alcohol

hey there. been in a flare for about a month now. not too bad just blood on the TP when i wipe and then noticing the blood streaks on the poos themselves. also have that "twinge" on my left side and occasionally the right. anyways, i've been noticing that after a night of drinking i'll get a little worse. i go back and forth between semi-solid poops and the "beer craps." this morning i had a nice formed poo with no blood. i hung out with some friends tonight and had maybe six beers at most. about 4-5 hours later sat down on the toilet with what i thought was going to be a poo and instead i just dropped some blood out. dang it! is it possible for alcohol to have that quick of a detrimental effect on our colons? and this is an obvious question but i guess i need to hear it should i withhold from all alcohol while in a flare? thanks!

This was a hard realization for me too. I was an avid drinker before UC. Now I don't drink because I get symptoms after drinking every time and it's just not worth it. Trust me... I came this conclusion after MUCH trial an error... mostly error. After a major flare earlier this year that nearly took my colon I just quit drinking all together. I was in solid remission for a few months and tried the drinking thing and ended up with D and blood the next day. Stupid. I ended up being OK after a couple of days but I would have been majorly pissed at myself if I ended up in another flare just because I had to have an alcoholic beverage. For me this is a forever change, flare or no flare... I do not drink anymore. It's hard at first, but you get used to it... I figured out that I can have just as much fun out with friends while sober and my health will not be affected.