“I will never drink ever again!” That’s what I told my husband after a long night of partying and drinking. Actually, it was just the hangover talking. I did drink again and, yes, I had a hangover again the next day. The experience of having a hangover is just awful. Waking up searching for the coldest water in the fridge and drinking it like you haven’t drank water for forever is torture. On top of that there’s the excruciating headache, red eyes, puking, nausea, and the list goes on.

There are a lot of hangover remedies but mostly they only ease a few of the symptoms. Remember that unless the alcohol is out of your system, the hangover won’t stop. Here are few things that will help you with your hangover problems:

1. Bananas
The large part that causes hangover is due to lack of potassium in your bloodstream. Every time we drink any alcoholic beverages, potassium begins to deplete. Bananas are a good source for potassium so they help in replenishing whatever potassium that you lose. Also, bananas can you help you ease being nauseous because they are also a natural antacid. Plus, bananas can also help you ease your headache since they are high in magnesium. They help in relaxing those throbbing blood vessels that causes that hangover headache.

2. Sex
Shocked? Yes, hangover sex is a great hangover remedy, that is, if you can get some. If you can’t then we still have a lot of other effective remedies that you can choose from. So how does sex help? Of course, you’ll sweat like crazy! Sweating is good because it will help all of the alcohol that you have taken to come out of your body.

3. Pedialyte or Gatorade
Pedialyte is designed to replace fluids and minerals that are lost in our body and same goes with Gatorade. They will help you rehydrate and get back on track.

4. Hot Bath or Shower
Taking a hot bath will certainly help you sweat out the alcohol in your body. You may feel a little hazy at first but don’t worry you will feel much better afterwards.

5. Bloody Mary
A lot have sworn that Bloody Mary can really cure hangover. What’s in a Bloody Mary anyways? Well, one of the main ingredients is tomato juice. Tomato juice contains fructose that helps your body metabolize alcohol faster. But, don’t drink too much BM or else you’ll end up getting drunk again.

6. Fruit juice
Orange or pineapple juice or any fruit juice will do since it will help breakdown the alcohol content in your body. Make sure to avoid drinking fruit juices with empty stomach as they may be acidic.

7. Black coffee
It is not advisable to drink coffee and any other caffeinated beverages when you have a hangover since they can cause further dehydration, however, they can still help ease the nausea. Instead of adding sugar to your coffee try it with honey. The fructose in the honey is absorbed quicker than the sucrose in sugar.

8. Food
Eating also relieves us from a hangover. Try eating starchy foods such as rice, grains and cereals but do avoid eating greasy or oily food, you might upset your stomach.
I know that there are times when we have a severe hangover we don’t really feel like eating, but food is good because it speeds up your metabolism which in turn, metabolizes the alcohol faster. So the faster the alcohol will be expelled from your body the faster you will recover.

9. Pain Relievers
Pain killers or relievers such as Aspirin and Ibuprofen may help you with your headache and some muscle pain but it does nothing with the alcohol level that is in your system.

10. Miso Soup with Eggs
If your stomach can’t handle eating solid food, you can try Miso soup. It’s known as the best hangover soup. Miso soup replenishes some of the nutrients that you lost while you were drinking. It is also loaded with probiotics, so if you’re experiencing tummy problems it may even help you feel better.

If any of these hangover remedies doesn’t make you feel better, stick with the basic! Just drink tons of H2O before you go to sleep and in the morning. So, if you filled that huge beer boot up with tons of beer the night before, you should do the same before hitting the sack (but not with beer in it of course but with water!).

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