Any one have issues with Alcohol?

I don't know if I have a weird stomach, but it seems that every time I drink any form of alcohol, whether it is hard liquor, wine, or beer, it is horrible. Before I was diagnosed every time I drank it caused bleeding in my stool, needless to say, I stopped that real fast.  Now I get horrible cramping and gas and then it causes constipation for two days.  I don't understand it. Is there something in the alcohol, or am I just a weird case.  Would beano or gasx help with this problem or is that a bad idea? Im not an alcoholic but an occasional drink with my friends would be nice. 

 

Alcohol is a big no no for me and i can't drink any soda like coca cola og sprite which i love :(

Well I really can't drink at all with my medications, or with Crohn's. I used to have a drink here in there on special occasions. But now I never drink. Really doesn't have much to do with the Asacol though.

I had to quit drinking for good a few years back. The stomach upset was just not worth it to me anymore.

i used to LOVE good whiskey...haven't had any in 2.5 yrs now though...even though i have a bar with 12 bottles of very good small batch bourbons...ummmmmm.
i started to bleed after i drank it also...
beer was ok though.
now i really never drink though...although i could really use a stiff drink right about now!

When I am bleeding bad, I will always have a guinness or two. It is full of Iron. Being Irish that is the cure for everything. My foot hurt, have a guinness and that will sort it. LOL.. Otherways, I stay away from the stuff.

Thanks guys for all your help!!! It is hard knowing what is going on when you are the only one in your whole family that has CD.  This thing is a life saver, i know im different, but its nice to know if im normal

I actually have no problems with alcohol at all.  Not only that but when Im drinking, I tend not to have any stomach problems (D, pain ect ect).  I do notice though, that the next morning I have a sour stomach.

I have had to cut back on my drinking a lot...I've had a few drinks ever since this has begun for me (it's only been a year), and every time, I end up getting cramps, D and lots of gurgling. It's tolerable enough for me that I can deal with it once and a while, but I definitely don't enjoy going out for drinks with friends as much as I used to!

I hadn't had any problems before surgery. I'm waiting for a couple more weeks to heal yet and then I'll have a beer and see what happens.

Last flare started after drinking 17 shots of vodka in less than an hour.

Then I realized that my stool floated and started bleeding again. Did anti-yeast diet/herbs and candida was found in my stool studies. So, I'm guessing that yeast grows in my digestive tract when I drink alcohol and the yeast growth in the colon started the inflammation and therefore got the bleeding.

I'm all good now. Good stool. No bleeding. No meds whatsoever.
I know two other people who cured their UC from anti-yeast regimen for four months. All were on the verge of getting their colons removed.
Not recommending anything but I'm all symptom free since doing this for three months. It was one crazy experience but I'm good. sigmoid colonoscopy shows I'm in remission

For me, it's not really my stomach. I start having a burning feeling in my chest. And depending how much alcohol i have sometimes it really burns a lot and makes me feel so sick. So if i'm gonna have alcohol i'll just keep sipping on it and have a glass of water on the side.

Hmmm.....this thread is really interesting.....

If I am not in remission (or really close) I don't even feel like drinking, so I don't know if I can tolerate or not.  HOWEVER, if I'm feeling good, then I drink whenever I feel like it.  At most it is one drink per day or three on a Friday or Saturday.  But it doesn't bother me at all.  I do need to mention I can't drink like I used to, but I'm quite out of practice from my college days  :)