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Posted 2/10/2017 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi folks,

I've just recently been diagnosed with left sided ulcerative colitis and I've been flaring since November.

Along with the flares I get really bad pain in my lower and upper back as well as occasionally in my thigh.

Nothing really seems to get rid of the pain and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what days I have more pain than others.

What I have discovered is the day after drinking alcohol (white wine in my case) there is no pain at all. And I don't mean less pain, or slightly duller, I mean zero pain and zero problems with my movement.

Sometimes later on a night the day after drinking the pain will slowly creep back around 9-10 pm but it's nothing major. The day after that the pain is back again.

Has anyone else discovered this? Would be good to hear someone else's input.
Posted 2/10/2017 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
Strange. I wouldn't be able to handle alcohol while flaring. That would be the best kind though I love Pinot Grigio.
Posted 2/10/2017 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
back pain is associated with having UC, I had terrible lower back pain at times while flaring
Posted 2/10/2017 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I know, I actually have back pain outwith the flares also. I was really wondering if anyone else experienced the day later pain relief after alcohol.
Posted 2/10/2017 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Probably because it's a relaxant. So how long do the effects last?

q
Posted 2/10/2017 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
That's what I was thinking, if it took away pain at the time it would make sense. But the next day is the part I don't understand.
Posted 2/10/2017 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
The pain relief lasts nearly the whole day, the day after. Pain sometimes creeps back in later at night but not always.
Posted 2/10/2017 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
You can try a tylenol combo with methocarbamol (robaxacet, tylenol back relief..etc).

q
Posted 2/10/2017 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
We don't have Tylenol in the UK but it's pretty much just paracetamol which I occasionally take if it gets bad. Doesn't seem to do much though hence why I don't really take it.
Posted 2/11/2017 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
Here's a long shot guess..... As Quincy says ETOH is a relaxant. Could the pain be caused by tight muscles? If your going to the bathroom a lot you can unknowingly hold your Pelvic muscles super tight all the time. Or you might just hold things tight anyway. Which can cause back pain, hip pain, thigh pain, tail bone pain...... (I get sore tail bone and calves (weird) ). Maybe a few drinks helps you to relax, and relaxes all these muscles, and so stops the pain.
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