Beer + UC = ?

You sure the rpoblem youu get from beer is not a glutten trouble? Same problems my bro get when on beer(even 1) He found out he can't have ANY contact with glutten of any kind. He was told some beers have glutten.

Hi, Wolfy. Welcome to the forum. =)

It seems you're in a tough situation. I can handle a drink or two now that I'm almost in remission, but I still rarely drink just because it doesn't make me feel that great in general. I would definitely try to stay away from it if in a bad flare. I think a lot of people do fine with moderate alcohol consumption while in remission, but I have been told by my doctors that it's best to stay away from it while flaring, as it can make symptoms worse - as you know.

Obviously, the decision to look for another job is one you will have to make on your own, but if it's causing you a lot of pain/other symptoms that wouldn't be something I'd want to deal with long term. Is there anyway you could explain that you have a medical condition to your boss and maybe you wouldn't have to do the drinking part of your job? Or is there a similar job at the brewery maybe that doesn't involve drinking? Are you on any meds for your UC? Good luck with whatever you decide.

I'm fine with drinking beer as long as I'm not in the middle of a flare. Of course when I'm flaring everything tears me up.
The only thing I do notice is I might have D the next day but it subsides.
Just my personal experience.

I do pretty good on Beer.. I think because it calms me down...

beer and alcohol is no problem for me, sorry!!! but coffee, I can't have coffee........I really want one too, a nice warm pumpkin spice coffee.

Thanks for the advice everyone!  I'm pretty sure I'm not a celiac (gluten intolerant).  The whole beer-killing-me thing has only started in the last 2 months along with my UC.  I have yet to get into remission since I started having symptoms, so maybe when I get there I'll be able to handle beer.  I'm not a heavy drinker at all but I'd like to be able to have one or two without suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune.    

Thanks for the suggestion Red, but you cannot spit out beer when tasting for quality control.  Beer has a bitterness profile and your bitter receptors are way out on the back of your tongue where you can only taste if you swallow something.  Wine is acetic (sides of the tongue) so you can get the full profile and spit it out, but not beer.  Tough work, I know. Someone's got to do it. ;)  

I could not carry on in this company without being able to drink.  A couple have tried but their legitimacy to make or sell our product is always questioned by all coworkers.  As it is I fake drinking when we're out.  I get a bottle instead of draft since they're brown and you can't see inside them.  Then I go to the bathroom and dump it in the sink and fill it back up with water, then I nurse that for about two hours.  It works.  But someday I'm gonna put it down and someone's gonna pick up the wrong bottle and the jig will be up.  Can't wait for that.  It's gonna be like that moment in the movie School Ties when the students found out that the star quarterback was a Jew.  &$^% is gonna be awkward! 

 

Hey Wolf,

Coincidentally, I used to work in microbreweries/brewpubs about 10 years ago, and during flares too. I can relate to having to test your work along the way. Running a Velo filter requires you to pull off samples at varying intervals, and at 5am it can be a little rough on anyone's gut. Oh but how we adapt! :) Anyway I drank throughout flares back then, but I'm not sure if it exacerbated my symptoms or not by doing so since the flare went away and I never stopped or limited my intake of beer.

I drink a LOT of beer, and I homebrew about 10-20 gallons a month - not that I drink that much of it, but when I flare nowadays, I am cautious with my beer intake. I think it's hit or miss whether it will tear me up or not.

Do you have issues with beer only during flares? Or is it all the time now? I think that you said that you were recently diagnosed. If you are in a flare, try to limit or eliminate beer until you are in remission, and then try again. You might be find that a particular food will cause problems when you are flaring, but not be a problem when you are in remission.

one thing for sure, I can't drink coffee whether in remission or not. Coffee and caffeine are bad news. I'm just glad that it's not alchohol.

I only drink beer or wine but they both make me flare really badly. I love beer and wine but even one glass can have me running to the toilet clenching very tightly – if you get my drift. I also love dates, chicken, chocolate and cheese but they make me flare-up too. Been mainly avoiding all of these things in the last few months and I have been fine.

 

Can’t give you advice on your career but maybe a testing sip won’t hurt? Can you treat it like wine – swish it around in your mouth and spit out?? A few years ago I had the same social predicament as you. I just told people I was on an on-going course of drugs for a health issue and they could not be mixed with alcohol on the strict instructions of my doctor.