alcohol and intestinal bleeding

Does alcohol increase intestinal bleeding?

Last weekend I had some and I bled for two days after. I was on 60 mg pred. Could it been caused by the alcohol?

I'm not sure if I should risk it. Is it also dependent on the kind of alcohol? While doing SCD I only drank sugar and color free alcohol. This time I had whiskey. I just feel like I'm missing something when I can't have a drink on occasion.

How are you all reacting to alcohol? I'd like to read more experiences.

I haven't had a drink in a while because I am pain killers. Before then I could drink whatever. I tend to not drink very often and then drink several drinks in one day. I may get a little D the day after. I have never had bleeding that I could attribute to it. Since I started Humira I have only drink twice because of the pain killers. Both times I started to get nauseous pretty quickly even with just a glass of wine. I took a phenergan and it went away. I never threw up.

I don't know how much you drink but you may want to quit cold turkey for like an entire month and see if your condition improves. Also, most alcohols are high in histamines and if you are histamine intolerant, which many with UC actually are, alcohol will make you worse.

Once I drank 4loko while on pred, made me bleed for 3 days and it was literally a few sips since i don't like the stuff..

After my first flare started, but before my diagnosis, I drank a fair bit of red wine and definitely noticed a correlation between drinking and increased bleeding.

Now that I've been in remission for a while I can drink pretty much anything, although I can usually tell the next morning. For several months after the flare I could tolerate wine and spirits, but not beer. Who knows why? One mouthful would have me bloated and cramping for hours. Thankfully the reaction went away as I healed.

Alcohol in moderation is fine with uc. I enjoy the occasional beer and have no issues. I've never noticed any bleeding because of it.

As much as it sucks...sometimes it's better to refrain. Give your body that chance to heal. When I'm flaring sometimes alcohol will cause me to bleed more but it's never caused me to see blood if it wasn't there in the first place.