New Year's Health Tips: Eating Sweet Foods After Drinking to Prevent Acute Alcohol Poisoning
Class reunions, company parties, gatherings with relatives and friends... During the Spring Festival, various gatherings are endless. For many people, drinking is inevitable. Meanwhile, homebodies can easily overeat snacks and overuse their eyes without realizing it. In this regard, doctors offer a few tips to help you enjoy the festival's food, drinks, and fun without any burden, making it easy to return to work after the holiday.
Drink in Moderation and Eat Sweet Foods Afterwards
Nie Junhua, director of the emergency department at the Chengdong District of the Provincial Hospital, reminds everyone to drink in moderation. To prevent acute alcohol poisoning, you can consume pastries, fruits, and other sweet foods after drinking. This is because sugar can promote insulin secretion, which helps in alcohol metabolism. Additionally, it is not advisable to drink strong tea or coffee to sober up. Although strong tea and coffee have a sobering effect, they can also stimulate the heart and increase heart rate. When combined with the stimulating effects of alcohol, this can加重 the burden on the heart. Drinking sweeter juices or eating sweet foods are better choices.
Don't Consume a Wide Variety of Rich Foods Together
When people are relaxed and happy, their appetites can easily get out of control. Li Liangping, chief physician of the gastroenterology department at the Provincial Hospital, reminds us that during the festival, not only should you not eat too much rich food, but you should also control the variety consumed at the same time.
"For example, nuts are difficult to digest. Nuts, fried foods, and meat are not suitable to be consumed in succession in a short period of time." Uncontrolled binge eating can also harm the stomach. Li Liangping said that if you experience stomach pain or other indigestion, you can start by drinking congee and eating fruit. If the condition does not improve, you should take medication containing digestive enzymes. Li Liangping especially reminds citizens who prefer to stay at home watching TV or surfing the internet during the Spring Festival to pay special attention to regular eating habits. "When you are on the internet or watching TV for a long time, you will unknowingly eat a lot. This can easily lead to gastric dilatation, which in severe cases can be fatal," Li Liangping said. A few years ago, the Provincial Hospital admitted a college student who had developed gastric dilatation from eating while online.
Blink Frequently When Using the Computer for Long Periods
For citizens who spend long periods in front of computer and TV screens during the Spring Festival, Liu Zhirong, associate chief physician of the ophthalmology department at the Provincial Hospital, advises that if you really can't bring yourself to look away from the screen, you should blink frequently to relieve eye fatigue.
Liu Zhirong said that under normal circumstances, people blink more than ten times per minute. However, when focused on a computer or TV screen, the number of blinks decreases significantly, which can easily lead to dry, sore, and painful eyes. For those who are already experiencing eye discomfort, in addition to reducing eye use and ensuring rest, you can also use artificial tears to lubricate the eyes. Liu Zhirong does not recommend eye drops that contain antibiotics.