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Posted 5/2/2013 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
Right as most English chaps after work or on the weekend I enjoy a few pints of lager/beer just to relax but just lately I have been having really bad bowel movements as in really frequent whilst drinking. At the moment I am in remission and my diet is good so usually the next day I'm back to normal. Is this due to my UC or could it be a alcohol intolerance?

Does anyone else enjoy the odd beverage? Could you recommend anything a little easier on the bowels?

Man thanks
Posted 5/2/2013 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, I cant have ANY alcohol as it causes bad reactions with my Ulcerative Proctitis. It is one of the few things I know will keep me in a flare and things will not get better (for me) if I drink. I had to give it up and I am much better. I never drank that much in the first place so it wasn't huge problem to stop.

I am sure other members on this board can speak to this better than I but alcohol is a "deal breaker" for me and my condition.

Best...
Posted 5/2/2013 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
I also enjoy a few beers a week but without any noticeable effect on my uc or my bms. The only difference I've noticed is if I drink heavily, then the next mornings bms are a bit looser and more frequent. But I think that happens for everyone, even those who do not have uc. And in my opinion it is well worth it for an occasional night out with the guys to celebrate or take the edge off or whatever.

Like everything with uc, this disease appears to be very individual with different people having different reactions. Alcohol does effect some people's uc in a bad way, so some choose to either limit their alcohol consumption, or even outright not touch alcohol. I'd say the easiest thing to do is try limiting your alcohol consumption for a few days, or avoiding alcohol for a few days and see if your bms improve. You need to listen to your body and do whatever is needed.

I see you are taking nicotine (in your signature) is it helping with your uc symptoms?
Posted 5/2/2013 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
When I drink my BM's go a bit weird as well. Then they level off again. Try something other than beer. Coolers work well for me and vodka but beer seems to be the worst.
Posted 5/2/2013 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
Vodka seems to set better with me than beer. In fact it seems to calm things a bit. I prefer beer though and I mean real beer not bud light lol.
Posted 5/3/2013 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
I'm a beer drinker. I used to think alcohol was the cause of all of my UC but now that I'm in remission and occasionally drink beer that's probably false.

So what causes UC?!? It's always been a mystery to me, but more and more I believe it's from eating too many preservatives, that I consistently avoid. Either in candy, or cakes, or soda pop, or cereal....etc.
Posted 5/3/2013 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
I can't do it at all. Sure wish I could, but I seem to suffer long term consequences. If it was just the next morning for me, I would have a beer from time to time.
Posted 5/3/2013 8:33 AM (GMT 0)

Hello again fellow Derby local.

If I'm flaring I'm the same, many a time I've had to run the last 200 metres home after a few drinks.  Try something with less bubbles like ale, see if that helps. I can't drink cider when i'm poorly, but I still find the morning after will involve a sprint even when normal. I can't drink energy drinks either, how i miss jagerbombs.

Trial and error is the best way.

I'm not feeling too great atm and going out for a curry and drinks tonight... guessing I'll be jogging home later.

Posted 5/4/2013 5:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Derby,

Maybe try switching to wine? I'm on the SCD and wine is allowed because it's not grains. There might be residuals/yeasts left in the beer that's getting to you. Spirits are allowed as well. All things in moderation, of course. :)
Posted 5/6/2013 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Beer makes me feel too full because of the Pred.
Posted 5/7/2013 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
Bud light is wheat free. It's made from rice!! According to the "wheat belly" book.
Posted 5/7/2013 9:57 AM (GMT 0)
Firstly thanks alot guys for all the posts.

well this weekend was the end of football season night out, and due to not being that flush this month i went for the cheapest option and went for the beer coors light infact and a few JD and cokes and i have been absalutely fine.

Coors light is quite smooth and not as many bubbles so maybe that helped.

imjustagirl, nice to speak to you again - you are very brave if you are having abit of a flare going for a curry, i had one the other day to be fair but i have been doing very well lately, i dont like to take them but maybe pop an immodium before you go just to be safe lol.

ipoop - the nicotine has been doing well really im not much of a smoker so been inhaling e -cigs or shisha pens and im stilll in remission no blood for around 2-3 months being able to go out and not panic looking for the nearest toilets. but also been taking licorice root after i came off my last course of pred and i think thats helped i really do believe my UC has some sort of link with cortisol levels within the body.

Cheers

Posted 5/7/2013 1:26 PM (GMT 0)

I am brave, or very foolish!

i thought it would be fine, but I did quite a sprint from Friar Gate to the next toilet. haha. I wasn't letting UC hold me back! plus it was an amazing curry and I bled the same amount the hour before it anyway, so I assume it didn't make things any worse.

Posted 5/7/2013 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
funnily enough i was down friar gate last night as it goes.

Seriously though if your seeing blood and getting urgency dont just try and cope with it thats what i did for years. i take it your with Dr Goddard at derby royal? well i am and every time i see blood get urgency, notice weight loss anything like that i get a 8 week course of pred to build myself back up, i know not everyone like the use of pred but its really good for getting you out of a flare.

There is now finally an IBD nurse at royal derby her name is Karen Pritchard call her she is really nice her direct line is 01332 785504

hope this helps you out

Posted 5/7/2013 2:20 PM (GMT 0)
haha, i love him.
when i first saw him he said "whoah, look at you, you're almose see through, too skinny and look like a hamster, you've been on pred too long" when i said my friends told me i looked fine he said "yeh, you've got good friends, they're lying, you look like crap". another time he looked into some medication and said "ah, you can't drink on that, oh well, makes you a cheap date"

i've not met karen yet, but i have her card.

I dont touch pred, hate it. flare ups come and go, nay big deal. i've had a cold so i always flare for a little bit afterwards. i wouldnt touch the pred until i was on deaths door again, the pentasa enimas are amazing and usually fix me right up.
Posted 5/7/2013 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
ahhh right thats good then.

sorry if it sounded like i was teaching you to suck eggs just thought you were suffering in silence lol.

yeah he does tell it how it is lol sometimes he his a little to honest for me, told me when i first met him i could need a bag which just made me worry more and made me worse. luckily ive worked with him and karen and got better (for now) :-/ lol

i see your on azathaprine im on 50mg 3 tabs a day is that a relatively low dose?
Posted 5/7/2013 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
I switched to red wine and an occasional mixed drink and am much for the better. I think beer is just plain hard to digest. I drink only just before and during meals. Have several glasses of water after dinner. Miss beer but not that much. Beer is famous for giving healthy people sh%tz.
Posted 5/7/2013 3:04 PM (GMT 0)
haha AZYooper good point.. beer is the devil!!
Posted 5/7/2013 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on 150mg, but my bloods go funny so had to drop down, and it goes on weight in a way. i was on 100mg until i could put on enough to go up by 25mg. i'm 9stone now so healthy

though in the news today, derbys the fat capital of the UK, so could do with a few more UC'ers dotted around to bring the average down.

and yeh, godard made me cry when i first met him, but i've since found his blunt approach to be funny.
Posted 5/7/2013 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
yeah i remember him saying its all to do with weight, to be honest i dont really think they work but i dearnt stop taking them lol,

haha derby fat capital of england brilliant, yeah you could do with more UCers knocking about. he made you cry awww no actually funny thing is my x gf sister has chrons she saw him and he made her cry to might be a girl thing lol.

Yeah hes quite dry ill give him that just wish he was a little more open when i ask him about natural alternatives he laughs them off, how old was you when you were diagnosed btw? it could be something in the derbyshire food lol x
Posted 5/7/2013 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
I was 23, i'm from North Yorkshire and my folks drove in the night to pick me up and took me to hospital there. its all a bit blurry. I'm 26 now. so i met goddard about 12 weeks after i was diagnosed. I cried because he told me i was seriously ill, and everybody else had down played it, but it was probably what i needed to hear.

but since being diagnosed never been that bad again but i did narrowly avoid surgery, it was touch and go when i was admitted.
Posted 5/7/2013 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
and i dont do anything herbal. i find stress and colds are my trigger.
Posted 5/7/2013 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
I'm on remicade and regularly drink scotch without any problems.
Posted 5/8/2013 8:15 AM (GMT 0)
Laura - that sounds exacly how i was, everyone told me you will be fine then there was me feeling like i was on deaths door and saw Goddard and he pretty much said i was as bad as i felt haha.

And yeah exacly the same havent been as bad as my first flare i would like to think i can control it better. I still blame the disease on going to uni going out most nights drinking and just eating crap for three years, id like to think of my self as healthy now with the odd cheeky meal well i had a curry last oops! lol

cheers

Tom

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