Drinking with Ileostomy

Hey Everyone

This may sound like a weird question but i was just wondering if it's safe to get drunk while having an Ileostomy. And what risks if any there are or what precautions i have to take. I have had crohns disease for 13 years (when i was 15 I got it) and when i turned 19 for about 2 years I drank pretty heavy. Im a light weight though so heavy is probably the wrong word. But i did drink fairly often. For the past 5-6 years i really havent been drinking too much because it would hurt my stomach at times and i know that drinking with crohn's is a little bit bad. Im kinda craving lately to get drunk. like not some casual drink here or there but full blown drunk! lol. Im really short and not very heavy so it really wont take much to get me feeling pretty good but ever since surgery i was kinda wondering about it. I see my surgeon on the 15th and i plan on asking him about it as well but any feedback would be helpful.

Thanks guys! You rock <3

Good advice about the water as we tend to forget that alcohol is dehydrating.

Having a few drinks to the point of "feeling good" on occasion I guess would be ok. But, I would imagine you never want to get so "fall down drunk" and maybe get sick and be throwing up in the process. That would not be good at all and really help to dehydrate.

And don't forget when you're drunk you still have to tend to the emptying of the pouch which could make for some interesting (embarrassing) situations possibly????

Definitely have your good times ... just find the right balance. Been there done that and I find hubby and I always had a great time if we drank just enough that it added to the festivities. However we are both very social, happy interactive people with or without alcohol. Thinking back though... We definitely drank more when we were younger than now.

And of course always have a designated driver if out and about. Funny when we were young the emphasis was nowhere near what it is today and certainly should have been and it wasn't that uncommon to have a few drinks and drive. How wrong that was.

Agree with ucfree about the emptying whilst drunk, coordination goes to pot. Drinking is fine, well hasn't ever bothered me and I've done the whole range from a couple of drinks to the whole falling down drunk and hanging onto the bed to stop myself falling off and as my husband has so kindly reminded me - pouring myself out of passenger side of car, crawling around car on a gravel driveway to front door and then crawling upstairs on all fours. Yep, been there, done it and had the hangover!

I've have calmed down now I am older and wiser and now make sure i keep my drinking balanced, always have one in each hand :)

Wow thank you for all the wonderful posts. I kind of thought that the dehydration thing would be an issue. tbh i dont drink nearly as enough as i should even now so i'd have to be really cautious a bout drinking it while drinking. And tbh... this may make me totally lame I would have drunk at least for the first time at home with friends or by myself just to see how i would handle it with the ileo and emptying and such. Ive never been a fan of drinking so much that im falling down but it has happened a few times in my life. LOL not very proud of it.

You guys are so great. Reading this forum has helped me a tonne. <3 Such awesome and nice ppl. Thank you so much!

This is funny! nice to read a light hearted thread for a change. I'm such a lightweight when it comes to alcohol now.. half a glass of wine mixed with WATER and I'm feeling wobbly. Rubbish. Also suffer from the rapid filling bag! It's better than when I was taking that nasty Resolor though - that just made me puke and gave me a huge headache.

Newone - if you're anything like me it won't take much to get rolling drunk lol! at least I'm a cheap date.

Think I need to give it some serious work and determined effort. Have a fun weekend everyone x

Summer... would taking immodium with aldohol be a bad idea? I'm paranoid when it comes to that stuff.

Equestrian Mom... I am still on medication. 150mg of Imuran a day and a shot of Humira once a week. so yeah it probably wouldnt be that great of an idea. I used to drink quite a bit on imuran though. And my brother drinks a little and he takes imuran as well (my brother has crohn's too :/) but i will definately be asking my doctor on Monday. Because i miss it soooo much! lol Even if its just one time i would be happy :D

Newone, I was until recently on Humira and still had a drink and my GI said it wasn't a problem and am on azathioprine and have drank whilst on that, not often as takes a lot to get me drunk and can be sober again in 45 mins so bit of a waste of money :)

Also I take immodium as well and it is fine with alcohol, well it is with me - maybe my insides as so messed up they've become immune to what I chuck down my neck. Oh, but I do stick to vodka based drinks as for some reason can't tolerate wine - I'm plastered after half a glass and fall over but vodka, no problems.

My GI says enjoy in moderation (has to say that as can't really condone going on a bender!) as recently for the nerve pain I would have glass of vodka liqueur each night before bed and he said that would do me no harm. Now hopefully though getting pain under control as have been given fentanyl patches to try so giving those a go.

Another uc wife
Does it kinda scare you when you think about all the times that you drove when you had too much to drink when you were young? I am 67 and know better now. Lucky to even live through those young years.

As for drinking, I love cranberry/blackberry juice, but not straight. I thin it heavily with blackberry brandy. I play ping-pong against myself most evenings. Handily my bar is right next to where I stand. It is best if I can blimb the stairs to bed, but we have one downstairs with my p-p table.

Newone
You need to know yor alcohol limit.....and hope you don't get drunk befory you get to it!!

Dan