How To avoid a hangover

Are you going out tonight? Are you gonna get smashed and feel like crap the next day? We’ve all been there! :D
So, here are a few tips to help you avoid that dreaded hangover:

1.       Line your stomach with some food. – Have a meal before you go out, the food on the lining of your stomach will absorb the alcohol.

2.       Drink some water.  – Have a glass of water with every drink. This will help with the amount of alcohol you drink and the speed that you drink it because alcohol makes you thirsty. Also, try drinking a pint of water before you go to bed at night.

3.       Drink ‘light’ drinks. – There are toxic chemicals (congeners) which contribute to hangovers.  Red wine and brandy are ‘dark’ drinks. Vodka and gin are ‘light’ drinks; this is because these drinks are purified by distillation*.*But of course, you’ll still have a hangover if you drink too many :D

4.        Don’t drink too much champagne! – You’ll get light head faster drink it than you would by drinking the same amount of wine. Also, studies have shown that after drinking fizzy champagne, you’ll have a higher level of alcohol in the blood than you would when drinking the flat stuff.

5.       Don’t drink coffee! – Don’t drink tea or coffee, it won’t sober you up. It won’t make you feel better the next day either. Caffeine will dehydrate and irritate your bowel.

6.       Take some Paracetamol – take paracetamol with water and try not to mix it with caffeine. The combination of pain killers, caffeine and the alcohol left over in your body could lead to liver damage.

7.       Have some sugar – If you feel shaky, it’s because there is a lack of sugar in your blood. Eating toast and honey and drinking a glass of pure juice will help this.

8.       Calm your stomach – If you feel nauseates, try eating some bland, dry toast or try taking some Metilium to help your stomach. Also, try not to eat cerea; because the fat content in milk can just upset your stomach.

9.       Avoid a Fry-Up breakfast! – Alcohol causes your blood sugar level to drop and digesting fatty food will put strain on the digestive system which is all ready stressed. Try something like scrambled eggs on toast instead.

10.   Go for a walk – The oxygen increases the rate that the toxins from alcohol are broken down.

11.   And of course, THERE’S ALWAYS IRN BRU! :D

So keeps this in mind when you’re out tonight and drink responsibly !