Hangovers Get Better As You Get Older (But Still Doesn't Explain The Plague Of Two-Day Hangovers) (POLL)

Hangovers Get Better As You Get Older - Do You Agree?

It may not feel like it, as you ride the rollercoaster of a two-day hangover, clutching your head and wondering how you ever managed going out two nights in a row.

But according to the results of a major survey by Danish researchers involving 50,000 people, hangovers do get better as you get older.

Here at HuffPost UK Lifestyle, we're not quite sure we're convinced (referencing a hangover from last weekend where we felt like a dead dog) but experts say we experience fewer of the symptoms with age.

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The Daily Mail reported that researchers for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research said that of the symptoms, throbbing headaches, vomiting and exhaustion can decrease dramatically.

During the study, which surveyed 51,645 adults between the age of 18 - 94, researchers found - as you may expect - that drinkers between 18-30 tend to binge drink. However, despite drinking more often, their hangovers still ended being worse than people older than them, who had drunk the same amount of alcohol.

WHAT IS A HANGOVER?

A hangover is a collection of signs and symptoms linked to a recent bout of heavy drinking. The sufferer typically has a headache, feels sick, dizzy, sleepy, confused and thirsty. The severity of a hangover is closely linked to how much alcohol was consumed, and whether the sufferer had enough sleep. The less sleep the worse the hangover.

Source: Medical News Today

Janne S Tolstrup, a research program director at the University of Southern Denmark said in a press release: "We found that the tendency to have hangovers decreased by increasing age. The first explanation that pops up is that this finding would be due to differences in drinking pattern in different age groups.

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Hangover Cures: Do They Work?
Eating Some Asparagus(01 of10)
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The Journal of Food Science has revealed that this spring vegetable might be the cure for your post-partying pain. A study from the Institute of Medical Science and Jeju National University in South Korea tested the effect that eating asparagus has on hangovers. The results showed that amino acids and minerals found in the vegetable can protect liver cells from toxins. This process can help prevent nausea, fatigue and headaches. (credit:Flickr:Helga's Lobster Stew)
Increasing Water Intake(02 of10)
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Drinking plenty of water or other hydrating fluids is a simple way to treat hangovers. While it won't offer a complete hangover cure, it definitely helps. "Alcohol thins the blood, which is 70 percent water, so it can affect the fluid balance," says Pete McCall, M.S., an exercise physiologist with the American Council on Exercise. "Drinking water helps restore necessary fluids and can help the bloodstream and circulatory system carry nutrients and oxygen to the tissue and remove the wastes from a night of excessive consumption." (credit:Flickr:StuffNThings)
Nibbling Toast With Honey(03 of10)
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This is a traditional method used to treat hangovers, but evidence suggests that any high-carb, high-sugar snack might give you only a temporary boost. "Excessive alcohol consumption can negatively affect the metabolism of glucose, so having a snack like this that is high in carbs and sugars (the fructose in the honey) can help elevate blood sugar and provide some immediate energy," says McCall. (credit:Flickr:Drew Coffman)
Guzzling Sports Drinks(04 of10)
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Here again, the extra electrolytes -- really just salts and sugars -- found in sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade might give them an edge over plain old water to treat a hangover. "Sports drinks will elevate blood glucose and can elevate sodium levels, which helps muscle cells uptake and use water, leading to quicker rehydration," says McCall. (credit:Flickr:caseylmphotography)
Loading Up On Vitamins And Minerals(05 of10)
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Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D., medical director of the Nutritional Magnesium Association, says that vitamin C and magnesium can help the body break down alcohol and eliminate it from the body, making these two supplements a viable hangover remedy. “One of the most absorbable forms of nutritional magnesium is magnesium citrate powder, which can be taken with hot or cold water,” says Dean. (credit:Flickr:SuperFantastic)
Sipping A Cup Of Joe(06 of10)
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The caffeine found in a classic cup of coffee can give you a short-term boost, but its dehydrating effects could limits its effectiveness as a hangover cure, says Weiss. "Caffeine, which could wake you up, can also dehydrate you, potentially making the situation worse," he says. Though having coffee has only temporary and limited effects, it remains a popular way to initially ease a hangover. (credit:Flickr:cooper.gary)
Knocking Back Some Hair Of The Dog(07 of10)
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"Hair of the dog," or waking up and having another alcoholic drink, may be a feel-good hangover cure (at least temporarily), but this traditional college approach to ease a hangover really doesn't help. "If an individual is planning to be active, recreationally or competitively, this is not a good idea at all," says McCall. "Drinking more alcohol will continue to disrupt blood chemistry and hydration, as well as impair cognitive function and muscular coordination." (credit:Flickr:BethOlsonCreative)
Wolfing Down Greasy Food(08 of10)
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A greasy breakfast for a hangover remedy may give your body a short-term boost. "Besides glucose, alcohol reduces the amount of circulating free fatty acids in the bloodstream," says McCall. "A breakfast high in carbohydrate and fat content can help to elevate blood glucose and free fatty acid levels in the short term." However, for the long term, it’s not such a good idea. (credit:Flickr:chilebeans)
Pushing Through A Workout(09 of10)
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Of all the possible and popular hangover cures, experts say that this one works the best, improving circulation and pumping up your mood-boosting hormones. The only hurdle is talking yourself into doing it. If you can, McCall has this advice: "Exercising during a hangover should be limited to low-to-moderate intensity exercise, since the hangover will negatively impact cognitive ability, motor control and coordination." (credit:Flickr:Tobyotter)
Getting Busy In The Bedroom(10 of10)
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Here again, a little morning romp may make you feel much better to ease a hangover -- if you can psych yourself (and your partner) up for it. "Sex with a hangover may be tough for all of the reasons we have discussed," says Weiss. "I've never seen any data to support its use for hangover, but there is no harm in trying." (credit:Shutterstock)

"However, trying to account for such differences as much as we could, did not even out the differences in hangover tendency," she said. "In other words, while it is true that older individuals on average binge-drink less often than younger individuals, we did not find in our data that results were due to differences in drinking patterns."

Several reasons for the findings are that older people who are more experienced with the effects of hangovers, tend to be more tolerant to the effects. That's certainly true as you get older - rather than lying prone on the sofa for an entire day, most of us tend to go on with our day as normal.

Another reason is that older adults are more responsible when it comes to taking precautions - so this could include making sure they eat beforehand, drinking water while drinking booze and not mixing their drinks.