After a hangover, getting out of bed in the morning can be incredibly hard work, especially if your stomach is overpowered with nausea. However, don't worry! In fact, hangover conditions (feeling sick and nauseated after drinking alcohol) can be reduced by eating the right foods and drinks, taking the relevant drugs, and resting as much as possible. After that, your condition should recover soon. In the future, focus on preventing hangovers by consuming alcohol in moderation. But for now, focus on recovering your condition first!
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Method 1 of 3: Eating the Right Food and Drink
Step 1. Eat light snacks like toast or crackers
After being drunk with alcohol, your body is prone to rejecting any food because your stomach still feels very nauseous. However, understand that consuming something is actually mandatory to restore your condition! Therefore, try to eat snacks that are not too heavy like a little toast or plain biscuits. Keep eating these snacks until your stomach feels more stable to accept heavy meals.
Step 2. Drink plenty of fluids
Dehydration is the biggest contributing factor to post-alcohol pain and nausea. Therefore, restore body fluids so that your nausea can be reduced drastically! Try drinking fruit juices, vegetable juices, or energy drinks to restore your body's electrolyte levels. Make sure you also drink water when the stomach condition starts to feel stable.
Avoid sugary and fizzy drinks
Step 3. Try eating bananas
Consuming alcohol can deplete potassium levels in the body. As a result, your body will feel more problematic after drinking alcohol. To restore potassium levels in the body, try eating whole bananas or processing them with almond milk into a smoothie.
Step 4. Try drinking min tea
Min has very powerful properties to relieve nausea and relieve your stomach! Therefore, try brewing a glass of warm mint tea to hydrate your body and relieve your nausea.
Step 5. Consume a maximum of 1 cup of coffee
Since ancient times, coffee has been considered effective in restoring the body after a hangover. However, that doesn't mean you can drink as much coffee as possible to relieve the pain and nausea you're experiencing! One cup of coffee can indeed restore your condition, but more than that can make your stomach even more queasy. If you really like coffee, just gulp a small glass to relieve nausea experienced. But if you are not used to drinking coffee, you should not drink it at all.
If you have a history of acid reflux disease, you should avoid coffee completely because the caffeine content in coffee can aggravate the condition of your stomach acid
Step 6. Drink ORS liquid that is packaged in a popsicle-like form
Indeed, ORS is a product specifically designed to treat dehydration in children. But you can also use it to treat post-alcohol pain and nausea! Although ORS is generally sold in liquid form, some manufacturers also sell it in popsicle-like packages to make it more attractive. In addition, cold-packed ORS can work more effectively to relieve the stomach in addition to restoring the body's lost electrolyte levels.
Method 2 of 3: Taking Medication
Step 1. Drink Alka-Seltzer if you feel pain all over
In fact, alka-seltzer contains aspirin which works to treat swelling and relieve pain, as well as sodium bicarbonate and anhydrous citric acid which are effective in neutralizing your stomach acid. Put 2 alka-seltzer tablets in a glass of water and drink it immediately.
Step 2. Try taking bismuth subsalicylate if you have various digestive disorders
Bismuth subsalicylate (also called Kaopectate or Pepto-Bismol) is effective in treating nausea, diarrhea, heartburn, digestive tract disorders, and stomach pain. If you experience more than one of the above disorders, taking this drug is the right choice.
- Generally, bismuth subsalicylate is sold in liquid form, chewable tablets, and capsules.
- Read the instructions for taking the drug and the dosage listed on the packaging.
Step 3. Try using citrate dihydrate if you don't want to take medications containing salicylic acid
Sodium citrate dihydrate (also called Nauzene) is commonly sold as a chewable tablet. You can try taking 2 tablets first. If the pain and nausea don't go away, go back to taking 2 tablets 15 minutes later. Continue the process until your condition feels better.
- The product claims the results will be visible within 4 minutes.
- Do not take more than 24 tablets in 24 hours.
Step 4. Try taking a phosphorated carbohydrate solution if you have vomited
Phosphorated carbohydrate solution (also called Emetrol) works by relaxing the stomach muscles so it is effective at stopping or reducing the frequency of vomiting.
- Generally, phosphorated carbohydrate solutions are sold in liquid form.
- Read and follow the instructions carefully.
Method 3 of 3: Relaxing the Body
Step 1. Take a shower immediately
Sometimes, taking a shower can help restore your body in an instant! Therefore, take a shower and wear clean clothes afterwards. Get rid of the alcohol smell that lingers in your body and refresh yourself. As a result, afterwards you will feel a little better.
Make sure the water is not too hot and don't take too long a shower! Both are effective in making your stomach feel even more nauseous
Step 2. Rest as much as possible
After a hangover, you should have plenty of time to sleep. In addition to dehydration, pain and nausea can also appear due to the body feeling tired. Therefore, sleep as much as possible or just rest your body on the sofa.
Step 3. Be patient
While all of the methods in this article can help you feel better, the only thing that can actually treat post-alcohol pain and nausea is time. Therefore, take a few hours or even a day of rest to recover your condition!
