Drinking

its the holiday season and people tend to drink now more than ever

I have not had any drinks since diagnosis and I was wondering how people do with alcohol
I dont really care for wine
but i would like a mixed drink or two
any thoughts/opinions/advice welcome

Alcohol doesn't bother my uc symptoms at all. I love craft beer from local breweries, especially darker beer like porters and stouts. My wife and I homebrew beer as well. I'll occasionally have mixed drinks or wine, but not my first choice. I'll have 3-4 total beers within a week's time.

If you're not sure whether it'll bother you or not, then try one drink and call it quits for the day. See if it bothers you the next morning. Like everything in life, moderation is key. It's a time of drinking in excess and that's not healthy for anyone, especially those of us with chronic illness.

I don't have a problem with the alcohol, it's the soda it's mixed with that will make my gut feel like hell if I've had too much.

Even before Crohn's I had a poor alcohol tolerance. Two surgeries later, it's gone from poor to dire. Wine is the worst for me: if I want to absolutely guarantee feeling bilious, nauseous, headachey, etc. for the rest of the day, just have a couple of glasses of wine. I do better with beer and clear spirits. They mess me up too, but at least it takes a bit longer.

It's a bit miserable really, as I couldn't give a crap about my health and alcohol is the one thing which numbs me to noise and brings me out of my shell at social gatherings. I'm pretty sure I'd drink so much more than I do if alcohol didn't make me sick as a dog. As it stands, 2 bottles of beer are about my safe limit.

I'd say its more on what I drink rather than drinking itself. I avoid beers or anything with a high amount of sugar

I have a delicious vodka mixer recipe which I will have for my first drink. Orange juice, lemonade, pineapple juice and than add thinly sliced oranges and lemons The sugar from th juice plus the alcohol make the fruit slices heavenly and the drink is delicious. You can use plain lemon juice to cut out some of the sugar but either way it is a very high calorie drink.

I generally drink vodka with cranberry juice but I'm not a big drinker by any means, never really was as I don't care for the taste but with cranberry juice it kills the taste pretty good and it's healthier than mixing with pop so that could also be a factor, not that pop generally bothers my gut in any obvious way but I feel better consuming cranberry juice over pop.

Did you have your drink yet, how'd it go? Or are you waiting to new years...

Ipoop I did not have a drink yet as I am kind of chicken
I'm thinking maybe when my semester is over I'll celebrate with my drink
Poppie Vodka is great with a combo of pineapple/ orange/lemon juice or lemonade

I was curious about this one lingering fear I had...wouldn't drinking interfere with medications or worsen potential side-effects? I was told to be wary, but never to abstain. I work in the distilled spirits industry and my job revolves around drinking both socially and professionally so it's difficult for me to fathom a life of forced sobriety. However, if it comes in between me and my health - that's a no brainer.

So would alcohol potentially set my road to remission back, or would it be fine if I didn't overdo it? I'm looking for experienced feedback and not a medical opinion. I know everyone is different (no known food allergies or intolerences), so I will take what I read with a rim of salt...er grain...grain. :)

theruined said...
I was curious about this one lingering fear I had...wouldn't drinking interfere with medications or worsen potential side-effects? I was told to be wary, but never to abstain. I work in the distilled spirits industry and my job revolves around drinking both socially and professionally so it's difficult for me to fathom a life of forced sobriety. However, if it comes in between me and my health - that's a no brainer.

So would alcohol potentially set my road to remission back, or would it be fine if I didn't overdo it? I'm looking for experienced feedback and not a medical opinion. I know everyone is different (no known food allergies or intolerences), so I will take what I read with a rim of salt...er grain...grain. :)

Some have an almost immediate bad allergic-like response, others have a delayed next morning is horrible response, others see no worsening of symptoms (like me). How it affects you, only trial-and-error will say.

Your Azathioprine is 100 percent metabolized by your liver. about 10 percent of your Lialda is processed by your liver. Your liver is busy handling your daily medications, so I'd be careful on repeated, heavy drinking. My opinion drinking occasionally or at least in moderation is fine, like a couple drinks a week, as you gotta live your life be social etc. Unless you have a horrible response to alcohol then it has an obvious conclusion for you.