Welcome to this week's video which is all about hangovers if you've drank a little too much and
you've got those classic hangover symptoms you know i'm talking about headache nausea dehydration
generally feeling terrible then this is the video for you however as a healthcare professional i
must i must advise you that it is not good to drink alcohol in excess and it's actually really
really bad for you and hopefully you're never going to do that again but in this week's video
we're going to learn all about hangover cures hangover remedies and everything you need to know
to start feeling better so let's begin so welcome to my channel if you haven't been here before we
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all what causes a hangover look we all know if you're going to get a hangover it's usually due
to drinking excessive amounts of alcohol what is alcohol or the chemical compound is ethanol okay
so excessive alcohol consumption causes a hangover and it varies from person to person
as in how much they have to drink to have a hangover and also their hangover symptoms so
it's very variable from person to person so never believe someone who also says to you oh i never
get hangovers or anything like that because they are playing and simply lying because everyone gets
handguns now the process as to which why we get hangovers it's slightly debatable there's no real
real scientific evidence behind each one of these ideas they're all sort of ideas at the moment but
we'll go through them for some of you who are interested in knowing the causes if you're not
interested in knowing the causes feel free to skip forward or click on that chapter below and
go straight to the tips to see what you need to do so reason number one is that alcohol suppresses
a hormone called vasopressin and when we suppress vasopressin basically alcohol works as a diuretic
diuretic is a fancy word for something that makes you we more so by weighing more we're going
to become more dehydrated and that dehydration element is what we're proposing is causing those
hangover symptoms such as headache and feeling really unwell and rough moving on to reason number
two reason number two is that your body converts the ethanol the alcohol into a compound known as
acetaldehyde and acetaldehyde is toxic so it's going to make you feel unwell it's going to make
you feel nauseous and it's going to give you a bit of a headache it does take time for this process
to happen which is one of the reasons why they think this is the cause because you usually get
a hangover symptom the next day so it takes a bit of time for the body to transfer everything
into the acetaldehyde and moving on to reason number three reason number three is that your
body is using loads of energy loads of vitamins loads and minerals and loads of sugar to get rid
of this alcohol which results in the next morning having low sugar known as hypoglycemia which again
results in those common symptoms that we see in a hangover so that's the reasons for a hangover and
in all honesty i'm going to up by the way because my legs are feeling tired and in all honesty i do
think it's probably a combination of all three which is causing the hangover now that we know
the science behind what's causing the hangover we can actually look at the different things that we
can do that are potentially going to help with the hangover symptoms now please do remember that all
the information that i'm going to give you in terms of tips and tricks that are going to help
cure your hangover are all scientifically backed and there's evidence supporting them however
please remember there's a lot of tales out there and myths out there doing this helps
doing that helps having you know these crazy mixes or fluids the next day helps there's no scientific
evidence to support them so unfortunately i can't be telling you to do them however i am
really interested to know your take on them if you've got any of your own that you've been doing
in the family for a long time please do leave a comment below because i would love to read it i'm
sure everyone else watching this video would too okay now let's begin with some proper scientific
remedies and cures for hangovers okay so the first thing we're going to discuss is we're going to
discuss fluid intake okay fluid intake is probably one of the most important things because remember
back to the causes alcohol stops vasopressin and when we stop vasopressin we're going to get this
diuretic effect where we're weaning a lot more and losing loads of fluid which is going to cause that
dehydration and all those problems so the question is how do we rehydrate ourselves the best way the
most efficient way well let's run through that okay so tip number one if you woke up with a
hangover right now the first thing you need to start doing is drinking water start drinking
water small sips little and often okay remember some people when they've got hangover symptoms
they're feeling nauseous they might be vomiting so if you're having massive drugs of water it might
just make you warm it all up and then you're gonna get more dehydrated so little and often
keep getting that water in this is gonna make a big difference right from the start
moving on to tip number two in terms of rehydration so the morning after it's good idea
to drink a bit of caffeine with a bit of sugar in it so if you like coffee for example make yourself
a cup of coffee put some sugar in it remember the cause of the hangover that we spoke about
one of it was hypoglycemia so having low sugar levels so by having a bit of caffeine in there
and having a bit of sugar in there it's going to help boost those sugar levels and start making us
feel a bit better about ourselves start feeling a bit healthier stop feeling so terrible please also
remember though if you are diabetic obviously be careful with how much sugar you put so please do
remember that bear that in mind moving on to tip number three tip number three is all about having
drinks in between your alcoholic drinks look if you are going to be drinking a little bit make
sure that you are splitting the drink so you're not just having alcohol after hourglass or alcohol
you need to be having alcohol if you're gonna have that followed by water soft drinks anything like
that to keep you hydrated and to also keep those sugar levels a little higher and stop them from
dropping down and moving on to tip number four tip number four is if you have come back home
and you've had a few drinks please don't forget to get yourself a good glass of water or whatever
put it next to your bedside so you can have a few sips during the night if you wake up or especially
the next day it's just a lot easier for you to get hydrated quicker and easier okay so now that we're
done with the rehydration tips the next thing we're going to talk about is food consumption
because this is also another important part of treating a hangover and helping us get rid of
it sooner okay and quicker and remember earlier we spoke about hypoglycemia and how your sugar
levels are dropped when you have alcohol so this is one of the most important things that we need
to get food in is to help boost our sugar levels so we start feeling a little better
sooner okay so moving on to tip number one tip number one is all about carbohydrates we need to
get some carbohydrates into our system this will get converted to sugar eventually but it's going
to give us some long-acting energy as well most people tend to always go for really unhealthy food
sources after a night out or when they're hungover like a full english or something greasy like that
try and keep it healthy but as long as you're getting some carbohydrates in you that's really
going to help boost those sugar levels and start making you feel more normal and tip number two is
more about drinking safely and more healthy okay if you are going to go out for a drink or two make
sure you've had something to eat having something to eat is going to slow down how fast the alcohol
is absorbed so if we can slow that down it's going to put less pressure on our organs like our liver
and you're going to be less likely to get drunk quicker and you're gonna be much less likely to
have those hangover symptoms so i guess it's a win-win okay so that's a quick few tips that you
can do to help with the hangover but please do remember that drinking alcohol in excess
is notoriously bad for your health it increases your risk of liver disease it increases risk of
different types of cancers cardiovascular risk increases as well and it just causes all these
emotional and mental health problems as well so drinking alcohol in excess is a definite no and
i would never endorse it at all in this video and this video is more of a quick guide on what
you can do is if you've done it as a one-off and you've had a hangover symptoms now you know what
to do that are going to help but i really would condone it and i wouldn't recommend it for anyone
who's doing it all the time and if you are finding you're drinking a lot more often and you're having
problems stopping then i will leave loads more information in the description below for you
as well that you can find and find really helpful really now remember the best way to actually avoid
the hangover is for you to understand how many units of alcohol you're having and to understand
how strong your drink is before drinking it so now i'm just going to give you a quick guide of
units and how to calculate it and what it all means now if you are drinking alcoholic drinks
at home they will all have the number of units on the back so it's quite easy to calculate how many
units you're drinking however if you are drinking out at a pub or a bar obviously it's going to be
a little more difficult for you to calculate how many units you're having so here's a rough guide
one shot of spirits like vodka for example a shot at 25 mil shot is equivalent to one unit one pint
of lager depending on the strength is usually about two to three units one glass of wine is
usually about three units so that's a bit of a rough guide but there are also smartphone apps
that are available that you can download which are going to tell you the exact number of units
also the nhs has a really good unit calculator as well which i'll leave in the description below and
i do have a video more about this as well and i'll leave it in the description below as well
and i'll leave it up here as well so one of the questions as well that i always hear from patients
is what is classified as binge drinking so what classifies drinking too much so for men drinking
more than eight units in one day is classified as a binge drink and for women drinking more
than six units in one day is classified as binge drinking now please bear in mind here in the uk
at the nhs we advise no more than 14 units per week for men and women okay and ideally that
shouldn't be obviously on one day of drinking it should be spread along at least three days
okay with alcohol-free days so some of those days in the week you shouldn't be drinking alcohol okay
so i hope that just helps to clarify things again there will be more information about this in the
description below as well as some links to the nhs which got some really helpful stuff about drinking
alcohol now please do remember that hangovers are usually limited to one or two days however if you
find that your symptoms aren't improving then you should definitely seek medical advice also
if you're still suffering from vomiting or severe diarrhea anything like that that's not improving
again you need to seek medical advice also please bear in mind the alcohol poisoning is a real thing
as well some people do get alcohol poisoning who do needs serious early medical attention as well
so you need to go to hospital for that alcohol poisoning symptoms include confusion you know
not responding to things slurred speech all of these can be signs of alcohol poisoning again i
am going to leave more information about these red flags and when to seek medical attention in
the description below for you and this brings us on nicely so the last thing i want to speak about
again i'm going to get up because i'm getting a bit tired from sitting down but the last thing i
want to speak to you is about your safety whilst drinking there has nationally and internationally
actually been a massive rise in drink spiking and if you want more information on this i do have a
video on it which has been really helpful for a lot of people which i will leave a link to up here
and in the description below but it's about how to drink safely and knowing what kind of symptoms
to be aware of if you drink has been spiked okay this is a big problem at the moment and it is a
criminal offense as well okay so if you want more information on it feel free to watch that video
so it looks like we've come to the end of this week's video i really hope that you have found
this information helpful and you've become a bit of a hangover pro i really don't like saying that
you become a hangover pro because you did promise me at the start of the video hopefully this isn't
going to ever happen again remember binge drinking is not good for your health drinking alcohol in
excess is not good for your health it causes so many different cancers it causes heart disease
it causes liver disease and it causes all these mental health problems as well okay so please
remember if it was a one-off then i really hope this video has helped you but if you're finding
that it's happening on constantly you need to seek medical attention for it and get some help which i
will leave links to in the description below also please do let me know your own remedies as well i
would love to read them in the comments below it's always fascinating reading these kinds of home
remedies and and old wives tales that they say i always find really interesting and fascinating
to find out to read about find out where they've actually originated from so any information you've
got on that i would love to read it please leave in the description below thank you for
watching and as i always say at the end of every single week's video always remember that you're
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