drunk?

Alcohol has made me flare before, its my biggest trigger...
I have gone 3 months now without a drink and the improvements are huge... i would suggest really getting a handle on you colitis, then gradually test things out... If i get drunk I will probably flare in a few days, bloody D, etc.
If i have a few drinks, i will experience cramping and lots of gas... even with certain carbonate drinks w/o alcohol..
For me, best bet is to stay away, especially since I binge drink heavy when i drink....

Good luck :)

Serenity Now said...

Peety said...
My best drink when I was flaring but still going to bars was white wine mixed with club soda and lemon on ice. No, I didn't get drunk on it but it was a nice cocktail. And I could always drive!

Sounds good.  Is this called something?  Or do you have to describe it to the bartender/wait person?

It's a wine spritzer...but a lot of times they don't get it right if you ask for that. They might try to squeeze it into a regular wine glass, without ice, or use Sprite instead of club soda. Usually I just ask for a club soda with lemon and a glass of wine, then mix it myself! That way I get a big glass and it's right.

It's a nice drink when you are out in the summer heat!

laura_aimie, I'm in remission on 100mg 6MP, and 4.8gm Lialda per day. Most weeks I go out and drink heavily Friday and Saturday night. I also usually have a couple beers on each week night. As long as I'm drinking not on an empty stomach - seems to be fine for me.

PS: I've read some other posts of people being able to drink during flare-ups, that's impressive. I don't bother drinking at all during a flare up.

*Please no reference to MJ - this is against forum rules*

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Hey ElephantPipe...are you sure your knee pain isn't from crawling cause you too drunk to walk. ;) Kidding

Ummm...yeah...far too often.
Actually, we would have to define "drunk" as opposed to really lit, tipsy, and the other words used. IMO I would classify "drunk" as beyond the fence and you are going to throw up and feel really bad. Medically speaking, "drunk" happens way before that point
I am on the verge of stopping alcohol for awhile again. I LOVE beer.

MomWithUC said...

subdued said...
I can't drink much, not because of UC, because of Lexapro. The last time I went to a party, I had three vodka drinks. I was totally drunk, dancing on tables, and it took me three days to recover.

I've recently reduced my Lexapro dosage in half. I'm not sure if alcohol will have less of an affect now that I'm on a reduced dosage.

I drink only vodka and absinthe (the Green Fairy).

The real absinthe, or the Americanized version? I ordered a bottle from France a while ago that was the original recipe this chemist from New Orleans recreated from a bottle he found at a vintage sale. It was the real deal.

My son-in-law collects absinthe from around the world. So I've had Absinthe from quite a few countries, including France. I've even had absinthe from South Africa. It wasn't that great.

There are quite a few companies in the US that now make absinthe, and their ratings aren't bad, better than a lot of French absinthe.

I just got a bottle of absinthe from St. George's distillery, which is less than an hour's drive from where I live. I've had St. George's absinthe before, and it is my favorite even though it has the lowest rating among US absinthe.

http://www.feeverte.net/guide/country/usa/
http://www.feeverte.net/guide/country/france/
http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/st-george-absinthe-verte/

White wine with club soda or fizzy lemon and ice is generally known in the North American bar trade as a 'Spritzer'. It's been a popular ladies drink in the summer for the past decade or so. In Spain they will sometimes substitute the white wine for red and call it a 'Tinto Verano'.

I won't touch any alcohol if I'm in a serious flare, mainly because I just don't feel like it. It's to be enjoyed after all. Most times I can tolerate a few beers or red wines but I don't overdo bottled or canned beer as it is very gassy. I rarely drink any hard liquor at all except an occasional summer cocktail like a mojito or cuba libre.

I didn't know there were any alcohol cautions with 6mp?

Went out and drank heavily last night and no problems again :D....well collitis wise at least....i was supposed to be writing an essay and now have to go to work hungover....still totally worth it