Therapy
If abdominal pain occurs on the day after excessive alcohol consumption as an accompanying symptom of “hangover”, there is usually no need for further action. Since nausea and headaches are often also present, it is important to drink enough water or herbal tea. With regard to eating, it is advisable to listen to your own body.
If you have an appetite, you can eat, but if you are nauseous, you should avoid eating. Painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen are not recommended for stomach ache after drinking alcohol because of the predominant production of stomach acid. These drugs shift the balance even further towards acid production, which in turn has an unfavourable effect on abdominal pain.
Freely available preparations such as Iberogast, which calms the digestive tract, can provide relief. If the pain does not improve within a few days, a doctor should definitely be consulted. This doctor will try to find the cause of the pain with the help of an anamnesis and a physical examination and then treat it in a targeted manner.
Often medicines are prescribed which inhibit the production of stomach acid (proton pump inhibitors) and thus quickly lead to an improvement in abdominal pain. and nausea after alcohol consumption – What helps?
