After excessive alcohol consumption, the next day is often difficult, with headaches, a feeling of weakness, thirst, pain, etc.
- When experiencing a hangover, the first instinct is to drink plenty of water to rehydrate.
- It is also advisable, the day after excessive alcohol consumption, to avoid fatty foods.
- Do not take paracetamol to relieve your headaches because this medicine can be toxic to the liver.
You should not consume more than two glasses of alcohol per day, no more than ten glasses per week and have days without consumption during the week, according to Public Health France. But sometimes, for certain occasions, it happens that we exceed these quantities…
After alcohol abuse, eat healthily to relieve the liver
When consumption is heavy, you can suffer from a hangover the next day. According to National Institutes of Health (NIH), typical symptoms, which may vary from person to person, are: feeling weak, tired, headache, thirst, nausea, muscle pain, stomach ache, dizziness, irritability, tenderness to light and noise, anxiety, increased blood pressure, sweating.
When experiencing a hangover, the first instinct is to drink plenty of water because excessive alcohol consumption often leads to dehydration. To do this, you can also consume foods rich in water such as watermelon or cucumber.
The second is to take care of your diet. Indeed, the body and more precisely certain organs – such as the liver, which eliminates 95% of alcohol, but also, up to 5%, the kidneys (urine), the skin (sweat), saliva and the lungs (expiration), according to health insurance – are particularly stressed during excessive alcohol consumption. To protect them, it is advisable to eat healthily rather than fatty foods the day after a night of drinking. And if you’re not hungry, don’t push yourself!
For this, certain foods can be particularly beneficial:
- Those rich in L-tyrosine (eggs, banana, avocado, etc.), which stimulate the production of dopamine and serotonin, which is good for your mood.
- THE ginger to combat nausea.
- Dietary baking soda, which aids digestion and helps neutralize stomach acid.
Avoid paracetamol in case of hangover
Always with the aim of protecting your body in these difficult tomorrows, you must absolutely avoid taking paracetamol in case of headaches because this medication can be toxic to the liver. On the other hand, “some over-the-counter pain relievers, including aspirin and ibuprofen, may increase acid release and irritate the stomach lining”, according to the NIH.
To fight against a hangover, the best ally is time and rest. “People must wait until the body finishes eliminating toxic byproducts from the metabolism of alcohol, it becomes rehydrated, irritated tissues heal and immunity and brain activity return to normal”, underlines the NIH, adding in conclusion that “The only reliable cure for a hangover is to avoid getting one by drinking moderately or not at all.”
