HELPFUL TIPS TO PREVENT (OR CURE) A DREADFUL HANGOVER

Aside from being hailed as the top workcation destination in the whole world, Bangkok has been popularly-known for its vibrant and astonishing nightlife happenings. Bars, pubs, and other venues can be found all over the city with a promise of a boozy, fun-filled experience that usually leads to unwanted hangovers. 

From striking headaches, stomachaches, and fatigue, all the way to irritability, discomfort, and dehydration, we can all agree that hangover is the worst feeling ever! 

Fortunately, there are several ways to avoid experiencing a terrible hangover after indulging too much in alcoholic drinks. PULSE has made a list of helpful tips to prevent a dreadful hangover. 

Tip #1 Stay Hydrated 

Consuming alcoholic drinks may lead to dehydration. Alcohol has a diuretic effect on the body that causes increased, frequent urination. In this case, the body is losing more fluids than usual. Hardcore drinking can also cause vomiting and diarrhea which results in further loss of fluids including electrolytes. One way to prevent or minimize the hangover effect is staying hydrated. Drinking plenty of water or practicing alternate drinking between a glass of water and an alcoholic drink may save you some trouble of unwanted hangover in the morning.

Tip #2 Get a Long, Good Night Sleep 

Excessive alcohol intake may impact the quality and duration of your sleep. Waking up in the morning with a strong hangover may have negative effects on your day, so try going to bed early to fully recover and prevent you from having further symptoms. 

Tip #3 Avoid Congeners 

Avoiding certain alcoholic drinks with congeners can spare you from suffering a pounding hangover. These congeners are chemical substances like methanol, isopentanol, and acetone that contribute to the intensity and frequency of hangover symptoms. Drinks such as whiskey, tequila, cognac, and bourbon whiskey contain high levels of congeners. If you don’t want a hangover in the morning, avoid them! (which is hard we know!) 

Tip #4 Drink in Slow Pace 

Practice slow pace drinking or moderation. We highly recommend finishing one regular glass per hour to avoid overconsumption and not get easily drunk. Delaying the chug can be done by talking to your friends while you’re drinking, or if you are in a bar with a dancing crowd, go on and dance the night away and avoid frequent bottom’s up! 

Tip #5 Eat Before You Drink 

Having a healthy meal before soaking up alcoholic drinks can totally help you prevent you from catching a hangover and getting wasted. You may opt to consume foods with high protein levels and healthy fats such as salmon and yogurt to deliberately help you in absorbing alcohol slowly. Eating avocados and bananas will also replace the loss of potassium in your body which happens after drinking. 

Tip #6 Have a Good Breakfast 

After a drinking streak, your blood sugar levels may drop down and it can worsen the symptoms of your hangover. To avoid this, you must delight in a good breakfast meal to maintain your blood sugar levels and replenish your body with minerals and vitamins for you to function properly all throughout the day. 

In case you are struggling to recover from a terrible kick of hangover, there are other credible solutions that will restrain the horrible impacts of excessive drinking. PULSE Clinic has made a ‘hangover cocktail’ that will surely alleviate your symptoms and will help you get back up on your feet. It is a unique mixture of B1 vitamins served in a pint of a saline solution with antiemetics to prevent nausea or vomiting, combined with H2- blockers to counter gastric reflux, and Dexamethasone to suppress the chill and tremors. Know more about this hangover cure or head over to the nearest PULSE branch near you.