Perhaps every person who has ever gotten very drunk in his life is familiar with such a downside of the pleasure of drinking alcohol as a hangover. Well, there's nothing you can do about it - even such a dubious pleasure as alcohol intoxication will have to be paid for. Of course, waking up with a headache and terrible thirst, everyone swears to themselves - never again! Not at all! True, this promise is rarely kept. But still, it will be quite useful for everyone to know a little more about a hangover than most people know.
Really, what is it? Of course, anyone who has experienced this unpleasant sensation can easily list all the symptoms of a hangover. However, few people know what it really is.
It's all quite simple. Many people know that alcohol intoxication is a consequence of the death of brain cells. Hence the unusual lightness, carelessness - it seems that all problems have retreated. In fact, part of the brain is simply destroyed, which is why there is an illusion that everything is fine and you have no problems.
So why do so many people suffer from hangovers? The fact is that alcohol, like any other poison, when it enters the body, first goes to the liver. There it is exposed to a special substance - alcohol dehydrogenase. In this case, regular alcohol is converted into acetaldehyde. The toxicity of this substance exceeds the toxicity of various alcoholic beverages by about 10-30 times. Of course, when such a terrible poison ends up in the body, the latter begins to sound the alarm - this is the cause of the terrible pain that accompanies a hangover.
Perhaps, there is no need to talk about hangover symptoms - anyone who has experienced them at least once will never forget them. But it will still be useful for everyone to know about them.
First of all, it is, of course, terrible pain. But this has already been discussed above.
In addition, a terrible thirst, the so-called "dry mouth", is very characteristic. This happens because the body receives a serious load - the decomposition of dangerous poisons and their removal from the body. Of course, all resources are used for this, including water. Some experts believe that the body uses a large amount of water to remove dead brain cells to prevent their decomposition.
A hangover also brings another sensation - acidosis or a violation of the acid-base balance. It is because of this that you feel sick. This is a consequence of the fact that the overall acidity in the body increases sharply. After all, when acetaldehyde decomposes, acetic acid is formed, which causes such unpleasant feelings.
Any person who does not abuse alcohol, in the morning thinks not only about how to get rid of a hangover, but also about never touching alcohol again. It is believed that if there is no such disgust, then the person has become dependent on alcohol, that is, an alcoholic of the third or fourth category. By the way, some people think that if beer is “not alcohol”, then there will be no hangover. In fact, a hangover from beer is no less terrible, and in general, the harm of beer is much higher than the harm of wine and stronger drinks.
Of course, the most pressing question in the morning, when a person is tormented by a hangover - how to get rid of this torment. Everything is quite complicated here - too many methods, and if some of them are ideal for one person, then others may not work. That is, for each person, certain methods are the most effective.
So, you are tormented by a hangover - how to treat it?
First of all, get drunk. And it is better to drink not water (and certainly not beer, as some recommend), but brine or simple salt water. When breaking down alcohol, the body spends a lot of salts and you need to replenish the balance. When your thirst is quenched, try to eat something. In general, it is better to eat a lot, but if you are very nauseous, do notallows you to do this, you can just drink a mug of chicken broth - this will give you strength.
For other people who are tormented in the morning by the question - hangover, how to get rid of it, a cold shower may be perfect. Or at least a cool one - remember, after drinking, the body is weakened, which means you can easily get a cold in addition to the hangover. Therefore, you should be careful.
Of course, you can stock up on special drugs in advance that allow you to get rid of a hangover faster. But some of them have a really terrible effect on the body, so it is better to try to do without them. If you are interested in getting rid of a hangover with the help of folk remedies, then we can recommend tea with lemon, a bathhouse and collective singing. Indeed, these methods help almost everyone - tea will replenish water and salt reserves, lemon will strengthen the body with vitamins, a sauna will speed up metabolism, and therefore the removal of poison from the body, and collective singing will improve the circulation of the lungs, which helps saturate the blood with oxygen.
Is a hangover the only consequence after drinking alcohol?
Of course, any person who drinks in the morning is most tormented by the question - a hangover, how to relieve it and get rid of terrible pain. And much less often they ask themselves - how can a hangover be dangerous. But it really is dangerous. Both the hangover itself and the process of drinking alcohol. This is where you should start.
First of all, when alcohol enters the body, it destroys neurons in the brain. Here, the "grape bunch effect" widely known in some circles is in effect. Due to the destruction of part of the brain, intoxication and the accompanying "relaxation" occur. But alcohol hits not only the brain - the liver, blood, heart, kidneys - all of this receives its portion of poison, because the human body is a single whole. But the most terrible blow is to the liver - it is responsible for breaking down any poisons. That is why many long-term alcoholics suffer, if not from cirrhosis of the liver, then from serious diseases. And this applies to both alcoholics who drink everything and always, and to those who drink in moderation, the so-called "cultural alcoholics". Of course, in their case the effect is not so noticeable, but it is still there.
It will simply be useful to know that drinking alcohol shortens the life of any person. Of course, if you drink "culturally", that is, a glass of vodka or a mug of beer a day, then you will lose two to four years of life. Well, if you drink a glass of vodka every day or several bottles of beer, then the losses rise to 10-15 years, depending on the intensity of drinking and the characteristics of the body. In general, in Russia, about half a million people die every year exclusively from diseases caused by alcoholism - one large city.
However, alcohol has an even more terrible effect on the reproductive system. And this applies even to tiny doses of alcohol. That is, if a woman drinks a glass of wine before conception, the risk of giving birth to a child with abnormalities increases sharply.
So, instead of thinking about what to do with a hangover, it is better to seriously think about what to do so that there is simply no hangover. Believe me, this simple solution will change your life beyond recognition.