Refeeding After Heavy Drinking: How to Restart Eating Safely
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthEating again after days of little food and heavy drinking can shift blood minerals. Here is the five-day window, the three blood tests to ask for, and the symptoms that mean emergency care.
Acid Reflux After Drinking Alcohol: What to Do Tonight and When to See a Doctor
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthAcid reflux after drinking usually eases within hours. Here is what to do tonight, a 7-night log to bring to your doctor, and the warning signs that need care right away.
Diarrhea After Drinking Alcohol: The 2-Day Rule and What to Do
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthDiarrhea after drinking usually eases within a day once drinking stops. Here are the 2-day and six-stool limits for calling a doctor, a 48-hour home check, and questions to ask at your appointment.
Skipping Meals to Drink: 5 Steps to Break the Pattern
Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthSkipping meals to drink makes alcohol hit harder and can leave you short on nutrients. Here is a 14-day log, five steps to break the pattern, and what to ask a treatment program.
Is My Drinking a Problem? Score 11 Questions, Then Decide
Alcohol, FeaturedScore the 11 alcohol use disorder questions yourself, see what 2-3, 4-5 or 6+ yeses mean, and bring a written count to your doctor.
Malnutrition From Heavy Drinking: How Doctors Check and Treat It
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthMalnutrition from heavy drinking can exist at any body weight. Here is what a proper nutrition check includes, the three-day log to bring, five questions to ask, and the symptoms that mean emergency care.
Weight Changes After You Stop Drinking: A Month by Month Timeline
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, Physical Health, RecoveryRemoving alcohol removes calories while returning appetite adds them back. Here is what weight actually does in the first six months after you stop drinking, and what to do instead of weighing yourself every day.
Nausea After Drinking: How Long It Lasts and When to Worry
Alcohol, Featured, Physical Health, WithdrawalNausea after drinking usually peaks 4 to 12 hours after the last drink and clears within a day. Here is the timeline, what helps, the warning signs that need a doctor, and how to tell hangover nausea from withdrawal.
What to Eat in Early Alcohol Recovery: Your First 30 Days
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, RecoveryA practical eating plan for the first 30 days without alcohol: what to start with, when to add protein and fiber, which nutrients to have tested, and the symptoms that mean you should call a doctor.
Shaky and Sweaty After Drinking: Alcohol and Blood Sugar
Alcohol, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthAlcohol reduces the liver's ability to release new glucose, so blood sugar can fall during drinking and for hours afterward. Here are the warning signs, what to eat first, when to call 911, and when morning shakes mean withdrawal instead.