Managing your Super Bowl Sunday hangover on Monday

Brian Kilmeade reporting from Super Bowl 57 in Glendale, Arizona.

Chances are good your boss or manager knows you’re not really sick the Monday after the big championship game.

For many Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is a big night for parties — and sometimes drinking a little too much. 

Data provided by Nielsen indicates that Americans have spent some $1.2 billion on beer in the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl in prior years.

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That means the morning after — known as National Football Hangover Day for a reason — can be fraught with headaches, nausea and irritability. 

It's never fun going to work the next day (or joining a Zoom meeting on camera) with a monster hangover.

Millions of Americans are expected to call out "sick" the Monday after the Super Bowl.  (iStock)

It may be a popular day to stay home and recover (or hide from those meetings) — but it’s probably a far better idea to avoid that or at least do what you can to manage the symptoms.

The best way to avoid a hangover might be obvious — but is straightforward: Don't drink. 

Here are a few tips to make your Monday morning easier.

A good rule of thumb is to drink a glass of water between every alcoholic beverage, as Fox News Digital has previously reported.

Also, drinking electrolyte-rich drinks can be helpful as well.

The Monday morning after the Super Bowl can be one of the toughest mornings of all. Here's how to manage the symptoms.  (iStock)

While there’s no cure for a hangover, some food can be a big help with the effects the day after. 

Eggs contain an amino acid called cysteine that can break down acetaldehyde, a byproduct of your liver's breakdown of ethanol.

Eggs are also