Why no alcohol?

Just wondering, not much of a drinker here. I do however enjoy making mead, having an occasional glass and giving it as gifts. Today we racked some mead we are making and I took a couple of shots to taste. It's still fermenting, but towards the end of the fermentation , so the yeast content is probably still high. Didn't think much about it until afterwards. Is that a big deal? Last thing I want to do is set myself back any. Heard not to drink when treating for Lyme but never knew why.

Drinking alcohol may intensify your symptoms, especially if you have neuro Lyme.

Some say that the reaction to the alcohol was also stronger.

If you feel like drinking in moderation, just take a little sip and wait.

Only a sip of good wine would have caused me AWFUL feelings, during lyme treatment. So I avoided, simply because I could not take it (too much stress, it lowers the immune system too).

I don't know how I could feel so bad with a sip of wine, but I did!!!

Now I can even drink half a bottle, the max I feel is drunk, but nothing like what I felt during lyme!

I guess it depends on people, and on the stages of toxicity and disease: the cleaner you are, the stronger you are, the better you can drink. I think.

a drink here or there won't set you back.

Now, I want to get better and my liver is busy enough processing everything so I am not drinking a bit.

I do miss the occasional glass of Malbec..

If i even have 2 beers, my arms will be numb the next day, horrible feeling of my insides just feeling terrible, weakness in my legs, complete brain fog, balance issues and just that yucky yucky hang over feeling...from TWO. Grrrrr. no fun. I test the waters every once in a while and it never gets better (not smart, i know), but we are so deprived of normalcy, its nice on occassion to indulge...but i pay for it. Ive been laid up for days just from a few drinks. not something i can tolerate, but i know others can. I do think i have neuro Lyme based on the last 4 years of symptoms...but the dr's in NC so far do not know their butt from their head...so this is only my assumption. seeing an LLMD in July, will hopefully find more answers! I will ask about drinking and give yall an update!

Never was much of a drinker a few times a year max. I could go the rest of my life without taking a drink and not miss it I just enjoy making mead. My friends and family love it and a bottle makes a nice homemade gift with a jar of raw honey to accompany it. Even when I was healthy 3 or 4 beers and I was done, worthless the next day as well. Always been a "lightweight". Just wanted to make sure the couple of taste swallows weren't going to set me back somehow. No difference today, really more than anything the yeast was my concern. It's just standard procedure for me to taste the mead when racking to a new carboy. Did it out of habit and then thought oh no should I have done this. So I'm thinking not a big deal.

Just a few sips shouldn't bother you, but it would depend on how well your body deals with the possible sugars.

Glad to hear that it didn't set you back any!

Trust the wisdom of your body is my two cents thrown in the pot of some amazing ideas and feedback. I like to energy test, whether I actually listen to my body or not, well...I am not always spot on.