unilad homepage
unilad homepage
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • World News
    • Crime
    • Health
    • Money
    • Sport
    • Travel
  • Music
  • Technology
  • Film and TV
    • News
    • DC Comics
    • Disney
    • Marvel
    • Netflix
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Archive
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
World’s longest hangover lasted four weeks after man drank 60 pints of beer
Home>News>Health
Published 12:01 22 Nov 2023 GMT

World’s longest hangover lasted four weeks after man drank 60 pints of beer

I don't want to even think about the level of beer fear he experienced.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover
Featured Image Credit: The Good Brigade/Getty / AscentXmedia/Getty

Topics: Food and Drink, Health, Mental Health, UK News, World News

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a freelance journalist with words in Daily Express, Cosmopolitan UK, LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She is a former Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible.

Advert

Advert

Advert

**Content warning: Discussion of binge-drinking.**

A 37-year-old man had the world's longest known hangover after consuming 60 pints of beer.

We've all been there, waking up with a pain searing through the side of our head, blinking feeling like a chore, dry mouth and breath reeking from the one-too-many pints we had the night before.

Well, imagine that, but two of those symptoms multiplied by 28 days, because one man experienced a four-week hangover after drinking a whopping 34 liters of beer.

Advert

You shouldn't want to test this out anyway, but just in case the thought did pop into your head - with a TikToker purposefully overdosing on coffee you can never be too careful - please don't try this at home.

A 37-year-old man showed up at a Scottish hospital's accident and emergency department in October, 2006, reporting he had 'blurred vision' and a persistent headache - both of which had lasted four weeks - according to a study published in medical journal The Lancet.

He had no history of health problems or any head injuries and didn't take any regular medication.

So, what did doctors find when they checked the man over?

A man went to A&E after drinking 60 pints of beer.
Pexels/ Anete Lusina

Well, when doctors looked him over, they found the patient was 'fully alert,' a CT scan didn't show up anything and neither did a check of his blood pressure or body temperature.

However, a spinal tap revealed the patient had a significant amount of pressure built up around his brain.

Blood tests also exposed the patient may be suffering from a rare auto-immune condition called lupus anticoagulant syndrome - where antibodies 'mistakenly attack healthy cells,' Cleveland Clinic explains.

An eye specialist was called in to check on the patient's eyesight, identifying bleeding nerve fibers and swollen optics, as per Trstdly. But what did this mean?

The eye specialist determined the man's symptoms were a result of his drinking.
Pexels/ cottonbro studio

Basically, the eye specialist determined he'd simply drunk far too much. The man then admitted he'd been drinking beer solidly for several days, just before he began experiencing the four-week-long headache and blurred vision - spurred on by a 'domestic crisis'.

It took a whole six months for the man to bid farewell to his lingering headache and hazy eyesight, with doctors administering him a long-term treatment of anticoagulation.

Finally, by July 2007 he was restored back to his former self - although, very much with a big lesson learned on why you should never solidly drink beer for multiple days on end.

Please drink responsibly. If you want to discuss any issues relating to alcohol in confidence, contact Drinkline on 0300 123 1110, 9am–8pm weekdays and 11am–4pm weekends for advice and support

Choose your content:

19 mins ago
28 mins ago
an hour ago
3 hours ago
  • Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images
    19 mins ago

    Two World Cup travel mistakes which can ruin your trip — and the tip to follow to avoid it happening

    Avoiding these common mistakes should make your trip abroad for the Cup so much smoother.

    News
  • Prime Video
    28 mins ago

    Off Campus fans will love the new Prime Video series based on popular BookTok novel

    Those who are fans of series like Off Campus and The Summer I Turned Pretty will love this new series, which premieres very soon

    Film & TV
  • SWNS
    an hour ago

    Virginia man lost 120lb in 9 months by 'habit stacking'

    Tre Hubbard weighed 265lbs when he turned his life around by employing the popular lifestyle hack

    News
  • GoFundMe
    3 hours ago

    Bear attack survivor recalls the horrifying moment he thought he was going to die

    Daniel Crago was hiking on the Grinnell Glacier Trail on May 28 when he came up against two bears

    News
  • Sister of freshman who died after drinking 18 shots urges people to consider the dangers of hazing
  • Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens describes Blue Monday as 'delusional'
  • Drew Barrymore fights back tears while opening up about ‘blackout’ drinking 'shame'