Does Alcohol trigger a flare?

Hi Namian,

Your friend is probably right that the sugar is what made your pain worse. I don't have diabetes. I've found and learned that I have to stay away from sugar completely. I do occasionally have a glass of wine with my dinner and my pain doesn't become any worse.

Dealing with fibro is an experiment and definitely worth the time to experiment.

Its funny that you had margaritas. I have the same problem. I can sometimes have a glass of wine or other alcoholic drinks. But I really don't drink very often. But the last two times I had a margarita I felt awful afterwards. I was in a lot of pain the next day. Even just 20 minutes after I drank it my muscles started feeling funny. They didn't hurt at first, I just felt weak and my arms felt "noodle-ie". But the next day, I was a wreck. I was extremely tired and sore. My head was so foggy that I couldn't drive. As a matter of fact, I even needed help putting my shoes on because I was so weak.

Wine kills me! The more I drink of it the worse I hurt. But a captain and diet doesn't hurt me, but next day I feel so bad and fatigued I wish I hadn't drank. Sigh bachelorette party Saturday I am stressing about

I have found tea, any flavor and at any temperature, my major beverage. You can sweeten it with stevia, agave nectar, Splenda, a splash of fruit juice or Torani beverage flavours. Serve it in fancy liquer glasses, garnish with fruits, paper umbrellas or a tiny toy monkey hanging on to the glass rim. Take a large bottle of it, labeled with your name and a respectable tip to the head bartender at special events. I usually make a different flavor every day and keep a thermos of it in the fridge in case I have to run out. I also am very fond of coconut water (NOT MILK). The ones with pulp tend to be sweeter and are much cheaper in Asian or Latino marketsl.