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How To Recover From Suspected Alcohol Poisoning?
I think I have alcohol poisoning. I drank heavily night before last, yesterday couldn't eat anything until 2 slices of garlic bread for dinner, stil struggling to eat today. Feeling hot then cold etc, shaking has stopped this morning, though I am still very pale, still feel like throwing up but haven't since yesterday morning, still feel like I could have diarrhea any second. Been trying to drink lots of water and have had a sports drink to help with electrolytes. How can I improve at a faster rate than I currently am?
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Alcohol poisoning or intoxication improves with time. As the time passes, the alcohol is metabolized in body and the alcohol concentration reduces with time. The shaking and nausea are because of alcohol withdrawal. Drink lot of water. Sports drinks with electrolytes are very much useful. More intake especially liquid will help you to come over this faster.
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