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- Hangover Cures
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- QUESTION: Have you got any good ideas on how to treat a hangover? I sure
- could use some. I have been told that taking an aspirin or two before
- starting can help. Any truth in that? Also could you comment on how a bite
- of the dog that bit you can reduce your problems the next morning.
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- ANSWER: There certainly is one idea, which somehow I don't think you will
- like, that could help you with your hangover problem. It's called abstinence,
- and if your hangovers are frequent and serious, it may be the best advice I
- can give you. Actually there are no methods that have ever been found to
- prevent a hangover, when the individual is intent on drinking more than his
- body can handle. Hangovers result from some of the products that result from
- the digestion of alcohol by the body, while others result from the toxic
- effects of alcohol itself. Taking an aspirin won't help you at all, in fact
- it may increase the levels of alcohol in your blood by as much as 30 percent
- as it probably interferes with enzymes in your system that break down alcohol.
- Take the aspirin in the morning, it may help with the headache. The next day
- "shot" may also dull the headache, but it doesn't speed recovery at all.
- Coffee doesn't speed the elimination of alcohol from the body, though its
- stimulant properties may perk you up just a bit. Eating cabbage was a cure
- proposed by the ancient Greeks, but their hangovers were monumental, for
- cabbages won't work either.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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