alcohol...

I havent had any alcohol for about 8 months now (since before i was officially diagnosed) but i seem to be doing alot better now and i'm doing well on my azathioprine.  

My exams at uni finish (for a while) on fri, and so i am hoping to try a few drinks to see how i am with it!!

I won't go stupid and drink alot, nor will i drink anything like cider, or alcopops which i know are definately a bad idea! 

I don't like wine, and so i was just wondering what else is there?!  do any of you have any "safe" drinks that you can handle?!  I like vodka etc, but not so sure going straight for the strong stuff is a good idea!!  Thanks for any advice!

I can't drink beer on my diet and everything else is just not worth it to me. i loved beer!

If I were you I'd just try moderation and don't do anything that might make you feel like your relapsing.Once  I would drink a little too much and the next day I'd think "gosh, I could have felt this way for free if my crohn's were flaring!"

I can't drink alcohol anymore because of IC, but as far as Crohn's was concerned, I could tolerate margaritas well enough. It only took one to make me feel tipsy anyway. I couldn't drink beer, and I can't drink wine because of a nice taste aversion after drinking too much of it one night.

I've never been a huge fan of drinking, but I did have a drink or two on occasion before my diagnosis... since then I've only drank three times: once on my 19th birthday, once at a concert and once at my aunt's cottage...don't really miss it (I guess I'm just weird!) but I've found that beer does NOT agree with me at all but wine is fine, as are low sugar mixed drinks. Just stick to one or two drinks and if you're feeling okay it's probably fine!

don't do it... it really isn't worth it.

I was doing great until I decided to go nuts on new years eve...

Granted I had 2 beers, 3 whiskey sours, 2 shots of tequilla, some champagne, and 4 slices of pizza.....

Anyway that one night of "fun" twisted my guts up for 3 weeks.....

Did I overdue it? Yes, but before I went out I preached "moderation" to myself as well... Sometimes when you're drinking and having a good time you forget your problems, and just end up letting loose.

I am in college too so I know where you're coming from....

Remember that Alcohol itself is proven to cause inflammation.... There are no "safe" drinks unless they have alcohol. if you're going to go out, just order a virgin...

I'm in remission but even so a heavy drinking sesh brings on diarrhoea - even non-Crohnies ofren suffer with their tums the next day a lot. Whenever I drink I always have a carb-rich meal before hand, take extra diarrhoea meds and the following day keep it basic - tea and toast only pretty much.
Hopefully its just a one-off and not a flare, hope you feel better soon.

I can't really drink carbonated drinks (the gas), plus anyway, I hate the taste of beer! And before I became really sick with crohnes, I had a bad experience with bourbon.... *shudders*.


As such, I stick to the spirits, preferably clearish spirits (minimises the hangovers too!).

Over the last year or so I have been drinking pineapple juice with vodka, midori and malibu in it. Tastes great and doesn't make me sick at all! (unless I drink too much :p ). Oh and shots.... lots and lots of shots! :p

Hi I don't drink any beer,wine or hard drinks. My favorite drink is ice water.