cookiegirl Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Alright - I need some help with a health question. For years now I've been taking Advil before bed after a night of drinking. It's great for chasing away hangovers. But I've recently read that it's really bad to do this - something about your liver and stomach lining and such. Does anybody know if this is true? Have any better "before bed" hangover remedies?Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadygroovedc Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Originally posted by cookiegirl Alright - I need some help with a health question. For years now I've been taking Advil before bed after a night of drinking. It's great for chasing away hangovers. But I've recently read that it's really bad to do this - something about your liver and stomach lining and such. Does anybody know if this is true? Have any better "before bed" hangover remedies?Thanks guys. I think Ibuprofen can hurt your stomach on its own if taken regularly. So I can see that to be true. But it's probably different for everybody. If you already have ulcers and stomach problems, it's probably not a good idea. Oral sex is a really good "before bed" hangover remedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 water, food, water and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lena1279 Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Before you go to bed, drink a lot of water and eat a piece of bread - that always helps me........then in the morning you can take and advil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Originally posted by lena1279 Before you go to bed, drink a lot of water and eat a piece of bread - that always helps me........then in the morning you can take and advil. good advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kken Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Water and Aleve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard23 Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Originally posted by lena1279 Before you go to bed, drink a lot of water and eat a piece of bread - that always helps me........then in the morning you can take and advil. Yeah, but in the morning you need to be feeling good enough to get out of bed (hence why you take advil the night before.) As long as you don't take 3-4 doses of Advil every day of your life, then I doubt that you will have negative side effects like stomach ulcers. You have to keep in mind that while testing drugs and the like, they give lab animals so much that it's inevitable that they won't develop some kind of cancer, condition or even die eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauvee88 Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Here's one for you...Pete "In the Shadows" philosophy:Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, still not drunk, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, not passed out yet, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer... you get the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 water, water, water, water. it's the best defense against a hangover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotcheme Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 alcohol is bad for your body too. at least you can wake up not in pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Originally posted by hotcheme alcohol is bad for your body too. at least you can wake up not in pain. not sure if you want to compound the effects to your liver by taking ibuprofen on top of drinking though!Cookie - water is definitely the best medicine. Also, any drink w/ vitamin B (such as gatorade or that yummy vitamin water). Vitamin B helps your body process the alcohol faster thus eliminating it from your body faster. Helps w/ the dehydration too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiegirl Posted June 12 Author Report Share Posted June 12 Vitamin Water: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinsaikel Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 well drugs and alcohol is bad enough as it is. but def. do not take any advil, aspirin, aleve, etc.. after a night of drinking. why? well plain n simple, it makes nice holes in your liver over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinsaikel Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Originally posted by spinsaikel well drugs and alcohol is bad enough as it is. but def. do not take any advil, aspirin, aleve, etc.. after a night of drinking. why? well plain n simple, it makes nice holes in your liver over time. oh yeah, between drinks try to drink water. or just drink lots of it after drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautilus60 Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 What is this "han-go-ver" you are talking about? Never had one:)BTW, the russians drink more vodka in the morning...I cant do it - so i guess i am not russian enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jroo Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Originally posted by cookiegirl Alright - I need some help with a health question. For years now I've been taking Advil before bed after a night of drinking. It's great for chasing away hangovers. But I've recently read that it's really bad to do this - something about your liver and stomach lining and such. Does anybody know if this is true? Have any better "before bed" hangover remedies?Thanks guys. yes it is very damaging. dont do it. the label even tells you not to. my cure all is before i go to bed drink 2 or 3 glasses of water, and eat something, i mainly grab lunch meat, cheeses , and such, spicy sausgage dog, whatever is quick and easy, greesy food helps too. to settle your stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsal Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Ibuprofen is totally different from Acetaminophen which is the drug that causes liver failure when mixed with alcohol.Ibuprofen is more of a muscle relaxer and reduces swelling which is why it's great for hangovers as the extreme headache is caused by a swelling of the brain. it's also in Midol (good for muscle cramps)Acetaminophen is an aspirin substitute processed in the liver. Deadly when taken with alcohol. There was a big article about it in the Wash post. a college student was hospitalized when he felt faint and mysteriously died the next day. I think they had to exhume the body to do an autopsy which revealed liver failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revaluation Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 they both can cause gastro-intestinal bleeding when mixed with alcohol...so no. the only way to get over it is to get it through your system....and the only way to that is with water....and oral sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez-e Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 Originally posted by shadygroovedc I think Ibuprofen can hurt your stomach on its own if taken regularly. So I can see that to be true. But it's probably different for everybody. If you already have ulcers and stomach problems, it's probably not a good idea. Oral sex is a really good "before bed" hangover remedy. I'm not 100% sure that Ibuprofen can hurt you! I have a friend that works in a hospital and he recomended me Ibuprofen!He said that is ok to take after drinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgiddy Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 suck it up and deal with the hangover or don't drink so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinsaikel Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 Originally posted by pgiddy suck it up and deal with the hangover or don't drink so much words from the quasi wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kken Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 Had a chat with my doctor buddy from school... he stated taht only Tylenol after drinking has chance of fucking you or your liver up long term. All the others; aspirin, aleve, advil; are ok. One or two are fine, but take anymore and most you could do is kinda fuck up your stomach lining if taken on an empty stomach or just water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therunner Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 Originally posted by ez-e I'm not 100% sure that Ibuprofen can hurt you! I have a friend that works in a hospital and he recomended me Ibuprofen!He said that is ok to take after drinking! Take it AFTER drinking. As in the next morning. After the majority of the booze has left your body. It's not good to mix any drugs with alcohol. Except - Cocaine, Exstacy, Weed, Heroin (in low doses), Valium, Oxycoton, Vicodin, Ambien, Prozac, Demerol, Codien, Darvon, Fiorinal, Talwin, Percodan, Xanax, Librium, Dexadrin, Dilaudid, Ativan, Tramadol and anything else that you have to sign for at the pharmacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadygroovedc Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 Originally posted by pgiddy suck it up That's been my advice all along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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