Hangover breakfast
A hangover cure is a breakfast that the discomfort of a hangover is to alleviate after excessive alcohol consumption the night before. It consists of increased fluid intake to quench your thirst , as well as protein and fat-rich food, especially fish, sour or sour pickles, such as herring , sauerkraut or rollmops . The effect of fish and sour foods is indirect in nature, as both lead to a feeling of thirst, so that the person concerned drinks and thus supplies the body with the necessary fluids.
However, it has been medically proven that alcohol inhibits the body's own hormone vasopressin , which normally retains the water in the body. This results in an increased urge to urinate after consuming alcohol, which also flushes out minerals. Therefore, a nutrient-rich and fluid-rich hangover breakfast is recommended to bring the electrolyte balance back into order.
Continued consumption of alcohol ("counter beer", "schnapps", etc., Austrian "Reparaturseidl") is not advisable, as the continued consumption of alcohol leads to progressive dehydration of the body. In addition, the typical symptoms of a hangover are only postponed to a later point in time due to the re-triggered intoxication. It is better to increase the water and mineral intake and to give the liver time to break down alcohol.
literature
- Folk drug alcohol . (PDF; 1.25 MB) Script of the Quarks broadcast
Individual evidence
- ↑ Counter beer . ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. askohneantwort.de.
