Guess How Long The Average Brit Spends Hungover

That awkward moment when you spend 315 days of your life hungover... Oh wait, that's actually a thing.

According to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support, the average Briton spends almost a year of their lives nursing a hangover. That's 315 days spent battling with headaches and nausea caused by drinking alcohol. Grim or what?

The charity, which is running a Go Sober for October fundraising campaign, surveyed 2,000 British adults and found that one in 14 will have more than 3,000 hangovers in their lifetime.

It calculated the figures by multiplying the average amount of time people spend hungover each month with their life expectancy.

The poll also revealed a north-south divide with the frequency of hangovers, with 22% of people from the north likely to have more than four hangovers each month compared to 15% of people from the south.

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Women's hangovers appear to last longer - with the average lasting nine hours - compared to a seven hour hangover suffered by men.

One in every 13 of those surveyed said they had missed a first date because they were too hungover and one in ten said they had missed a job interview - not clever.

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5 Strange Hangover Cures That Really Work

Hair of the Dog(01 of05)

Science has shown that your hangover peaks roughly 12 hours after you start drinking (around the time your BAC returns to zero). This might explain why cultures all over the world include a little hair of the dog that bit you in their hangover cures. Our favorite? The Bloody Mary, of course.

Pickle Juice(02 of05)

It’s a well-known truism that pregnancy causes intense, left-field food cravings, and pickles are king among them. But think about it for a moment—the symptoms of early pregnancy (nausea, bloating and the feeling like your equilibrium is a bit off) sound an awful lot like a hangover.
So it makes sense that pickle juice might help a hangover, and there’s a reason it works: pickle juice contains a lot of wonderful salty electrolytes that help your body recover after a night of heavy drinking. Bonus: Order a Pickle Back and you can get a head start.

Greasy, Wonderful Diner Breakfast(03 of05)

Late night. Early morning. It doesn’t matter. The moment when your heaping order of sizzling sausages, buttery waffles, glistening fried eggs, crispy potatoes and large mug of coffee sludge arrives, you lean your head back against the naugahyde booth, and feel your will to live return.
Sure, “science” might have some issues with the effectiveness of combating six Long Islands with as many pounds of garbage food, but you know what? Science will also tell you—after a couple drinks—about the importance of the Placebo Effect. If you think you’re feeling better, that’s half the battle. Now go get a refill on that orange juice.

Ibuprofen/Aspirin(04 of05)

A South Korean research team recently released a study citing, in short, that hangovers are caused by an inflammatory response in the body’s nervous system. South Korea also consumes the most hard liquor per capita in the world, so we understand the national interest in the topic of hangovers.
Many people swear by a pre-bed aspirin and glass of water as a pre-emptive hangover cure, but be careful: mixing this with alcohol can cause damage to your stomach lining and put even more stress on your liver.

Don't Drink(05 of05)

The one thing every scientist can agree on is that the only 100 percent effective way to avoid a hangover is to avoid drinking in the first place.
Good luck with that plan.

"This research shows hangovers are a waste of time and are causing people to miss out on everything from romance to their dream job," said Hannah Redmond, head of national events marketing for Macmillan Cancer Support.

"That's why we're asking people to sign up for Macmillan's Go Sober fundraising event, abstain from drinking alcohol for the month of October and ask family and friends to sponsor them."

"The money raised will provide vital funds to support people affected by cancer so they don't have to face it alone," she added.

Will you be going sober this October? Tweet us @HuffPoLifestyle and let us know!

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Brits Spend Nearly One Year Of Our Lives Hungover - We'd Call That Unproductive

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