drinking alcohol with UC

hey, i hear its bad to drink with UC?, but ive had it for about 2years, and im not a big drinker, but when i drink(12-15beers) the next 2-3 days after it my poos are near prefect no matter how bad my UC was before the night i drunk on, anyone the same? or know why?

I believe it is due to the dehydration effect alcohol has on the body. I am the same way, when I drink I have almost perfect bm's until later in the day then all heck breaks lose. I guess I am not as young anymore to handle drinking. But you just have to remember now that you have UC, you must excersize moderation because alcohol can cause complication to your liver especially if you are on medications.

Btw, welcome to Healingwell! :)

Finick08 I used to drink a lot before UC and some now, but I would have to say anyone with UC should not be drinking. 12-15 beers is way more than enough to go out and have a good time. Are you drinking so much that the hangover is not letting you eat for awhile, thus giving your colon rest and time to form stools?

Before they figured out what I had, I would drink wine when I ate and I was able to keep food in me ... but beer definitely does a number on me. I feel good in the a.m. but as the day goes on feel awful

haha 12-15beers not many compared what i used to drink 2-3 yrs ago, and im only drinking at most once a week, and been drinking that amount for around a year or so, and my UC has got better in the last few months, but i do sleep for a good 12-15hrs after drinking so maybe thats it. and my liver is all good!

I fight this too because alot of my friends want to drink with me (the one thing I shouldnt be doing - figures) - but I don't overdo it and I try to avoid it, unlike how I used to drink alot before uc. I only drink cranberry and high end vodka because it appears to the purest alcohol and cranberry juice is good. The only problem is when you go to places and they give you crappy vodka if you don't ask and they have those taps with corn syrup for cranberry juice. I usually feel hungover when I have that. I won't touch a beer. Has anyone else been drinking this? I know its not the best for me to do, but now that its summer and I am kinda off, it does help to relax a little on the few occasions that I drink. I went a few months without drinking and didnt see a significant difference. So I figure short periods of occasional drinking can't kill me, yet. Also asacol has a funny warning about drinking - it says if you drink daily then asacol can cause stomach and intestinal bleeding and to drink in moderation if you drink occasionally.

yeah il prob change my drinking once i finish uni, haha oh yeah afew weeks ago i had afew to many beers in a short amount of time and guest what came up....My asacol tabz

Quincy, I'm interested to hear why UC is damaging to the liver, this is something I wasn't aware of. Is it due to meds we take or for other reasons?

I was DXed 11 years ago and never really had a problem. Only avoided certain things and pretty much ignored the fact that I had this disease. Time caught up with me and now my UC is much much worse. Had I stayed on my meds and ate well then I wouldn't be in such pain now. Hard liquor causes inflammation in the body. I'm not a heavy drinker and in fact have never been drunk a single time in my life(I just turned 30). Throwing up and passing out have never sounded good to me so I just drank in moderation. Anyways point being is I wished I had treated my body better so that I wouldn't be paying for it now.

Drinking on occassion (once a week or a couple times a month) doesn't seem to screw with my UC at all. It seems to affect some people and not affect others. I don't think it's fair to say "no one with UC should drink." I have noticed that I've been getting really bad hangovers when I drink beer lately...like a horrible headache sometimes after only drinking one beer. But other times, nothing after drinking 4 beers.

PostModernIrony: I hadn't seen that warning on Asacol...will have to go look at it. That's weird that it may cause GI bleeding if combined with daily alcohol consumption. I like vodka cranberries, too. I feel like hard liquor settles better with me than beer or wine.

Thanks Sara for backing me up here.

I don't think its good for UCers to drink every day, as it is not good for anyone. I don't think it is good to overdue it or drink as often as some healthy people. I do believe it is individual and that drinking occasionally is not the end of the world. Like I said, I went months without drinking and didn't get any better. I try to convince myself its just like having something with caffeine in it - which is also bad for the intestines. The majority of us cheat a little with our diet if we are limited on it - I can't resist a slice of pizza the few times a year i visit NYC - but should we live a miserable life and not ever enjoy ourselves? I am not saying alcohol or cheating on a diet is the answer to enjoying oneself or the only way - just that we have lives to live and as long as you use good judgment then you can go with the flow. I think sometimes we try to overemphasize restrictions and it gets all caught up in our head to never do this or never do that - but what is life if we restrict ourselves on everything? So much of this condition is psychological and if the occasional drink in moderation is going to relax us a bit, don't you think that is more important for our overall health? Sure, there are other ways to relax which I do as well - I'm just saying that this is in fact a gray area. Many props to people that don't ever drink - it's good and shows a good self control or just never a desire to do so - but I am sure these people have other indulgences in their life.

I dont drink that often but have not stopped having the odd glass of wine so far it has not made a differance to my U/C and i dont want to give up everthing we suffer enough but if it did make me bad then i would stop.

I think moderation is the key -- I too enjoy a nice glass of red wine with dinner. Yes, life is to enjoy and again from this ole' gal....moderation please. Been there done that with the drinking stuff...and with the meds we are on we should give more thought to what we are doing. PostModern; I have to tell you that I would have been the last person in line to eat a Philly Cheesesteak...never even sounded appetizing to me. Now every time I'm in Philly I have to have one (well, half..can't eat the whole one!) So I understand the NY Pizza thing! I can blame the cheesesteak cravings on my boyfriend. Ha.