Can drinking glucose help sober you up

Glucose is a carbohydrate substance necessary for the human body, because the main function of glucose is conversion, it can convert the food ingested into trace elements. Many people should have heard that after a person is drunk, he can drink some glucose to sober up, and glucose is also a medicine sold in every pharmacy. But does drinking glucose really have the effect of sobering up?

There is no scientific basis for taking glucose to sober up after being drunk. Taking glucose has no effect on the patient. It neither harms health nor has any special effect in sobering up. Even if it has an effect in sobering up, the effect is very small.

The principle of glucose sobering up:

1. Accelerate the excretion of ethanol. After glucose infusion, blood sugar rises, blood volume increases, and the fluid in the body is accelerated through the kidneys to excrete urine. After being drunk, some patients have central nervous system excitability suppressed by the effects of alcohol. Therefore, infusing glucose after being drunk and accelerating the excretion of ethanol through urination can alleviate the state of drunkenness.

2. Accelerate the decomposition of ethanol After drinking, the liver needs a lot of energy to metabolize alcohol. Providing glucose can accelerate the metabolism of alcohol. There is a view that glucose infusion has a liver-protective and liver-protective effect, but there is still not enough evidence to confirm it. After drinking and vomiting, the stomach is weak and the body is in a state of dehydration due to vomiting.

3. Correcting hypoglycemia During ethanol metabolism, the NADH/NAD ratio changes, galactose tolerance decreases, triglyceride synthesis increases, and lipid peroxidation increases. Therefore, hypoglycemia can occur after drinking alcohol. Hypoglycemia usually develops 6 to 24 hours after moderate or heavy drinking, but it can also occur soon after drinking. Blood glucose concentration is usually 1.7mmol/L. Therefore, glucose infusion is a direct and effective way to correct the hypoglycemic state after drinking.

After drinking and vomiting, the stomach becomes weak and the body is in a state of dehydration due to vomiting. Glucose water contains glucose that can be absorbed directly and is non-irritating. In addition, many people will have a bitter taste in their mouth after vomiting, and sometimes it will even stimulate vomiting again. Drinking glucose water can dilute the bitter taste in the mouth and make them feel comfortable, but it is not very helpful for sobering up.