Water, lots of it

Vitamins C and B-complex

Aspirin or other nonprescription analgesic

Simple foods such as toast and fruit

Honey

Sauerkraut juice

A darkened room

A cool compress or moist washcloth

Some people recover in a couple of hours; others take all day in a dark room.

2torial #0448: Learn2 Help a Hangover The care and feeding of pink elephants Maybe hangovers are nature's way of telling us that too much alcohol is not good for us, eh? Chances are, if you drink alcohol, at some point in your life you've drunk way too much of it. When one drinks like that, one must be prepared for the consequences. We all have our own private understanding for that dreadful feeling, but one recent and insightful characterization was: "My mouth tastes like I stayed up all night licking Morubian postage stamps." No one has been able to come up with a sure-fire way to treat a hangover, but there are some steps to minimize the pain. At least until the next big party, right? Sometimes you'll know in advance that one night will be a particularly sobriety-challenged evening. Here are some precautionary measures to consider: Taking a gram or more of vitamin C for the few days leading up to that evening may help your body clear the alcohol more quickly than it normally would. If you know that you'll be drinking in a few hours, make sure that you've got something in your stomach. Breads and pasta will slow the absorption of alcohol, and there's generally a pizza joint somewhere around the bar scene. Step 1