover is a hangover acquired with an empty stomach.