how to minimize alcohol nausea.

[Voxide]

Any tips on how to minimize negative side effects while drinking? This doesn't include the hangover.

 

[stirfry]

Personally, I consider (significant) nausea and vomiting from alcohol as an indication that I have drank too much or too quickly. Obviously, drinking less/more slowly is the way to avoid these negative effects.

Additionally, here are some other things you may want to consider:

-Drinking on an empty stomach seems to cause more irritation than drinking after a light meal. Nothing too heavy though, drinking while feeling stuffed could easily cause nausea as well.

-What you drink seems to matter. Acidic or high proof drinks are more prone to stomach irritation. So, try drinking beer instead of hard alcohol or wine (wine is acidic). If having mixed drinks, avoid using citrus juices or cola. Coca-cola has a pH of ~2.5 for example, which makes more acidic than orange juice.

-Keep your non-alcoholic fluid intake in mind. Alcohol dehydrates you due it's diuretic properties, even when drinking beer. You need to make sure to have some water between drinks. Have a glass of water after having 2-3 beers/mixed drinks, and try to have a glass of water in between each shot of hard alcohol. The constant peeing from this is annoying, but you feel much better if you stay properly hydrated, especially the day after.

hope that helped, good luck!

 

[Psychedelic Jay]

Pepto-bisthmol before you go to sleep to neutralize the acid indigestion you may get, and take another dose when you wake up. This will quell the acid in your stomach...

As said before me, eat a light starchy meal, something along the lines of a sandwich, or something with a lot of bread.

 

[TheAzo]

pepto, and the things mentioned above help to stop stomache-nausea.

Spinny nausea means you've had too much to drink, and you can't really prevent it, nor would you want to, as it's what saves you from alcohol poisoning.

 

[pisspotnrock]

throw ya guts up and you will feel better... works for me every time!

 

[Voxide]

Personally, I consider (significant) nausea and vomiting from alcohol as an indication that I have drank too much or too quickly. Obviously, drinking less/more slowly is the way to avoid these negative effects.

Additionally, here are some other things you may want to consider:

-Drinking on an empty stomach seems to cause more irritation than drinking after a light meal. Nothing too heavy though, drinking while feeling stuffed could easily cause nausea as well.

-What you drink seems to matter. Acidic or high proof drinks are more prone to stomach irritation. So, try drinking beer instead of hard alcohol or wine (wine is acidic). If having mixed drinks, avoid using citrus juices or cola. Coca-cola has a pH of ~2.5 for example, which makes more acidic than orange juice.

-Keep your non-alcoholic fluid intake in mind. Alcohol dehydrates you due it's diuretic properties, even when drinking beer. You need to make sure to have some water between drinks. Have a glass of water after having 2-3 beers/mixed drinks, and try to have a glass of water in between each shot of hard alcohol. The constant peeing from this is annoying, but you feel much better if you stay properly hydrated, especially the day after.

hope that helped, good luck!

Thanks a lot. Remembering to drink lots of water can be tough when you're plastered. I always seem to throw up the morning after for some reason. Rarely while I'm actually drunk.

Pepto-bisthmol before you go to sleep to neutralize the acid indigestion you may get, and take another dose when you wake up. This will quell the acid in your stomach...

As said before me, eat a light starchy meal, something along the lines of a sandwich, or something with a lot of bread.

Sounds good. Thanks!

pepto, and the things mentioned above help to stop stomache-nausea.

Spinny nausea means you've had too much to drink, and you can't really prevent it, nor would you want to, as it's what saves you from alcohol poisoning.

True. However, I'm referring to the nausea caused by the alcohol in your stomach by itself, not the nausea from actually being drunk. I was actually thinking of using an anti-emetic but I'm not so sure as to how safe this would be.

throw ya guts up and you will feel better... works for me every time!

While this is true, the time period leading up to the throwing up isn't very pleasant.