whats a hangover?

Question

whats a hangover? how long does it last? what happens during a hangover? how many drinks do u have to have to have a hangover?

Answer 1

A hangover (veisalgia) is the sum of unpleasant physical effects following heavy consumption of alcohol. The most common reported characteristics of a hangover are feelings of extreme thirst, lethargy, nausea, sensitivity to sunlight and noise, and headache. Hypoglycemia, dehydration, and vitamin B12 deficiency are all theorized causes of hangover symptoms. Hangover symptoms may be felt for a variable period of time after alcohol consumption, and may persist for a short period of time (12 to 36 hours[1]), or even longer (48 to 72 hours after the last alcoholic drink is consumed[2]).

Answer 2

A hangover is a softer name for alcohol poisoning. Depending on how much you have drank will depend how long you will feel sick. During a hangover, you usually will feel flu-like symptoms....headache, nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, extreme exhaustion.
How many drinks will cause a hangover??? Depends on your tolerance or your bodies ability to process alcohol and the sugars in alcohol.
To prevent a hangover, use great moderation...maybe one drink per hour. Be sure to drink water in between alcoholic drinks and eat a well balanced meal before drinking any alcohol.
Remember to never drink and drive and don't ride with someone who has been drinking.

Answer 3

American Heritage dictionary definition:
hang·o·ver (hngvr) KEY
NOUN:
Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol.
A letdown, as after a period of excitement.
A vestige; a holdover: hangovers from prewar legislation.

It can last 2hrs to 24 depending on your constitution.
You are really ill like killer headache, stomach ach and want to die.
The bummer is some people get a hangover from 1 and some never it really depends on the individual.

How to reduce a hangover: 8oz of water for every alcoholic drink - hangover is a direct result of dehydration caused by alcohol.
How to prevent hangover: Don't drink.

Answer 4

dehydrated brain cells caused from drinking alcohol...each person is different. I had 12 beers last night and have a hangover today! Throbbing headache, dry mouth and generally a feeling of yukky!! To avoid a hangover it is said if you have a glass of water between drinks works. but i always forget because I'm drunk!! Also if you take an pain killer BEFORE bed that's also meant to work.

Answer 5

hElLo a HaNgOvEr iz when u drink alot of achahol an get drunk and the next morning when you get up you still feel drunk and in order to stop it is to drink the same thing you drunk and it will go away!! (my mom and sister do it all the time)

Answer 6

a hangover is when you get drunk and you wake up the next day feeling wierd and it all depends on the person

Answer 7

A HEADACHE,NAUSEA,THIRST ughh.......eat before you start drinking,don't mix it you have wine,beer,etc.don't change this will make you throw-up,don't drink on a empty stomach,no more than 3 glasses. {DON't DRINK AN DRIVE} Stay safe an alert.

Answer 8

you do not want to know. It is when you drink too much and make a fool out of yourself. You could also kill yourself or someone else

Answer 9

well some people get drunk easily so for some people they only have to have one drink to be drunk

Answer 10

something you don't want. You puke, you have a headache, you're queasy. Everyone's tolerance is different