Fulf needs a drink

Oi oi, hope everyone's well. Been flaring for a couple of weeks after coming off pred a couple of months ago, so I'm back on the pred (40mg going down to 35 tomorrow), on predfoam enemas, still taking my Mesazaline XL (4800mg I beleive), and after a week of this I seem to be starting to settle down again - no blood this morning, I've had three BMs but I would barely call them that, it was simply a tiny amount of liquor coming out. I'm sticking to a low residue diet (white bread and soft cooked potatoes without skins) and am feeling much better.

I'm planning on being very careful with my diet in the next few months, especially in regards to drinking alcohol.

NOW.... the thing with that is that it's St Paddy's day on Saturday, and although I'm clearly not going to go out partying and getting drunk, it would really cheer me up to just be able to have one alcoholic beverage with my mates.

Beer seems like a bad idea for me due to the volume of liquid and the amount of sugar, as does cider, for the same reasons and for the fizziness. Which leaves me with wine and spirits. I know a lot of people have trouble with red wine inducing bleeding, what's your experience with this? And how about white wine and spirits?

Ideally an Irish whiskey would be the way to go, does anyone have trouble with whiskey? I'm hoping that due to the low volume (in terms of liquid content, not alchohol) and distillation it won't cause any problems if I have just the one so I can raise a toast and celebrate.

Any advice would be appreciated

Cheers :)

Honestly if I were just coming out of a flare I wouldn't even risk it.

Wine kills me and I really cannot drink it anymore. Beer does a job on me to therefor do dont drink it anymore. I can drink vodka and lemon seltzer or tonic without problems. Have fun this weekend! Just dont overdue it.

Steve

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Male 46 DX'd Mild Lower left UC 4cm section Feb 2 2012
1st month after DX Asacol 800 HD 2 pills 2 times a day.

Currently taking Asacol 800 HD 1 pill 2 times a day.
Natren brand probiotics
Psyllium seed powder ( started 3/8/12)
Prayer
One months worth of saccharomyces bouldarii but will start taking it again soon with the psyllium seed powed and Natren probiotics.

No blood in stools now and have normal bowel movement at most 2 times a day. Most of the time once in the am. Asacol seems to work but for how long.

Diet consists of mostly an organic Paleo with some good organic natural cheese, Milk, eggs and yogurt. Rice and small amounts of pasta also.
Alot of potatoes but never chips or french fries and most importantly never consume unfiltered tap water but instead good bottled electrolyte water.
I cook with filtered tap water and add real sea salt for magnesium.

Thoeries:
I beleive the issue is an inbalance of good/bad bacteria for whatever reason in our guts allowing this to happen.
I also beleive this Fecal transplant thing has has alot of validity to it.

Favorite saying, "Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not here yet but today is a gift and that is why it is called the present."

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In my previous experience - no red wine, no beer - generally nothing fizzy.

I did okay with white wine but vodka was the easiest for me and I never had very much.

Now that I don't have to worry about it so much, I intend to have a festive St. Paddy's Day.

I would try the whiskey over the wine.

Enjoy!

I wouldn't risk it either.