How can you avoid nausea after drinking alcohol?
The easiest way to avoid nausea is to drink less alcohol. But of course it also depends on what kind of alcohol you drink etc. Here are a few tips on how to reduce the hangover:
- Eat enough and as much fat as possible before drinking alcohol (French fries, pizza cheeseburgers, pasta with lots of cheese), as fat ensures that alcohol is absorbed into the blood more slowly, giving the enzymes more time to break it down.
- Even while drinking alcohol, keep drinking water to counteract water loss and dilute the alcohol in the blood (preferably a glass of alcohol, then a glass of water).
- Do not drink cheap alcohols (especially cheap mixed drinks), as they often contain methanol, which is partly responsible for the nausea.
- It is also not advisable to drink sugary or carbonated beverages, as the sugar and acidity increase and accelerate the absorption and effect of alcohol.
- Stay with one alcohol and don’t constantly switch back and forth between the different alcoholic drinks. This can also relieve hangover symptoms.
