Pedialyte, a liquid meant for dehydrated infants suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, also works wonders after a long night of partying, fans say.
It is also a favorite hangover remedy of undergraduate and graduate students in the Windy City. Foxtrot, an app that Chicago residents can use to have corner store goods delivered to their door, is working on adding it to their menu after getting numerous requests.
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I can confirm both the popularity and the effectiveness of this hangover cure.
ReplyDeleteNot that I have a problem or anything.
It's weird that they go for Pedialyte when they're actually dehydrated, but Gatorade (i.e. pure corn syrup) on a daily basis. Maybe they perked up in science class when it involved consequence-free alcoholism.
DeleteBy the way, remember when Gatorade first came out and it tasted like citrus-infused sweat-piss? Nobody drank it recreationally, that's for sure.
So, let me get this straight. The same students that whine and complain about how we're not fair when we don't give them exactly what they want right when they want it, or whose parents helicopter in to wipe their noses and asses, use Pedialyte to make their pweshus widdle selves feel better.
ReplyDeleteOh, the irony. What sweet, sweet irony.
The graphic is original and quite expressive, but do we ever have to see it again?
ReplyDeleteOh dear, Cal does find creative ways to bring them back, even the horrible looking ones! But with such a specific product placement, I doubt it.
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Shoot, I've seen profile pics of my online students that look worse that that.
DeleteThere are even pedialyte popsicles, I believe. I suppose it may be the modern equivalent of chicken soup -- that comforting stuff your mom gave you when you were sick, and which you turn to as an adult when under the weather. Whether chicken soup, or mushroom/ginger/garlic broth, or gruel, or any number of more traditional, less high-tech remedies, would work just as well in 90% of cases, is another question; wikipedia seems to think so, and it sounds like college students have a variety of make-at-home recipes to choose from, given their easy access to clean water. I'm not knocking pedialyte; there's a lot to be said for something safe and sure when you've got a sick kid, and avoiding a trip to the emergency room for intravenous fluids is unquestionably a good thing. But it does also seem to be a product that caters to first-world parents panicking over a problem that is far more common, at least in its truly serious/deadly form, in the third world. Using the stuff as a hangover cure seems part and parcel of that trend (but hey, if it's getting some students to my classes in a more functional state than they would be otherwise, I'm not complaining. It certainly makes more sense than manufacturing/concocting/selling/consuming the caffeine-alcohol mixtures that have become popular over the last few years).
ReplyDeleteAthletes who need to cut weight for their sports (wrestlers, weight lifters, mixed martial artists) use it after a weigh-in to rehydrate quickly as well. Perhaps this is the origin of the hangover cure use?
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