Gud morning pals. I was just abt to sleep yesterday night wen i heard noise close to my window,came out and found out dat my neighbour was drunk and was vomitting. So passers-by and other neighbours said we should soak garri in water and add sugar,and give him to eat. I have heard dis garri and sugar solution several times. Pls i want to know the principle behind it and how effective.

The 1 I know about is the solid garri and itz very effective

elvisz: Gud morning pals. I was just abt to sleep yesterday night wen i heard noise close to my window,came out and found out dat my neighbour was drunk and was vomitting. So passers-by and other neighbours said we should soak garri in water and add sugar,and give him to eat. I have heard dis garri and sugar solution several times. Pls i want to know the principle behind it and how effective.

Am not a drunkard, so how do you expect me to know

There's a phenomenon called alcohol-induced hypoglycemia. It means that alcohol can reduce the level of glucose in the blood to abnormally low levels. Alcohol intoxication (also called drunkeness) reduces the level of glucose in the blood by:

1) increasing insulin secretion to consume current energy stores.
2) inhibiting the hormono-enzymatic response that would normally rectify low blood glucose levels. (Alcohol inhibits gluconeogenesis in the liver, inhibits glycolysis in the brain and liver etc)

The hypoglycemic effect of acute alcohol intoxication further starves the brain cells of glucose and presents as neuroglycopenic symptoms.

This is responsible for impaired judgement, fatigue, confusion, lethargy, daydreaming, incoordination, stupor, & coma.

So your garri and sugar soaked in water contains macromolecules of glucose that would increase the glucose levels in the blood, supply glucose to the brain and reverse the features that characterize drunkenness.

lomaxx: There's a phenomenon called alcohol-induced hypoglycemia. It means that alcohol can reduce the level of glucose in the blood to abnormally low levels. Alcohol intoxication (also called drunkeness) reduces the level of glucose in the blood by:

1) increasing insulin secretion to consume current energy stores.
2) inhibiting the hormono-enzymatic response that would normally rectify low blood glucose levels. (Alcohol inhibits gluconeogenesis in the liver, inhibits glycolysis in the brain and liver etc)

The hypoglycemic effect of acute alcohol intoxication further starves the brain cells of glucose and presents as neuroglycopenic symptoms.

This is responsible for impaired judgement, fatigue, confusion, lethargy, daydreaming, incoordination, stupor, & coma.

So your garri and sugar soaked in water contains macromolecules of glucose that would increase the glucose levels in the blood, supply glucose to the brain and reverse the features that characterize drunkenness.

d technicalities of ur explanation makes it plausible bt i refuse to believe for d simple reason dat alchol is fermented sugar

hushmail:

d technicalities of ur explanation makes it plausible bt i refuse to believe for d simple reason dat alchol is fermented sugar

You have a dictionary and the Internet. It's a very simple explanation.

Alcohol will increase your blood glucose level initially giving you the initial energy high. It doesn't stay alcohol forever. It is metabolized into other intermediates which drive its long term hypoglycemic effect- which produces the features relevant to this topic.

You don't need to believe my explanation for it to be true. Those that understand, understand completely.

Funjosh:

Am not a drunkard, so how do you expect me to know

Neva said u were a drunkard,but i guess u have seen people giving garri and sugar to drunk people.

lomaxx: There's a phenomenon called alcohol-induced hypoglycemia. It means that alcohol can reduce the level of glucose in the blood to abnormally low levels. Alcohol intoxication (also called drunkeness) reduces the level of glucose in the blood by:

1) increasing insulin secretion to consume current energy stores.
2) inhibiting the hormono-enzymatic response that would normally rectify low blood glucose levels. (Alcohol inhibits gluconeogenesis in the liver, inhibits glycolysis in the brain and liver etc)

The hypoglycemic effect of acute alcohol intoxication further starves the brain cells of glucose and presents as neuroglycopenic symptoms.

This is responsible for impaired judgement, fatigue, confusion, lethargy, daydreaming, incoordination, stupor, & coma.

So your garri and sugar soaked in water contains macromolecules of glucose that would increase the glucose levels in the blood, supply glucose to the brain and reverse the features that characterize drunkenness.

. Thanks for d info