What to Drink When I Go Out-

Hey all,

How many of you have stopped drinking alcohol all together?

I havent had any booze in over 2 months. I do keep going out when I feel like I can. I end up drinking a lot of Iced Tea, Coke, or Ginger Ale. Unfortunately the carbonated drinks seem to make my stomach grumble a bit..


So what do you all drink when you hit the bars that doesnt seem to hurt your stomach??

Well before I started with all the UC I would drink beer, or bourbon without problem. Now I feel like beer makes me sick..

Yea I really enjoy a cold beer on a Summer night. Im beyond the stage of drinks my brains out (ie college years). But I do like to hang out with friends and have a beer or 2. Not being able to really sucks - Colorado is known for the wide selection of amazing micro-brewed beers.

I also really love red wine with dinner.

The caffein in the iced tea makes me giddy and sometimes makes my stomach grumble.
Blah..

Alcohol causes way too many problems for me. I am abstinent at this point. The only thing I drink out there is water, and occasionally diet coke.

Whats the specific carbohydrate diet??

I don't drink at all and havn't for a year now. Even one drink makes me feel a bit sick and so I decided to give it up altogether. I rarely even drink anything fizzy such as coke as it makes my stomach feel dodgy sometimes also (although not as bad as alcohol does).

It doesnt bother me that they are drinking alcohol and I'm not. It bothers me because I enjoy good beer and good wine. The other part that bothers me is that many bars dont have things like lemonade or even iced tea, so I end up having a coke or sprite. The carbonation makes my stomach feel rumbly.

Stgpepper,

I hear ya, nothing is better then an ice cold beer on a summer day especially in Florida. I'm not saying I was a heavy binge drinker by any stretch of the imagination but I liked to have a few drinks here then there. It was a big culture shock when I was told that I had to cut back, espcially on a friday afternoon after work when all my co workers were enjoying an end of the week cocktail.

I did ocassionally have a few drinks and when I would it would be heinekens, they have a very low gluten content.

I was diagnosed with PSC (autoimmune liver disease) in March and had to cut alcohol totally out of my diet...it's been tough but you learn that there are more important things in life...plus I dont wake up with hangovers anymore

I drink mostly water.

I will drink mixed drinks with vodka on very special occasions (about twice a year) if I'm in remission.

I'm not much of a drinker--mostly because alcoholism is a problem in my family. People can be really mean when they are under the influence. I know I get more insensitive when I have a few drinks. So I used to not drink. Now that my kids are grown up, I'll have a few drinks a couple of times a year.