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Over Indulged In Alcohol THursday Night 6-27-19 And It Is

Posted on Sat, 20 Jul 2019

Question: over indulged in alcohol THursday night 6-27-19 and it is now Saturday 6-29-19 and I still feel horrible. can't eat, very weak, tring to get fluids in me and wondering if I need IV.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take Electoral or oral rehydration solution with fluids.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service,
I've gone through your details,

Alcohol as such is a severe dehydrating agent and after booze, you need to rehydrate your body again and replete the electrolytes lost in the urine.

Suggestion:
Take 3-4 packets of oral rehydration solution or Electoral available over the counter. Mix each packet with the amount of water indicated. Add ice cubes to it and drink at least 4 packets today. If despite this there's no improvement then you need to consider IV drips

Hope I was helpful,
Feel free to follow up.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (21 minutes later)

Thank you very much

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Welcome.

Detailed Answer:

Thank you

Get well soon.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (4 hours later)

Four packets later I feel much better

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

That's good you should recover fully in 2-3 days.

Hope I was helpful.
Get well soon.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee