does eating when drunk sober you up
1 Eat Bread, Sober Up This old wivesâ tale seems to make sense: Eat some bread with your drinks and it will help soak up the booze. 2  And there actually could be a few crumbs of truth to it, Finkelstein says. 3  When you fill your stomach with food, you could be slowing the absorption rate of the alcohol youâre drinking. When you fill your stomach with food, you could be slowing the absorption rate of the alcohol youâre drinking. 2  However, he says, though it might help you a little bit, itâs probably not going to be enough to sober you up and keep you from getting drunk.