After drinking alcohol, ethanol is metabolized by the body into acetaldehyde, which can cause vasodilatation and increased intracranial pressure, and the patient will experience headache and dizziness. The symptoms can be relieved by general treatment, hydration or medication.
1. General treatment: After drinking alcohol, you need to rest more, ensure enough sleep, and do not exercise strenuously to prevent aggravating the headache.
2. Hydration: Drink more water to dilute the concentration of ethanol in the blood. Drinking more water and urinating more often also facilitates the excretion of ethanol and acetaldehyde, which plays an important role in relieving headaches.
3. Take drugs: people with severe headaches can also choose to take ibuprofen and other drugs to relieve pain. Patients need to use drugs under the guidance of a doctor, it is strictly prohibited to use drugs on their own.
It is recommended not to abuse alcohol, if there are serious symptoms of alcoholism need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, under the guidance of professional physicians standardized diagnosis and treatment.