3 tips to have a bearable hangover

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Perhaps the worst discomforts that someone can feel are in a hangover. That's why we want to give you some tips to make your hangover bearable

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Many names have been given to this malaise, guayabo is called in Colombia, cruda in Mexico, and resaca in Spain and elsewhere in Latin America. The only thing they have in common is the feeling of weakness and discomfort that characterizes it. The hangover is made up of a series of symptoms that occur when excessive alcohol is ingested. According to the web portal mayoclinic.org, these include fatigue, vomiting, headache, among others. Having a little clearer what happens in our body then we give you the tips.

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Tip # 1: Hydration

According to Mayo Clinic, there are several causes of a hangover at the time of drinking alcohol, within these is dehydration because alcohol causes the body to produce more urine. For this, it is essential to buy a serum that hydrates. That's right, the same one that we are prescribed when we have vomit or diarrhea, it works to recover in the hangover.

But if it is not possible to get one of these for the cost, there is another alternative and are those drinks used by athletes to rehydrate. For example, Gatorade helps replenish lost fluids, carbohydrates and electrolytes. If it is impossible for you to leave the house, you can prepare homemade whey which only requires water, salt, sugar, baking soda, and lemon juice, according to the recipe of guiainfantil.com portal.

Tip # 2: Rest

Alcohol causes a drop in blood sugar, which is why fatigue occurs, weakness and in the worst cases seizures. This is why it is necessary to rest to recover effectively and that the symptoms of the hangover can cope during the time it lasts. It is also important to ingest something for the improvement of the corporal state and that this one is recomposed without any setback because this usually does not require medical attention.

Tip # 3: Before, during and after

Pre, during and Post. It is not a matter of missing the party, but if you are going to drink alcohol for a long time, it is vital to take into account the following instructions to avoid a hangover, or in case it is manageable and not so strong.

Before: Eat well so that at the time of intake of the alcoholic substance is not so durable the effect and longer you can enjoy.

During: Drink water while drinking the liquor. Or as some prefer, always after finishing a drink take a glass of water.

After: Many take painkillers before bedtime or those heartburn remedies that specifically promote after the party or that heartburn that occurs after eating a large amount of food. This works, also during the day of the hangover.

LatinAmerican Post | Ana María Aray Mariño

Translated from "3 tips para tener una resaca llevadera"