Almost everyone has been there. You go out the night before and wake up the next day feeling awful. Your eyes are feeling way too big for your headbut you somehow still manage to open them.When your hangover is making you miserable, you'd do almost anything to feel better. Sleeping it off can help, but inevitably, you have to get up and face the music. So what do you do' There's a flood of advice available, both online and from your friends and family about what to do avoid and treat a hangover. Here's a roundup that pulls science into the equation to let you know what actually helps a hangoverand what doesn't.EggsFirst, the bad news. Unfortunately for anyone who wants to know why hangovers suck so hard, only a comparatively small amount of scientific research has been done regarding the exact causes of hangovers. Still, we do know a few things. Eggs can help in a limited waybut maybe not for the reasons you think.Eggs are a good source of the amino acid l-cysteine. Other dietary sources include many high-protein foods, such as yogurt, ricotta and cottage cheeses, several types of meat, and granola.Here's the best news: We know for a fact that the amino acid l-cysteine helps your body break down acetaldehydeotherwise known as one of the pain-causing byproducts your liver naturally makes as it breaks down delicious booze you've been swilling all party long. This helpful video from the American Chemical Society (ACS) illustrates the entire process in greater detail.When is the best time to get those eggy hangover reduction benefits' Eating any heavy, protein-rich meal prior to a night on the town can help slow your body's absorption of alcohol. But eating eggs after you're drunk can also help break down that pesky acetaldehyde. It's worth noting that eggs won't actually prevent or cure your hangover. Still, for reasons both scientific and psychological, they can help you feel slightly better about it.CarbsWe hate to break it to you, but bread and other foods rich in carbohydrates won't do a lot to relieve your hangover symptoms. According to Scientific American, sugary foods can help with any hypoglycemia you're experiencing, but that's about it.Have you heard the myth about burnt toast helping a hangover' As How Stuff Works wrote, the reasoning behind this myth can be chalked up to the carbon connection.Activated charcoal is a known and accepted emergency treatment for certain types of poisoning. It isn't used for alcohol poisoning, though. Since activated charcoal is a treated form of carbon, you can kind of see the pretzel twist in logic that leads to this line of thinking. Sadly, burnt toast doesn't actually do anything helpful, except maybe help your stomach feel less empty. Fatty or fried foodsEating a load of greasy food for breakfast the morning after your rager won't do anything useful. In fact, depending on where you are with your nausea, it might make you feel worse. But eating fatty foods before your big night out might actually slow the absorption of alcohol into your system, according to How Stuff Works. Fatty foods cling to your stomach lining and act as a buffer a bit longer than other types of food. That includes fried eggs, hash browns, poutine, and that huge burger you've been dreaming about.Additionally, the ACS adds that protein amps up this buffering effect. Steak, fried chicken, or a beautiful salmon fillet are totally your stomach buffering buddies. Think about that really good friend who won't let any creeps near you at the bar and you'll have the right idea.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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