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The best hangover cure is:

- Marijuana
- Huevos Rancheros
- Going back to bed
- Sex

BTW - who is the best and worst commenter on slog in 2006?

Sometimes, if the hangover is really bad, marijuana just makes it a lot worse.

I will add to the other three a sweaty, cranky run. I is not fun while it happens, but clears the hangover right out of the system like nothing else.

Well I was plastered last night and what I do is before going to bed I drink a psyllium shake (water and two table spoons of psyllium and a little bit of bentonite) and two glasses of water. Psyllium is pure non soluble plant fiber that pushes everything out of your system and the bentonite absorbs the toxins in your system. In combination it cleans your system out in a few hours. You can get both items at Madison Market. But get ready for a NASTY smelling bowl movement. BTW, it is 8 am and I have no headache and feel fine!

A long time ago, when I drank regularly to excess, a trip to Tai-Tung for a bowl of seaweed soup was the thing for me. With a good dollop of mustard. By the time I was half way thru the bowl, I was making plans for my next drinking session.

Thank whom/what ever, I do not drink any more...at all.

But, the seaweed soup remains a fond memory.

And the psyllium? WONDERFUL!!! Not only do I have no hangover after drinkning three gin and tonics, and three shots of Jack Daniels I just got back from a 6 mile run!!!!

In my own experience, the only thing that actually works for a full-blown hangover is time. Lie on the couch feeling like 10 pounds of hammered shit in a 5 pound bag for about 8 hours after you get up, and experience the joy that is feeling even your hair hurting because it is growing...at any rate, I am occasionally an idiot about alcohol, primarily because I am quite small. I often overestimate my own ability to keep up with others around me, who are often literally double my body mass.

There are two cardinal rules for me: first, and most importantly, MAKE YOURSELF drink a full glass of water for every drink, every beer, every glass of wine. For one thing, it slows down your ingestion, and it does help with the dehydration. Secondly, I cannot mix types of alcohol. If I'm drinking beer, I cannot switch to liquor (beer before liquor - never sicker is a rule for me). If I stick to white wine, and either water it or drink equal quantities of water, I'm usually okay, even if I get staggering, necking-with-strangers drunk. Which I do try not to do, but as I mentioned previously, I'm sometimes an idiot.

The next hair-hurting morning, I try to sleep as long as possible, then eat some non-greasy protein (grease makes the nausea much worse for me) and drink as much diluted orange juice (diluted to prevent stomach irritation) and water as I can force down. Once I feel a trifle better, I switch to black coffee and plain saltines. And follow the instructions on the aspirin bottle - keep away from children.