How to Detox From Beer

You wake up--your eyes can't focus, your head is pounding, your stomach is churning. Nausea, headache, blurred vision, fatigue, loss of appetite and feeling shaky are all symptoms of the flu. Then you remember (vaguely) all the beer you drank last night. You don't have the flu. You have alcohol poisoning, commonly know as a hangover. An occasional hangover will not cause long-term health problems for an otherwise healthy adult. You can try some common methods for beer detoxification to help lessen your symptoms.

Instructions

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  Drink fluids. Choose a fluid you enjoy drinking upon waking up. Water is best. Coffee also is thought to be good for hangovers, but coffee can continue to dehydrate the body. Sports drinks are a good choice. They help restore some salts and electrolytes to your overtaxed system. Contrary to the old advice of having some "hair of the dog that bit you," consuming more beer is not going to help you detox and feel better.

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  Eat something. The suggestions are many and varied, and no one food has been scientifically tested to prove it works best to relieve the symptoms of beer toxicity. Eat a small amount of whatever your stomach can handle. Some common food recommendations are hot and spicy foods such as tripe soup, naturally vitamin-enriched foods such as a banana, or greasy, high-carb foods such as a plate of eggs, bacon and toast or pancakes.

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  Take a walk. Don't lie around all day. Get out, get some fresh air and get your body moving. A light sweat will help drain some of the toxins from your system.