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Is there a way to consume alcohol safely with ulcerative colitis?
I am a 20 year old man with ulcerative colitis. Because of my age, all my friends to parties and drink have a good time while I was stuck being the designated driver all the time. Is there a safe way to talk to my friends without regret, they drink in the morning with terrible pain? Any help would be very grateful!
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#3 written by bevbaby@verizon.net 1 year ago
There is really no safe way to do this, unfortunately. I really do not suggest you mess with your health by compounding an already ongoing problem, with a bigger one, should you decide to drink. I have a question; have you brought this up to your family doctor? He or she is the one person who would have the knowledge and/or guidelines that would give you the best answer for this question, and not Yahoo! Answers. Be safe, and good luck.
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I used to drink when I had my Ulcerative Colitis and suffer the next day as you describe. There were times when I got lucky and didn’t get pain in my gut after a night of beer chugging, but that was rare. Mostly it was pain accompanied by blood.
If you don’t want to loose your colon, the best advice is to accept your fate and be the DD. There’s nothing really good that can come out of drinking alcohol anyway.
Try finding ways to feel good or getting out from behind your inhibitions without getting buzzed. If you can, you’ll be miles ahead of most people in this life.
Good luck! I’m rooting for ya!