There are certain misleading myths about hangovers that have become beliefs or truths a lot of people adhere to and advise others to adhere to. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, helps to dispel some of these misleading myths about hangovers. The following are the 6 misleading myths about hangovers.

Hangovers are No Big Deal

They are a big deal. Heavy drinking significantly affects the central nervous system, it ‘tinkers’ with the brain chemicals (hence the headaches, dizziness, and nausea) and sends you to the bathroom often, leaving you dehydrated. The morning-after price to pay is a pounding headache, fatigue, cotton mouth, a queasy stomach, and a weakened immune system.

Hangovers Affect Women and Men in the Same Way

Hangovers are not gender blind, they affect men and women differently, and unfortunately the more significant effect is on the women. If a man and woman drink the same amount of alcohol, the woman is more likely to feel the effects. This is because men have a higher percentage of water in their bodies that helps to dilute the alcohol they drink. With women, more alcohol just builds up in their bloodstream.

Only Binge Drinkers Get Hangovers

This isn’t the case all the time. You don’t have to ‘get wasted’ to get a hangover the next morning. Only a couple of drinks can trigger headaches and other hangover symptoms in some people. It is advisable to have water or a non-alcoholic drink between each beer or hard drink you take, to help you remain hydrated and cut down the overall amount of alcohol you drink.

Eat After Drinking

The fact is that eating after you’re already drunk is useless. For it to matter or for it to be of any effect, food has to be eaten before you drink. This way the food can help to slow down how fast your body absorbs alcohol when alcohol is consumed. Probably the only thing that might work is drinking as much water as you can, after drinking or when drunk, this can help you stay hydrated.

Alcohol Helps You Sleep Well

It does the exact opposite. Alcohol might help you doze off more quickly but it eventually undermines the quality of your sleep. The alcohol consumed tends to mess with your REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycles and you tend to wake up too soon. The hangover from heavy drinking can also strike in the last part of the night, leaving you too uncomfortable to go back to sleep.

Coffee is the Cure

The worst thing you can take to help cure a hangover is coffee. This is because too much coffee tends to lead to more dehydration because the caffeine in coffee is a diuretic that triggers the body to get rid of water, which can make the hangover much worse. Drinking more alcohol to cure a hangover is also another bad idea that only helps to postpone your hangover with possibly worse symptoms. After a night of drunkenness, the best thing you can drink is water to counter dehydration and replace lost electrolytes.

source:http://www.opinions.ng/6-myths-hangovers-dispelled/

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An ijaw man doesn't know the meaning of hangover cause , Kai Kai no dey sour

Had a friend back in school who did the most embarrassing shiit ever. He drank soo much that night at the S.U bar, passed out in one of the rooms in the S.U building, vomited all over the floor and oblivious to the mess on the floor, he slept in his vomit.

It was lucky that i was the first to find him in that room on that night. Felt sorry and embarrassed for him.
If you're reading this, I hope you've stopped excessive drinking bro.

Mama Nkechi one more...

All this story' nah for all those oyinbo drinks like "sex on the beach', "screaming orgasm", "rainbow delight', "Chicago blue", "Green Russian", "Irish car bomb", "Hangmans blood", "Green vesper", "death in the afternoon", "greyhound" etc etc, If you mix two shots of "PASTOR CHRIS" with two shots of "DROGBA" come add 1 shot of 'Boko haram' push am down with 2 satchets of "Action bitters' "WA WA ALRIGHT"!! No hangover!!

Naija police be like: So u mean to tell me dat I shouldn't drink, how I wan take confront robbers na?

makes alot of sense

Alcohol Helps You Sleep Well
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......
so if you dnt drink you won't sleep well.....

no hangover like carry-over



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nCh7SlAFZY&hl=en-GB&gl=NG&client=mv-google

Who dey EPP?

I stopped drinking because of a particular hang-over in 2008. I almost died that night.
Still think maybe I was poisoned tho.

Interesting piece

Drink more alcohol when you have hangovers

Sirpaul:
Alcohol Helps You Sleep Well
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......
so if you dnt drink you won't sleep well.....

according to the OP it does the opposite

Can't remember when last i had a hangover. For dis recession?

I read this and then wonder why I did? I never drink and will never. The odour of alcohol is fuckiing disgusting.

Any proper links to back up the listed points ? People just say things based on assumptions, not that they have been scientifically proven. Till today, noone knows for sure what makes alcohol cause hangover because hangover is a combination of things. Alcohol tolerance of people are different regardless of sex. A lady might tolerate it more than some men.

hmm

soberdrunk:
All this story' nah for all those oyinbo drinks like "sex on the beach', "screaming orgasm", "rainbow delight', "Chicago blue", "Green Russian", "Irish car bomb", "Hangmans blood", "Green vesper", "death in the afternoon", "greyhound" etc etc, If you mix two shots of "PASTOR CHRIS" with two shots of "DROGBA" come add 1 shot of 'Boko haram' push am down with 2 satchets of "Action bitters' "WA WA ALRIGHT"!! No hangover!!

lets be bestfriends

The simple solution to hangover is: TAKE ONE MORE BOTTLE IN THE MORNING!!!!

Thank me later

Hangovers dispelled. Ok

lilmizwierd:


lets be bestfriends

Hahaha! Its either you are a guy, Not Nigerian, or underage because its almost impossible to find a Nigerian 'complete' 'lady' that will publicly display love for booze

Drinking more alcohol next day cures hangover

Na shayo dy cure hangover na.