Inu vai

• Lots of water, even if you don’t feel like it.
• Juice, but avoid very acidic juices, such as orange juice. Also try a mint, ginger or chamomile tea.
• Tomato juice or mixed vegetables. They contain mineral salts that will do you good.

Faʻatanoa

• Take salty broth, not too fatty (beef, chicken, vegetables), even if you are not hungry. Make an effort to take it, at least a little at a time, as often as possible.
• A few crackers or a little toast.
• Honey or maple syrup; spread it on your crackers, put it in your herbal tea or swallow it with a spoon.
• A poached egg, a food that is very easily digested, as soon as you feel able.

Relieve your headache

• Ibuprofen (Advil®, Motrin®, or a generic), to relieve your headache.

Moe ma malolo

• Dim the lights and escape the noise.
• Rest and sleep as long as you can; you will be working tomorrow, when your liver has finished digesting alcohol.

Absolutely to avoid

• The alcohol. The relief, if it does occur, will only be fleeting and you may end up on a soapy slope.
• Very acidic foods and drinks.
• Mea'ai e tele le ga'o.
• Coffee and tea. Also avoid anything that contains caffeine, such as cola drinks, chocolate or certain pharmaceutical preparations sold to fight hangovers that often contain caffeine.
• Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin® or generic) which irritates the stomach and acetaminophen (Tylenol®, Atasol® or a generic) which would put too much strain on your already busy liver. If you are tempted by one of the pharmaceutical products intended to counter hangovers, read the label carefully: many contain, unexpectedly, acetylsalicylic acid.
• Sleeping pills that definitely don’t mix well with alcohol.

Certain products currently sold commercially to prevent tautau contain an extract of a plant called kudzu (pueraria lobata). While it is true that an extract of the flowers of this plant has already been used traditionally for this purpose, commercial products unfortunately too often contain an extract from the roots, which are totally unsuitable for this use, or even carcinogenic in association with the ‘alcohol4.

Definition of hangover

O le faaupuga faafomai mo hangover is veisalgia. This syndrome closely resembles the symptoms experienced by alcoholics in alcohol withdrawal: experts often refer to it as a preliminary stage of withdrawal syndrome associated with withdrawal, but it can occur even after relatively modest consumption of alcohol. ava malosi.

Ia manatua:

Consuming about 1,5 g of alcohol per kg of body weight (3 to 5 drinks for a 60 kg person; 5 to 6 for an 80 kg person) almost invariably leads to more or less veisalgia. pronounced2.

O auga

O faailoga o veisalgie occur several hours after alcohol consumption, when the maualuga o le ava malosi approaching the value “0”. The most common symptoms are headache, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, tremors, and fatigue.

Veisalgia is also frequently accompanied by tachycardia (runaway heartbeat), orthostasis (drop in blood pressure when you get up), cognitive impairment and visual and spatial confusion. Although there is no morealcohol in his blood, the person suffering from veisalgia is truly impaired both physically and psychologically.

What happens in the body when you drink too much alcohol?

Digestion and elimination of alcohol

Alcohol is transformed by the liver into various chemical compounds including ethyl aldehyde or acetaldehyde, a substance that can cause nausea, vomiting, sweating, etc., when the body is saturated with it. It can take up to 24 hours for the body to convert acetaldehyde into acetate, a substance with much less unpleasant effects.

Digestion of alcohol requires enormous effort on the part of the liver. When at its peak, the liver can remove about 35ml of pure ethyl alcohol in an hour, which is equivalent to about a beer, a glass of wine, or 50ml of vodka. It is therefore better not to give it more work by consuming foods that are too high in fat. This is why it is also not wise to take more alcohol to get over a hangover. It would be entering into a vicious circle from which it would be difficult to escape without damage.

During alcohol intoxication and subsequent veisalgia, the body experiences acidosis, that is, the body has more difficulty than usual in maintaining the acid / base balance necessary for its integrity. Hence the advice to avoid consuming drinks or acidifying foods (orange juice, meats, etc.) and to choose carbohydrates, more alkalizing (bread, crackers, etc.). Note that caffeine and acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin^® or generic) are acidifying.

The dehydration

While it is difficult to digest alcohol, the body suffers from Dehydration. Hence the recommendation to drink plenty of water when consuming alcohol and in the hours that follow. It is also suitable, to counter the effects of Dehydration, take mineral salts (tomato or vegetable juice, salted broth, etc.) to replace lost electrolytes and restore balance as quickly as possible. It is also useful to point out that caffeine also causes dehydration, which has the effect of increasing physiological distress.

What makes the hangover even harder to endure

The color of alcohol

Various other substances, called congeners, enter into the composition of alcoholic beverages. Some of these can contribute to the various symptoms associated with a hangover. However, these substances are more numerous in colored alcoholic beverages (red wine, cognac, whiskey, dark or dark rum, etc.) than in clear ones (white wine, vodka, juniper, white rum, etc.)³.

Noise and light

Spending long periods of time in a smoky, noisy place and under flashing or twinkling lighting can worsen the symptoms of a hangover after a party.².

Eat foods high in fat

Before a boozy party, eat foods high in fat. The fat in food slows the absorption of alcohol and protects the tissues of the digestive tract against inflammation caused by the acids that are produced during the digestion of alcohol.

Drink slowly 

Try to drink as slowly as possible throughout the party; limit yourself to one alcoholic drink per hour.

Drink water at the same time as alcohol

Keep a glass of water near you to quench your thirst. Take water, juice, or a soft drink between each drink of alcohol. Likewise when you get home, take one or two large glasses of water before going to bed.

Eat during the party

Take breaks to eat a little: carbohydrates and sugar, in particular. However, avoid consuming foods that are too salty.

Avoid mixtures

Avoid mixing different types of alcoholic drinks; you’d better stick to one type of drink throughout the party.

Choose your alcohol

Choose white wine rather than red, white spirits (vodka, juniper, white rum, etc.) rather than colored ones (cognac, whiskey, dark or dark rum, etc.). Avoid sparkling alcoholic drinks and cocktails that contain soda or soft drink. Small bubbles accelerate the effects of alcohol.

Avoid cigarette smoke

Avoid spending several hours in a row in a smoky, noisy place with flashing or flickering lights.

Six other things to try if your heart tells you

There is some scientific evidence to suggest interventions that could help the body speed up the process of digesting alcohol or moderate sudden increases in blood alcohol level.

• Blend of bitter plants and antioxidants. These plants would stimulate the liver and have an anti-inflammatory action. The mixture (Liv. 52^® or PartySmart^®) includes the following plants: andrographis (Andrographis paniculata), grape extract (Vitis vinifera), Embelica officinalis, chicory (Cichorium intybus) ma phyllanthus pogisa. To be taken as prevention according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. The results of a preliminary clinical trial⁵, conducted by the manufacturer with less than 10 participants, indicate that the product, taken before and after alcohol consumption, would have reduced by 50% the time required to clear blood levels of acetaldehyde. Hangover symptoms were reportedly less in participants who took the mixture.
• laau talatala susu (silybum marianum). This plant could speed up the elimination of alcohol. Milk thistle contains silymarin, a substance that stimulates the liver and contributes to its regeneration when it is under toxic stress. But no clinical trial has been conducted in this regard. 140 mg to 210 mg of a standardized extract (70% to 80% silymarin) should be taken.
• Vitamini C. This vitamin could also accelerate the elimination of alcohol, according to the results of preliminary tests^6,7. It is generally recommended to take 1 g (1 mg) of vitamin C before consuming alcohol.
• Meli It seems that honey, taken at the same time as alcohol, could also speed up the process of removing alcohol from the blood and reduce blood alcohol spikes.

  I se su'esu'ega falema'i⁸ conducted in Nigeria with about fifty young men, the consumption of honey at the same time as alcohol would have had the effect of accelerating the elimination of alcohol by about 30% and reducing the peak by the same amount blood alcohol level at the time of alcohol intoxication. In general, the symptoms of tautau would have been reduced by 5%. But to achieve this effect on a drunken evening, a person who weighs 60 kg should take about 75 ml of honey, or 5 tbsp. at table. Such an amount would also have the effect of increasing blood triglyceride levels and blood pressure.

• vitamini B6. le pyridoxine, or vitamin B6, is known for its anti-nausea properties. A clinical trial⁹ with placebo was conducted with 17 adults attending a party with alcohol consumption. According to the results, 1 mg of vitamin B200 (6 mg at the start of the party, 400 mg three hours later and 400 mg after the festivities, or a placebo each time) would have had the effect of reducing by about 400% the symptoms of tautau.

  The experiment was repeated a second time with the same participants, by reversing the groups (those who had taken the vitamin the first time took the placebo, and vice versa): the results were the same. It is possible that other anti-nausea medications, such as ginger (psn), or herbs traditionally prescribed for intestinal disorders, such as German chamomile and peppermint, may be helpful as well, if only to alleviate the intensity. symptoms at the time of veisalgia.

• Nopal (Opuntia ficus indica). This herb is said to reduce hangover symptoms. The results of a clinical trial¹⁰ conducted among 64 healthy young adults indicate that taking an extract from the fruits of nopal (Opuntia ficus indica) and group B vitamins, five hours before heavy drinking, reduced hangover symptoms the next day. The supplement is said to have reduced nausea, lack of appetite and dry mouth, according to the study results. The authors also noted a strong association between a blood marker of inflammation and the severity of the symptoms of veisalgia. They concluded that nopal could exert its beneficial action by decreasing the production of inflammatory mediators. For the dosage, follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

TAIMI

• If you decide to take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) before drinking alcohol to ease hangover symptoms, choose ibuprofen and avoid taking acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin^® or a generic) or acetaminophen (Tylenol^®, Atasol^® or a generic).
• Some products currently sold commercially to prevent hangovers contain the plant called kudzu (pueraria lobata). Avoid taking these products. They could do more harm than good.

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