Snidey ‘hangover cures’

[DrierThanANunsNasty]

I know MN is funny about drinking so expecting a flaming for this one but whatever.
Saw a post in a group I’m in on Facebook wishing everyone a happy new year and asking for hangover cures for all those who were feeling a bit fragile. Over 3/4 of the replies were people saying “don’t drink” and saying how they haven’t drunk in however long.
AIBU to think this isn’t what the post was asking and actually it’s just a bit snidey? Like I don’t care if you haven’t drunk in 22 years Janet, I feel like my whole world is gonna fall out my bum because I celebrated New Years with a bottle (or two) of wine and that’s what I wanted to do.

I don't drink and people who don't drink annoy me. They always manage to get it into irrelevant conversations or act as if they're better than people who do drink. No one cares!

My hangover cure when I did drink was:

Toast with loads of butter and marmite
Pint of cold water
Coca Cola
Lucozade original
Ibuprofen

Fry up, can of irn bru, mars bar. Job done!

I usually try and take a resolve before before I go to bed but the other night I was so shitfaced I didn’t even manage to get undressed to get into bed so that went out the window.
Felt rough as arseholes the next day so alkaseltzer and orange juice with lemonade helped a bit .
Yesterday I just had a couple of beers and was in bed by 11 feeling smug I wouldn’t have a hangover but joke was on me as have felt rough with a sore chest and achy limbs

I'd feel hungover after a dominos pizza lol

Menken you are wrong. Otherwise the timing of the (you say) purported hangover cure would be more of a factor.

Lucozade was always mine but they’ve changed it now, the absolute bastards 😭

Today I had leftover lasagne, it was most effective 👍

Irn Bru (full fat), tattie scones, Square sausage. ayrshire bacon and plain not pan bread

Agree that is very annoying of them (and I am trying to give up booze!)

@lowlandlucky

drool

MN attitudes on drinking are bizarre. I've never known so many people try and refer others to AA 😂

I try and do damage limitation with two paracetamol, a pint of water and a bag of crisps before bed. If you forget or are unsuccessful in your prevention tactics then the only cure is full fat coke and salty snacks until you can stomach a double cheeseburger from McDonald's.

Tea and a debrief before bed.

Sheet mask from the fridge in the bath with more tea, a run/sweat sesh if you can handle it, then a dominos. I also love cold pineapple. ALSO coop finest salt and cider vinegar crisps.

Can we have a moment for lazy hangover sex and it's healing powers?

irn bru and a mcdonalds usually sorts me out

McDonalds and Red Bull, perhaps with a Krispy Kreme doughnut to keep sugar levels up.

Of course, this is what I’ve heard. I never get drunk because - I’m true MN style - I have a small dry sherry at Christmas and, if I’m really pushing out the boat, a glass of champagne on NYE. Any more would be excessive

In, not I’m!

You have a lovely turn of phrase OP. I find a pint of water before going to bed improves things immensely, except for the weeing.

DH and I went out last night and I neglected my preventative measures before bed - today I am Extremely Unwell.

We didn't even drink that much but the hangovers are just appalling these days. My New Years resolution was to have a better relationship with alcohol, this hangover is just what I need to cement this

Loads of very hot tea. Approx 58 million roast potatoes covered in thick gravy and cheese. Plenty of salt. Attenborough documentaries on iplayer. Sorted.

The only known cure for a hangover is an orgasm.

Once that’s achieved, getting up and having a shower, washing your hair and cleaning your teeth helps. Then body lotion and fresh pjs.

Sofa time.

Tea, tea and more tea. Bacon and egg sandwich with tomato ketchup. More tea. Paracetamol and fizzy water (or full fat coke but not if you want the next stage...) and nap.

Wake. More tea. With biscuits whilst making cheese and marmite on toast.

Telly. Tea (and chocolate). Nap in front of Friends reruns.

Wake. Clean teeth / wash face.

Make tea. Peruse take away choices. Order same thing as always (for me, spicy chicken ramen, chicken gyoza, steamed pork buns and some sashimi). Order.

Eat. Watch movie.

Go to bed.

A McDonald’s (breakfast or meal deal) contains everything you need to refuel yourself with a hangover. Ideally that should be followed by two paracetamol and a nap,

Ginsters Sausage roll, Worcestershire sauce flavour Walkers crisps and paracetamol washed down with coke

Never underestimate the magical mystical healing powers of an ice cold orange Lucozade and a piece of toast.

And to try to beat getting a hangover, no matter how rat arsed you get, try and drink a pint of water before you go to bed. It really works!

Mine used to be ice pops to try and quench thirst without throwing up and then a dioralyte or similar to replace stuff I'd lost and then rehydrate as soon as I could stomach it. Starchy foods always did it for me about mid afternoon and sleep.
Don't drink enough now to get hangovers like that anymore (and no I'm not virtue signalling) few gins and a fuzzy head is the most I endure now because I just don't enjoy it anymore.
I scroll on past if I read stuff like that, but I do get pissed off with colleagues moaning (looking at you Barbara!) That they're 'so ill' when actually they're hungover and they chose to go and do it, rendering themselves useless today and leaving me to pick up the slack because I didn't get shitfaced last night.

I second cold dip in the sea. Some sort of exercise - although the thought of it seems horrendous when you feel the world is falling out of your bum - really does work. Steam rooms are also great, otherwise steam over a saucepan, hot bath then cold shower. The Romans were really onto something as they loved the old vino and then went into the baths the next day

Some responses:

'Cheers mate, I'll hop in the DeLorean right away!'

'Is that in the same way that you can alleviate the effects of a bee sting by never getting stung by a bee?'

'I'll know who to come to, when I'm looking for an answer to the question 'how can I prevent a hangover?'

Am I the only one who’s completely horrified at the thought of a hangover shag? I think that would finish me off tbh.

Totally agree about the dioralyte rehydration sachets - the blackcurrent ones are fab together with ibuprofen, paracetamol and carbs.

@OlaEliza

Marmite

Eaten by the tablespoonful. Cures all known ills