Popular misconceptions that make hangovers worse. Toxicologist's advice

There are many misconceptions about what you need to do to relieve hangover symptoms. If you follow some advice, it will get worse. So never do the following.

You don't have to eat if you don't want to

If you have a severe hangover, you don’t need to force yourself to have breakfast or lunch if you don’t want to. It’s already difficult for the body to process the remnants of alcohol, and food will only interfere with it. He will not be able to absorb it, which will increase the poisoning.

Don't fight nausea

It is better to endure nausea by taking plenty of fluids or doing a gastric lavage. If it is caused by alcohol poisoning, then most medications are unsuitable to combat it.

Stretch sorbents and other drugs over time

You should not take activated charcoal and other drugs at the same time to reduce hangover symptoms. Otherwise they won't work. The minimum pause between them is 2 hours.

Call an ambulance if you are in serious condition

If you have severe chest pain, fainting, heart failure, blood in the urine, black stool or blurred vision, you should call an ambulance. These are signs of life-threatening conditions that require medical attention.

What medications should you absolutely not take?

Many medications cannot be combined with alcohol. So, you should not drink Aspirin if less than 6 hours have passed since your last drink. Also, if you have a hangover, you should not take: Paracetamol, Citramon, Theraflu, Fervex, Nurofen, Ibuprofen, Spazmalgon, Phenazepam, Corvalol, Valocordin, Valoserdin.

Drink brine, not marinade

Brine is very good for a hangover, but marinade is not. The latter contains vinegar, which will slow down the liver, and the elimination of alcohol breakdown products, on the contrary, will be delayed.

What is useless to take

They will not harm, but will not help with a hangover: tomato juice, coffee, Allohol, milk thistle preparations, soda, multivitamins Centrum and Vitrum, Afobazol.

Don't get a hangover

Taking additional doses of alcohol will only delay the removal of alcohol breakdown products. In addition, this method of pain relief can lead to binge drinking.

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