What to drink to sober up quickly
Dec 30, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Shen Yonghua
Introduction
Generally, drinking beverages such as honey water, watermelon juice, milk, apple cider vinegar, and grape juice, or taking medications such as vitamin C granules, colloidal bismuth pectin granules, sucralfate oral suspension, furosemide oral solution, and compound Dendrobium candidum granules can help alleviate hangovers more quickly. After excessive alcohol consumption, it is also advisable to drink plenty of water to promote alcohol excretion. At the same time, appropriate physical activity can enhance metabolism and improve blood circulation.
Generally speaking, drinking beverages such as honey water, watermelon juice, milk, apple cider vinegar, and grape juice, as well as taking medications like vitamin C granules, colloidal bismuth pectin granules, sucralfate oral suspension, furosemide oral solution, and compound fresh dendrobium granules can help alleviate hangovers more quickly. Detailed explanations are as follows:
I. Beverages
1. Honey Water
Honey water contains special active enzymes and pectin that can accelerate the metabolism of ethanol in the body and relieve post-drinking symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and acid reflux. The fructose in honey also helps promote the breakdown and absorption of alcohol, thus aiding in alcohol detoxification.
2. Watermelon Juice
Watermelon juice has diuretic properties that help promote the excretion of alcohol through urine, thereby accelerating the process of sobering up. Additionally, the fructose in watermelon juice aids in the breakdown of alcohol.
3. Milk
The coagulated proteins in milk can neutralize stomach acid, protect the stomach lining, and reduce the irritation and absorption of alcohol by the stomach. Although milk itself does not directly break down alcohol, it can indirectly help alleviate hangovers by reducing alcohol absorption.
4. Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar contains rich organic acids, such as malic acid and acetic acid. These components can stimulate gastric juice secretion, promote digestive system activity, and help accelerate the metabolism of food and alcohol. Additionally, the acidic substances in apple cider vinegar help increase the body's metabolic rate, speeding up alcohol breakdown and elimination.
5. Grape Juice
Grape juice contains tartaric acid, a substance that can bind with alcohol to form esters, thereby lowering the alcohol concentration in the body and producing a hangover-relieving effect. Moreover, grape juice is rich in nutrients and water, which helps replenish the body's needed hydration and energy.
II. Medications
1. Vitamin C Granules
Vitamin C granules are a type of vitamin supplement that can not only promote alcohol metabolism and reduce the time alcohol remains in the body, thus helping to lower the risk of intoxication, but also has a calming effect, helping to alleviate possible tension and anxiety caused by alcohol consumption.
2. Colloidal Bismuth Pectin Granules
After oral administration, colloidal bismuth pectin granules can form a protective film on the gastric mucosa and stimulate gastric mucosal epithelial cells to secrete mucus. Taking an appropriate amount of colloidal bismuth pectin granules after drinking can help alleviate hangover symptoms.
3. Sucralfate Oral Suspension
Sucralfate oral suspension is a weakly basic antacid that can form a protective layer in the stomach, covering the ulcer surface, forming a colloidal protective film, isolating and protecting injured tissues, reducing gastric mucosal absorption of alcohol, thereby achieving a certain hangover-relieving effect.
4. Furosemide Oral Solution
Furosemide is a potent diuretic; although it is commonly available in tablet form, some brands or manufacturers may offer an oral liquid formulation. By promoting the excretion of bodily fluids, furosemide can accelerate alcohol metabolism and elimination, thus helping alleviate hangovers.
5. Compound Fresh Dendrobium Granules
Compound fresh dendrobium granules are a traditional Chinese medicine preparation with functions of clearing heat, relieving hangovers, promoting saliva production to relieve thirst, nourishing the stomach and moistening dryness. This medication can alleviate discomfort symptoms caused by alcohol consumption, such as headache, nausea, and vomiting. It can also inhibit the excitatory effects of alcohol on the nervous system, accelerate blood circulation, enhance body metabolism, and thus aid in hangover relief.
After excessive alcohol consumption, it is also important to drink plenty of water to replenish the body's required hydration and promote alcohol excretion. Additionally, moderate exercise can enhance metabolism and blood circulation, assisting in alcohol elimination and body recovery, although strenuous activity that may cause physical discomfort should be avoided.
