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I thought the main cause of a hangover was dehydration and the cure was drinking more water?

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I believe that also your internal chemistry is out of whack and needs to rejigger itself back to the normal equilibrium

edit: according to this page[1] there's a combination of things:

- an inflammatory response

- irritated stomach lining

- blood sugar crash

- blood vessels expand

- alcohol can prevent deeper stages of sleep so you aren't rested the next day

[1] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hangovers/sym...

Wild guess: NSAIDs + melatonin + famotidine before you sleep, NSAIDs + caffeine after you sleep, both with lots of water. Hard part would be having the presence of mind to take those before you knock out.

Alcohol withdrawal is also a factor.

"Cured" by additional alcohol consumption. This "cure" can lead to multiday "chain" drinking.

I suspect that’s an oversimplification and the build up of acetaldehyde plays a part.

Toxic chemical flowing through your body, makes sense to me.

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