Drinking?

Hi!
So on the weekend my friends and I are going to a dance, and they all want to drink before, of course I kinda want to join in with them, but I'm nervous due to the fact that I've heard people with crohns should be careful with alcohol. Have any of you been drinking and expirenced anything good or bad? Do you think I should? If I do I will only drink a bit anyways.
Thanks guys!

The answer to that has a lot to do with whether or not you are in a flare and what meds you are taking. You should not be drinking on immunosuppressives at all or at all with Flagyl. I noticed that Pentasa has recently added a no alcohol warning on the bottle. So, if you feel comfortable, you may want to check with your doc, or at least look up all your meds online to see if they are safe with alcohol. Hope that helps

I like Gumby's advice here. If none of your drugs say you can't drink then you will probably be OK. Best not to drink much in your life though since many of the drugs you may have to be on in the future will put a strain on your body.

Pardon me but....You sound young??? Do we need to remind you of the dangers of drinking and driving or date rape etc.????

I'm on Pentasa and Imuran and probably drink more often than I should... The only time it bothers me is when I'm in a flare. Listen to your body, you should know after a few sips. And if it's your first time drinking take it very easy, as the day after may be really hard on you (not talking about a hangover, just Crohn's-wise).

I'm on Remicade and Methotrexate and I drink with no problems.

I can't drink at all when I am flaring - but even when I am not (like right now) I realized I can't have more than one drink at a time, and seem to do better with wine, etc. I read online that the more sugary the alcoholic drink, sometimes the more it affects someone with crohns (recent study). But who knows - I think it is pretty individual! I do notice after I drink even one drink I often have some blood the next day in my BM. I have been feeling so well that I pushed it last weekend - ate some chinese food and then late at night had some onion rings and a martini (haven't had a martini in years) - woke up in the middle of the night vomiting I was so mad that I couldn't even handle one martini!! (Although it makes sense because a martini is usually equivalent to a couple drinks or more). Basically, like everyone said, listen to your own body - and I understand the desire to participate with your friends - just be a bit cautious!