Anyone who has heavily or moderately drunk, for some people in a single sitting, knows how dreadful hangovers can be. A hangover can often feel like a balloon under your skull, slowly being inflated and pressure constantly mounting. You probably know hangover symptoms such as:
- Dry mouth
- Dehydration
- Anxiety
- Hunger
- Jitteriness
- Light sensitivity
- Rapid heart rate
- Lethargy
However, these symptoms vary from person to person, and the severity of the symptoms often correlates with the type and amount of alcohol you consumed. According to Florida hangover specialists, certain drinks and foods can cure a hangover. While there is no “definite” cure for a hangover, studies have similarly demonstrated that indeed certain foods and drinks help relieve hangover symptoms. This blog presents the best foods to consume to cure a hangover.
Bananas
When you drink too much, your muscle cells often break down, thereby releasing potassium into the bloodstream. Potassium and other electrolytes are lost through constant urination one experiences while drinking. Low levels of potassium cause vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. Bananas are rich in potassium, and thus consuming them helps replenish potassium levels after heavy drinking. In addition, Bananas contain sugar and fiber. Sugar provides energy while fiber improves digestion and can relieve digestive symptoms.
Avocados
Packed with a high amount of fats, folate, and vitamin K, avocados are especially a great source of potassium; 100 grams of Avocado contains about 487 mg of potassium. If you consume a whole avocado of about 200mg, you will be consuming 20% percent of your daily potassium requirement. However, the fat in avocados can be irritating and often makes some people puke.
Carbs
Carb-heavy foods such as sandwiches, pasta, bread, and crackers are easy to digest—your body needs easy food to digest at this point. The myth that eating greasy foods soaks up alcohol is wrong because greasy food is not soluble in water and cannot soak anything. On the other hand, carbs-heavy foods have high sodium content, meaning that besides being easy to digest, you are similarly adding electrolytes to your body.
Water-Rich Foods
Alcohol is a diuretic; alcohol makes your body excrete fluids through the renal system at much quicker rates. If you do not drink water while drinking, you can easily become dehydrated quickly. Watermelon has high water content and amino acids. In addition, your liver is affected after a heavy drinking night before. Taking amino acids allows your liver to break down alcohol efficiently so you can recover faster. One of the reasons why you get a hangover when you drink too much is because of acetaldehyde made when alcohol is broken down. If acetaldehyde is left to accumulate, the hangover will persist.
Chicken Noodle Soup 
A bowl of chicken noodle will do the trick anytime. Chicken noodle is good because it provides electrolytes from the broth and protein from chicken to boost detoxification and easy-to-digest carbs. Chicken noodle works in a similar way to how chicken soup works when you are sick. The salt in the chicken noodle soup helps your body retain the water your body requires at this time. Furthermore, the soup helps retain fluids to help you rehydrate.
Call Us for Help
Some people often suggest that the best cure for a hangover is to start drinking again when you wake up. This myth probably has its foundation in the fact that symptoms of hangovers appear as alcohol levels in the blood become very low. The cold truth is that drinking more alcohol in the morning is only delaying the hangover. The liver will eventually process the alcohol, and the person will most likely experience the hangover. The best option is, therefore, to find food that would help relieve the hangover. If the hangover persists, contact Hangover Hospital renowned for relieving even the worst hangovers.
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