How to cure a hangover - fast!

If, like me, you don't tend to drink very often but when you do it hurts, then you'll also be the unhappy recipient of a banging head on a Sunday morning.

I'm a Busy Girl, I've got stuff to do, so I haven't got time to wait for the hideousness to pass. I couldn't carry on last week, so I decided to track down some proven ways to get rid, get up and get on with it... hope they work for you too!

watering hole

Drinking tepid water before you go to bed - loads of it. If it's not too cold, it will go down easier. Don't wimp out after half a glass, you won't want to drink it, but you'll be really glad you did!

Dioralyte it up

Drinking too much means you end up lacking in electrolytes, which apparently you need, so get some Dioralyte from your local chemist - a sachet will replace your lost salts & sugars & make you feel fine & dandy.

put that cup down!

Stay away from coffee - it may look like your friend, but it will only dehydrate you more & since it's also a diuretic it will also make you need the loo more often, so that makes matters even worse.

Milk & dairy will just make you queasy. Stick to orange juice & water or...

ginger ale

If you don't want to drink water, try a glass of flat ginger ale to help soothe your stomach.

plain toast

Boring, but will soak up some of that booze & line your stomach.

fruity fixes

Get some vitamins down your throat, by nibbling melon, apples, oranges, whatever you can get down... or chew some kids multivitamin tablets for extra C-power!

pop some pills

Head banging like never before? Grab an over-the-counter painkiller like Aspirin or Ibuprofen as soon as you get up - even if you fall straight back to sleep for an hour - you'll be loving the fact you did.

Mind you, you'll probably manage one or two of these, before crawling back to bed or dragging the duvet down to the lounge. If you really want to get back to it, then try to do as many as possible, especially the Dioralyte, as you will definitely feel the benefits.

Let us know how you get on & if you have any other suggestions, please comment below...