Alcohol With Crohns Disease? My Own Experience
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Can you drink alcohol with Crohns disease? This video will share my own experiences with alcohol as well as my recommendations for the best liquor of choice for Crohns patients. If you can avoid alcohol, then that's way better off for your health, but if you enjoy a drink, then fear not because there are options out there. I will be sharing my thoughts towards Beer, Cider, Wine and Spirits. Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, especially the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae - according to the Oxford dictionary. I hope this video is useful to you if you have Crohns disease, or maybe you know someone who has Crohns disease and you want to know a little more about it.
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Your experience and your calm calmed me down because in other videos there are people who write terrible things. Tomorrow I start azathioprine after taking methotrexate and I'm afraid, but I trust God to strengthen me. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad to hear! Best to have a positive attitude even when things aren’t going so well. Best of luck :)
Thank you for sharing. I found it immensely helpful to know that I’m not alone on this Crohn’s journey.
No problem! All the best :)
I saw from one source that red wine has some anti-inflammatory properties, so that may be why some people don't have an issue with them.
I quit drinking long before I was diagnosed, I realized I couldn't handle it.
That’s good!!
No matter which alcohol I drink, I feel sick, it’s very frustrating as a 20yo student at uni. However, I realised that If I’m at a club dancing etc I don’t feel sick the next day but once I’m sitting down at a bar my body can’t handle more than 2 glasses. I guess it has to do with the fact that my body is burning the alcohol I’m drinking. I also don’t know how to control the flare ups so I have no idea when i can drink and in which quantity. It’s always a surprise the next day, sometimes I will feel fine and sometimes I will be sick. I have tried all alcohols and none of them make a difference for my crohns.
I understand fully! It can be really frustrating can't it. For me, it was just a matter of getting the right treatment and now alcohol isn't as big a deal as it was back in the past. Just keep your head up, it will get better. I find eating a lot before drinking helps minimise the damage also
@@benjaymun Thank you, I really hope it will get better
Hey man, just wanted to say great video ! Some real useful info here . As someone who recently got diagnosed with IBD (age 22) also here in Australia, one of my biggest concerns was the alcohol situation as well, considering how huge the drinking culture is here like you said . I’m glad to see someone else gets it .
You mentioned about vodka and gin being much more tolerable than other drinks . Are you able to have a decently big session on these without having a full on flare up ? Cheers in advance
Hey man! So glad you found it useful. I put this video up a while back, and didn’t think anyone would even see it haha so I appreciate it.
Definitely man, I go pretty hard most weekends, and if I just stick to say vodka Sodas or even gnts I’m all sweet. It’s definitely going to be different for everyone however, but I’ve found these two spirits to be a common choice amongst IBD sufferers.
I always make sure though to eat a healthy and substantial meal before hand and drink a lot of water just to minimise feeling crap as much as possible.
The only times were I feel pretty shitty is after a lot of beer or even spirits mixed with coke. And then when I make the mistake of getting maccas or a kebab afterwards it’s double damage.
I would honestly just take it easy and see what works for you considering you were just diagnosed - I hope you’re doing all good! The first 6 months for me, I tried to keep it low key, but now that I know what works it’s easier. Cheers!
@@benjaymun Cheers for the response man. Yeah honestly videos like this are a great help - it’s real insightful to hear from another young bloke going through the same thing. It’s also great to hear that drinking may be possibly on the cards .
If you don’t mind me asking man, have you got any tips for adjusting to having IBD in terms of mentality and attitude ? I’ve been finding it a bit tricky making the adjustment of going from ‘completely healthy ‘ to having an ongoing problem ?
Also what are your thoughts on chances of a possible cure in the next 10 years or so? Wishful thinking or possibility ? Cheers in advance
@@user-xm8zp8dd3hAh that's amazing man! Yeah definitely wouldn't rule out having a few drinks, might just take some time to see what works.
Good question man, that switch from healthy to "sick" is quite hard because no-one can see a difference as it's all internal. I think initially, it's always going to be tough, but think just eating really healthy and exercising frequently definitely makes a difference overall.
Even things such as this (speaking to others) had a major impact on me, as I had more of an idea of what others had, felt less alone and more understood.
I also think the idea of "this disease is forever" is quite misleading and I would encourage you to think that it's not the case. I know so many people that enter remission after 10 years or so provided they are treated properly and take care of their bodies. In relation to a cure, I don't think there will be one in the next 10 years as such, but the medication is getting so much better in the last few years that it's really changing the lives of so many IBD sufferers. I for one have only been on injections for 6 months and I feel like a normal person again.
One of the only good things about having a disease such as this, is you develop quite a strong mindset and begin to really understand your body and how it works. I think that connection that you develop with your body, is one that a lot of people don't have. Sounds cliche - but you learn to treat your body like a temple out of pure necessity, and that attitude stays for life (hopefully).
thank you ben! 😊
Hope it was useful! Cheers :)
Hey man, just got diagnosed with crohns at 19 in my first year at university. I’m surrounded in a heavy drinking social scene and this video really helped man. Would love to talk to you about ur experiences with crohns and see how u manage it !
Hey man! Thanks for watching, sad to hear about your circumstances but it’ll be totally all good eventually. Shoot me a dm over on Instagram if you’d like! Cheers
same here (,:
Do u feel like u’re getting sick a lot since u’re having those immunosuppressive injections?👀
Haven’t been sick or had a cold in years, apart from Covid
@@benjaymun thank u so much for responding 😭😇
Iam from nagaland india,,male 30 years I have been drinking since 2010 but last year 2022 September I started getting diarrhea everyday since now I have not done any colonscopy and still drink...
Definitely get it checked!
I don't understand english, briefly what kind of drinks can crohn's patients drink
Hard to say…ideally no drinks at all. But in my personal experience, clean spirits like vodka or gin are probably best. All about what works best for you
Diagnosed 14 years ago and I can get away with Gin, Soju, Sake and Hard seltzers 👍🏼
Can i get your instagram to talk about it
@bendroege_
That old chestnut
Hey Ben , I was diagnosed with IBD two weeks ago and since then , I’ve been so worried about how it will affect my weekends because in the uk , going out and drinking is how we socialise . This video has really put my mind at rest and given me some hope so cheers bud 👍
Oh man so glad to hear it's eased you a little, makes me super pleased! I fully understand where you are coming from man, and I think youll find it will take some time to get used to. But in the long run man you'll be so fine. These days i'm having more beers than ever and no issues at all. 5 years ago, 1 beer would spell disaster. All the best man!
@@benjaymun what changed? how are you able to drink 5 beers now without any issues?
Brother, listen to doctor advise, these videos are made with limited experience, with no controlled conditions.
Diet and stress management are known to help any ailment, this along with the right medical treatment can go a long way in controlling the disease.
It is difficult to stop drinking, but then life is a curve ball and you need to accept it. It's much better not drinking than taking a risk of needless hospitalizations and complications.
Had Crohn's for 20 years. My experience totally different from yours. The harder the drinking the harder the flare ups. I can drink a 6 pack of beer and be perfectly fine, however drinking multiple shots of Hennessy, Black label, or Buchanan and I'm guaranteed a flare up the next day or two. All that being said if I drink that 6 pack of beer that better be all I drink for at least 2 weeks. Got Crohns when I turned 18 and was getting into the party scene and Everytime I try to go on vacation and drink on consecutive days , i deal with a flare up Wich is no fun especially for me because a flare up consists of a large abscess around my anal area every time. Just wanted to share my experience not saying your wrong!
That's really interesting! It's fascinating how every body is different. I think a lot of alcohol in general no matter what it is will cause issues. Same here, 18 is the worst age to get something like this hahah its horrible...and peers don't understand either which makes it even worse. Thanks for watching!
Rich I don't mean to pry but do you have bile acid maladsorption? I sadly have both but with alcohol it's not the crohns that bothers me, it's the BAD because it's very painful when you get that bile acid burning your rectum.
I was only diagnosed with crohn's a few years ago and I'm in my forties but was diagnosed with BAD about six years ago, the crohns definitely wasn't there at least four years ago as I had a colonoscopy back then too. I'm just saying, the severe pain from BAD has been there on and off mainly from drinking alcohol and caffeine. I'm not a huge drinker but I was able t drink a lot of alcohol in my youth/early 30s without any issues other than occasionally being sick I guess. I really wish there were better treatments for BAD, there's little research being done compared to crohns.
Same here, beer no problem but hard stuff watch out.