New Year's Day is coming soon and the first day of the year is often a hangover… Here are some tips to better digest yesterday's excess !
I would never stop saying that wine and other spirits should be consumed in moderation. However, you are never safe from a too drunken evening. If your night the night before comes down to being torn apart, murgé, i painted, to be round like a shovel tail - French is fascinating for the number of expressions we have for the same situation - and that the next day you are tired, nauseous and with a headache like never before, read this article carefully.
The effect of alcohol on your body
Alcohol is a natural diuretic. This means that you are going to want to urinate after drinking a beer.. Alcohol once consumed, will block the secretion of a hormone called vasopressin. One of its roles is to act as an antidiuretic. It helps the kidneys do their job of filtering and absorbing water. Result, the kidney is no longer as efficient, fanned his feet and no longer did his job. It lets the water pass which leaves to make its way in the bladder. Now you know why there is an endless line in front of the bar toilets.
The volume of water in your body will therefore be reduced considerably over the course of the evening. Result, the body will fetch water where it is. Last resort, he will shop in your skull, you know the part of your body that had a brain before you drank too much ? Without water, the cells in your skull will contract. It is from that moment that you feel it shoots ... I'll give it to you in a thousand, this is the start of the migraine !
This is just the beginning…
But the little alcohol adventure doesn't end there. It will also play with your liver. The latter is able to treat 90 % of the alcohol consumed. It transforms it into elements that can be assimilated by the body and throws away the rest. When you consume too much alcohol, your liver is going to work all the way down to your shoulder. He's gonna make ethanal not knowing what to do with it. This molecule is a compound which is unfortunately very bad for your organism. The second drinking buddy comes into play ! To eliminate this excess alcohol that the body cannot process, the body has no other solution than to evacuate it…
Taste, the colour, the smell of your favorite drink is the result of chemical impurities. In these impurities, there is of course ethanal, but also acetone. You know acetone, the product used to remove the varnish ? It's really bad and we drink it !
You will tell me "yes, but we science does not care, we don't want to have a headache the next day ! ". We're coming ...
How to get better after a hangover
If you have followed what I explained to you above, you will understand that the most important thing is to drink lots of water. Drinking alcohol to cure standby alcohol is the same as wanting to be bitten a second time by a cobra so as not to die from the previous bite.
Often, our first instinct is to take paracetamol… " Yeah, paracetamol is to fight against the headache "... and yes, but no. Paracetamol passes through the same channel as alcohol. It is synthesized by glutathione, a powerful antioxidant produced by the body. If the glutathione stores are depleted, paracetamol will not affect your headache. On the contrary, it can damage your liver and cell membranes, who are necrotic.
The most important risk is drug poisoning and acute liver failure.. Unless there is a miraculous liver transplant, it can cause DEATH. According to a study carried out in 2010 in France, 92 % cases of acute hepatitis are due to the use of paracetamol after a hangover.
At worst, you can take aspirin or ibuprofen. These drugs will act on your headache. Since there is always a quid pro quo - otherwise it's too simple — : they will also increase your gastritis, so tracing your stomach.
The rules of survival against a hangover
Some simple rules to remember to avoid a hangover :
- Drink lots of water to rehydrate during the evening and the next day
- Avoid drinks that are too acidic (café, grapefruit juice)
- Eat non-fatty protein foods (ham, chicken, banana)
- Do even minimal physical activity, lying down only prolongs the hangover so put on your shoes and go for a walk
- NO PARACETAMOL !
- Don't drink too much next time
- Champagne - Do bubbles facilitate drunkenness ?
- How do you look after three glasses of wine ?
- Fat cooked for a cat locked in a wine cellar
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