Hangovers: The iVillage guide to the morning after

Before work
Assuming you've survived the night, you'll now be feeling the full after-effects of an evening on the tiles. Now's the time to drink more... water, that is.

However, as one thirsty iVillager points out: 'it doesn't matter if it's nature's own or tarted up in the form of Coke, OJ, Irn-Bru or Gatorade. You can even add a vitamin tablet or a bit of weed from your garden if you need to clear your conscience, as long as it's water.'

As well as water, you suggest milkshakes, flat Coca-cola, McDonald's cola, peppermint tea, Lucozade, honey tea, strong black coffee, milk and peach juice (not all at once, of course). Those of you who opted for caffeine-based drinks obviously found that the 'hit' outweighed the diuretic effect (which makes your dehydration worse).

By far the most popular morning after remedy is food. And lots of it. iVillager jill_louise champions the full English breakfast, which is by far the most popular cure, closely followed by a McDonald's Big Breakfast (for those awake before 10.30 am). Fergette swears by 'a bottle of Irn-Bru and a roll covered in butter with chips and grated cheese', while sarah recommends 'strawberry mousse and cheese on toast'.

Other items on the drinker's menu du jour are fried egg bagels, salt and vinegar crisps, gherkins with black tea, Hula Hoops (the crisps, presumably, not the frustrating toy), Marmite, oriental ramen noodles, 'two Texan steaks, four eggs, chips and beer', prawn korma with pilau rice, anything from Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Batchelor's Super Noodles.

If any of these sound familiar to you,
please visit the
iVillage Diet & Fitness channel

For more ideas on what to eat
with a sore head, read our
guide to morning-after meals