Whether your intentions are to be a conscientious consumer or to dive straight into the wine bottle, chances are some of you will have a hangover on Monday morning.

In a recent online survey conducted by the National Headache Foundation, 92 percent of respondents noted that they had experienced a hangover headache. To help avoid or reduce the suffering associated with hangover headaches, the foundation offers this advice:

¢ If you choose to drink alcohol, do so in moderation. Try to sip your drink slowly. Mixed drinks containing fruit or vegetable juices will probably have less effect than straight alcohol. Avoid red wine, which contains naturally occurring chemicals called congeners, which may play a role in causing headaches. Spend time catching up with an old friend at the snack table with a soda or glass of water.

¢ Eat some honey. Honey supplies fructose, a sugar that helps the body metabolize alcohol; is rich in vitamin B6; and can reduce hangover symptoms. Two tablespoons of honey on a cracker or piece of toast, before or after drinking, may prevent a hangover. Tomato juice, another good source of fructose, also allows the body to burn alcohol faster.

¢ Drink fluids containing minerals and salts, which offer relief from the dehydration caused by alcohol consumption. A cup of broth or bouillon, for example, will replace fluid and will not cause nausea. In general, replacement of fluids with beverages, such as sports drinks or water, is helpful.

¢ Drink a cup of coffee. Caffeine may provide some relief in alleviating the headache symptoms and decreasing the duration of pain. The caffeine acts as a vasoconstrictor and eases the dilated blood vessels. Consider drinking a cup of coffee as soon as you wake up the next morning.

¢ Take ibuprofen. Although aspirin is OK, ibuprofen is typically less irritating to the stomach and also can ease the pain of a hangover headache.

¢ Alternate nonalcoholic beverages with alcoholic beverages. Drinking one nonalcoholic beverage between each alcoholic beverage reduces overall alcohol consumption and helps replenish fluids. An easy way to achieve this is by asking for a glass of water in addition to your alcoholic beverage of choice when ordering a drink at the bar.

¢ Eat greasy food before consuming alcohol. While it is wise to be health-conscious and avoid too much of these foods in general, this is a situation where eating fatty foods may be helpful. If consumed prior to drinking alcohol, these foods help line the intestines, which causes alcohol absorption to take longer. In other words, a burger or burrito before your beer or Bloody Mary might be beneficial.