Don't Swallow Your Gum! by Aaron Carroll MD

Author:Aaron Carroll, MD
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780312533878
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

MYTH, HALF-TRUTH, OR OUTRIGHT LIE?

You can cure a hangover with . . .

From aspirin and bananas to Vegemite and water, you may hear endless options to prevent or treat hangovers from your friends, family members, and the Internet. Unfortunately, no scientific evidence supports any cure or effective prevention for alcohol hangovers. In a systematic review of randomized trials asking if anything worked to prevent or treat hangovers, no effective interventions were found in either the traditional or complementary medical literature. While a few, very small studies using unvalidated symptoms scores showed minor improvements, the conclusion of the exhaustive review was that nothing that had been studied worked, not propranolol, tropisetron, tolfenamic acid, fructose, glucose, dietary supplements including borage, artichoke, prickly pear, or a yeast-based product. The effective hangover cure is a myth. While more recent studies in rats show some potential for new products to alter the mechanisms in your body that might cause hangover symptoms, humans also can get sick from some kinds of “hangover cures.” A hangover is caused when you drink too much alcohol. Thus, the most effective way to avoid a hangover is to drink alcohol only in moderation or not at all.

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