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Posted 6/3/2009 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Does alcohol consumption directly affect anyone's UC?
Posted 6/3/2009 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
WARNING: Take what I say with a grain of salt: I am a recovering alcoholic (sober 1.5 years) and DID NOT drink like a normal person. That said, even the smallest but of alcohol (although there was usually more to follow) would trigger severe symptoms. It's definitely a good idea to get others opinions, as my situation is different. But the short answer is yes. For ME. Not drinking has vastly improved my colon health.
Posted 6/3/2009 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
yes. its highly acidic. That’s why it makes your tum burble. Especially if you dink it with a meal. Its also bad to drink if your on medication
Posted 6/3/2009 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
I've not had more than a beer or glass of wine or two since being diagnosed, and I've not noticed a problem yet.
Posted 6/3/2009 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
i was drinking last night. I had like 4 or 5 pints of lager (don't know if you guys measure beer in pints over there but that's like 4 litres). Everything was fine until 5am when it all went horribly wrong. I will not be drinking again until my next remission.
Posted 6/3/2009 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
well by that i mean... When i eat at the moment i feel the consequences within minutes. With alcohol i was pleasantly suprised until my colon woke me up in the morning.
Posted 6/3/2009 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
When I flare I don't drink... too painful. I'd rather eat and take a pain pill...
Posted 6/3/2009 8:04 PM (GMT 0)

I don't drink regularly just on special occasions and it never seems to bother me, but I'm also in remission between flares and I don't drink at all during flares.

Posted 6/3/2009 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
I do not drink regularly but a once or twice a month I will have a glass of wine with dinner or a beer at a cookout and it never makes any difference for me.  If I am in a real flare then I just am, if not I just am not...food and drink do not make much of a difference for me.  I wish that they did because then I could eliminate things that bother me and it might make management a little easier...not a factor for me though...
Posted 6/3/2009 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
I've stopped drinking since soon after my diagnosis, even a small amount of alcohol makes me feel really sick and a very dodgy stomach.
Posted 6/3/2009 9:02 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, alcohol is the one thing that adversely affects my colon even during remission. I will indulge on a special occasion, but I can feel it for days afterwards.
Posted 6/4/2009 12:44 AM (GMT 0)

When I was first diagnosed, I was still drinking occasionally (on the weekends - 4-5 beers a night). I realized that soon after I drank my first beer that I had to rush to the toilet to let it out, it really sucked. 

Then I was diagnosed with PSC (autoimmune disease that affects the Liver) and now I will not have a drink for the rest of my life sad .

It kind of stinks to not to be able to have an occasional drink with family or friends, it really makes you realize how much this disease controls what you can and cant do...

Posted 6/4/2009 3:35 AM (GMT 0)
my doc said alcohol is fine with our condition depending on individuals and how it makes them feel. if u feel fine, then drink, if not, then dont. simple.
and the meds i am on, which are a lot, are fine with alcohol. no issues there.
so its personal choice and feeling on this one.

i am fine drinking sometimes. and other times i feel crap. not sure if its alcohol or not since i always feel like this regardless.
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