What Russian doesn't like to drink a few glasses of alcohol at a holiday party? But the holiday fun ends quite quickly, and the next morning there is often a sharp headache and bad breath after drinking alcohol. This article will talk about how to get rid of alcohol using simple and inexpensive methods.
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Why does the smell of alcohol appear?
Each alcohol contains tartar or ethyl alcohol (ethanol). It enters the body through the esophagus. Ethanol then enters the stomach and intestines. Then ethyl or wine alcohol is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Then ethanol spreads throughout all organs in a short time.
Approximately 1-1.5 hours after ethyl or wine alcohol enters the body, the process of breakdown of the substance is activated. It first turns into acetaldehyde and then into acetic acid. This is due to exposure to these chemicals and the unpleasant odor of alcohol emanating from the person. When ethanol breakdown products enter the bloodstream, they accumulate in the lungs. They enter the environment through human breathing. This is the main cause of breathing after drinking alcohol.
In addition, the human body excretes tartar and ethyl alcohol in sweat and urine. The body fluids of a person who drinks alcohol also have an unpleasant, pungent odor.
Simple ways to get rid of
If you need to sober up urgently, you can follow these rules:
- If the intoxication is mild, sometimes it is enough to wash your face with cold water or take a contrast shower.
- Exercise in the form of solving simple problems will help the brain focus and restore concentration.
- If you are very intoxicated, you need to induce vomiting to stop the process of alcohol absorption into the blood. Afterwards, you need to sniff ammonia and drink activated charcoal.
If there are no consequences from drinking alcohol other than the smell, the tips below will help:
- The easiest way to get rid of fumes is chewing gum. It is advisable not to use mint leaves or pads; a strong menthol aroma in combination with alcohol amber can give an unpredictable result. The only drawback of chewing gum is that it lasts too long (about 15 minutes).
- You can eliminate the smell of alcohol by brushing your teeth and rinsing your mouth. This method is equally short-term in action.
- To kill the smell, you can chew parsley leaves, coffee beans or drink a little valerian. This trick allows you to hide the unpleasant odor for half an hour, but after eating spices or foods with a strong aroma, the smell of your breath can become even more unpleasant.
- At home, drinking plenty of fluids will help alcohol leave the body faster. This is convenient if there is no need to rush anywhere. It is important to drink a lot of liquid - green or black tea, herbal infusions, etc. It is important that the drink has diuretic properties, since alcohol breakdown products are excreted through urine. This method is suitable for people without problems with the kidneys, heart or vascular system. But in this way you can only get rid of the causes of fumes, not the smell.
- Proper nutrition. Food will help improve a person’s general condition by saturating the body with beneficial amino acids, which speed up the process of processing ethyl alcohol. You can eat foods rich in protein, especially eggs, cooked in any way. It is useful to eat fruits and berries that have diuretic properties: watermelons, strawberries, etc.
- Physical activity allows you to quickly sober up and clear your head. This could be simple exercises, jumping, breathing exercises, a short jog, or a walk in the fresh air. The main thing is that breathing is frequent and more oxygen passes through the lungs. Taking deep breaths and exhalations will allow the acetic acid vapors to leave the body faster. As a result, the fume becomes less intense.
- Since bad odor after drinking alcohol comes from your mouth and body, a shower or bath can help get rid of it. Even more effective is going to a Russian bathhouse or sauna to get a good sweat. Profuse sweating promotes the rapid removal of alcohol breakdown products.
In addition to the above rules, you can use other ways to get rid of the unpleasant aroma after a hangover. Before taking any herbs, it is important to make sure there are no allergies. Ideally, you should consult a doctor about this.
What factors influence how long the smell of alcohol on your breath lasts?
Each organism is individual. What one person can easily endure for others will be torment. Some people even get a headache after one glass of wine. Others feel relatively fine even after drinking an entire bottle of vodka.
The rate at which alcohol vapor is eliminated from the body is influenced by various circumstances. How long it takes to breathe alcohol depends on the following factors:
- Amount of alcohol consumed. The greater the amount of alcohol consumed, the longer a person will emit a characteristic odor from the mouth.
- Alcohol strength. “Light” alcohol disappears much faster than “heavy” cognac, whiskey or vodka.
- Alcohol quality. Natural drinks are eliminated from the body much faster.
- Body mass. People with a thin body type get drunk much faster than people with a sticky body type. In addition, they suffer from hangovers and excessive alcohol consumption much longer.
- Age. Metabolic processes in young people proceed at a normal pace. But with age they begin to slow down. Accordingly, the older the alcoholic, the longer it takes for alcohol vapor to leave his body.
- Health status. In the presence of any chronic disease that helps slow down the rate of decomposition of ethyl alcohol, the smell of alcohol inhaled by alcohol persists much longer. This is especially true for patients diagnosed with liver disease.
- Sex. Women are more sensitive to the effects of alcohol. This causes relatively rapid poisoning and relatively slow elimination of ethanol from the body (about 15% slower than in men).
- He's on medication. Each drug affects the entire body. Some drugs stimulate the elimination of alcohol faster, while others, on the contrary, help slow down this process.
- The appetizer was served. If a person at a feast ignores the food on the table, intoxication occurs much faster. But a person who actively eats has a longer eating period. If ethyl alcohol is “seasoned” with various products, it leaves the body much more slowly.
Consumption of fatty soups on the eve of a feast as a preventive measure
It’s worth thinking about how to prevent the smell of alcohol from your breath even before the party. To make it less pronounced, it is recommended to eat a hearty meal on the eve of a noisy feast. In this case, it is desirable that one of the dishes be fatty. Ideal for this purpose:
- sandwich with butter and trout;
- a portion of soup prepared with meat broth.
Eating fatty foods before a party can help calm the hangover that occurs the morning after the party. Carbohydrate foods (high-calorie homemade pizza or a bowl of pasta) have a similar effect.
What to drink to make it smell less?
Do kefir and coffee help, what else can you use to cover up the smell?
- Kefir – eliminates signs of a hangover, is easily digestible and neutralizes the smell of alcohol. Two glasses of full-fat kefir will saturate the body with vitamins and speed up the elimination of acetaldehyde.
- Coffee – freshly brewed natural coffee has a beneficial effect on overall well-being and removes ethanol residues.
- Tea – stimulates kidney function and has a diuretic effect. You can drink both black and green tea, adding a spoonful of honey or sugar.
- Mineral water – replenishes mineral balance and relieves hangover symptoms.
An ideal snack during a feast
During your release, you need to have a good snack. It is better that the food served to the table is light. Fatty foods only make the situation worse: when they are eaten, it is much more difficult for the liver to resist the effects of ethanol.
Excellent options for snacks during a festive event:
- bean dishes;
- nuts;
- Mushrooms;
- Herbs;
- Fruits.
According to “experts,” if you drink the same alcohol throughout the feast, you are unlikely to get a strong drink in the morning. Therefore, decide in advance what drink you will drink in a glass or on a flute.
How to get rid of the smell of alcohol from your breath: mint toothpaste or lollipops
There are time-tested methods for getting rid of the smell of alcohol:
- Peppermint paste, which has a strong smell, can be used to mask “amber.” It is necessary to brush your teeth thoroughly for 3-5 minutes. This product can get rid of the odor of excess alcohol for a short time.
- Candies or pieces of chocolate can help get rid of the “smell” of caffeine for a short time.
For those who have doubts about how to get rid of bad breath with improvised means, chewing gum is a good idea. Its duration of action is approximately 15 minutes.
What drugs should I use?
In the fight against a hangover and its companion in the form of an unpleasant odor, not only traditional methods are used. You can get rid of fumes with medications available at any pharmacy. If a person experiences a hangover after heavy drinking, in order to remove the fumes, you first need to deal with its causes. This will help:
- Zorex.
- Limontar.
- Good morning.
- Stand up.
- Alcoseltzer, etc.
These remedies will relieve the smell and symptoms that accompany a hangover (headache, nausea, etc.). But sorbents such as activated carbon can only relieve the consequences of poisoning; they do not affect the smell.
Bad breath after alcohol: how to get rid of it with succinic acid
If bad breath appears after drinking alcohol: how to get rid of it with succinic acid? The drug activates the process of removing toxins from the body. Succinic acid helps to quickly get rid of hangover syndrome.
Record! The use of succinic acid is contraindicated in the presence of chronic diseases of the digestive system.
Remember that a tonic has the same effect on the body as caffeine. Therefore, bastard acid should be taken at least two hours before bedtime. To eliminate the unpleasant smell of alcohol, you need to drink six tablets of the drug within three hours. Special medications purchased from a pharmacy
If you have a hangover, you can also take special medications that are sold in pharmacies:
- "Petrusha";
- "Anti-policeman."
Eliminating the bad breath of alcohol is the main goal of pharmaceutical drugs. But the effect of such measures does not last long: about 20 minutes.
To whom it may be harmful
Of course, the smell of fumes is unpleasant to others. But in addition, in an infant, the smell of fumes from a drunken parent can cause motor restlessness, poor sleep, crying and regurgitation: the autonomic system in young children is very unstable.
Parents are also often concerned about whether their child might be poisoned by the smell of an alcoholic drink from a poured glass while sitting at a party table with adults. You can rest assured that nothing will happen from inhaling the smell of alcohol in an open space. To be poisoned by alcohol vapors, you need to make special efforts: for example, breathe them in a closed bag or arrange an alcoholic hookah.
Use of folk remedies
Cloves have a distinct scent that helps get rid of the smell of alcohol. You can simply pour a small amount of spice into 200 ml of boiling water. The resulting drink is infused for 20-30 minutes, strain. To make the caffeine from the mouth seem weaker, consume it in small spoons throughout the day.
Another effective remedy for caffeine odor is milk and honey. The method for preparing the drink is as follows:
- Dissolve 1 tablespoon of natural linden honey in 200 ml of milk;
- The resulting product is thoroughly mixed.
After drinking alcohol, drink 100-200 ml of honey-based drink. This allows you to significantly improve your health after binge drinking.
Accelerating the process of removing alcohol from the body
You can speed up the process of removing ethanol from the body by observing the following conditions:
- Takes diuretics. Frequent trips to the toilet activate the process of removing ethanol from the body.
- Drink plenty of fluids. A person suffering from respiratory overload and hangover syndrome needs to drink as much clean water as possible. Adequate fluid intake helps speed up your metabolism.
- Visiting the sauna. In this case, alcohol in the body is eliminated through the pores of the skin.
- Long walks at an accelerated pace in the fresh air. Exercise speeds up your breathing. This helps to “ventilate” the lungs from accumulated alcohol vapors.
- I take Glutargin. This drug cleanses the liver, helping to increase ethanol processing.
- Gastric lavage with a cleansing enema. Such a radical measure is the ability to quickly get rid of residual ethanol in the body, an excellent method for eliminating bad breath.
The surest step is to control the alcohol you drink at the party. In this case, you will not have to deal with the problem of getting rid of bad breath.
Is fumes dangerous?
The smell itself does not pose any danger (unlike alcohol, which provokes it). But if the amber does not go away for too long or appears without drinking , this is a reason to worry. Most likely, the body signals about serious diseases:
- disruptions in the gastrointestinal tract
- thyroid diseases;
- disturbances in enzyme activity;
- mental illness;
- diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
The latter includes breathing through the mouth rather than the nose during sleep.
This is a common occurrence with a deviated nasal septum. In this case, you need to consult a rhinologist. In addition, this phenomenon can be observed with an unhealthy diet rich in yeast and sugars. They provoke the growth of pathogenic bacteria (candidiasis), which in turn cause an unpleasant odor. If you follow the right diet and eat enough fresh vegetables, everything returns to normal very quickly.
