Any alcoholic beverages safe? - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Message Board

MissLafay · 04-03-2004, 03:30 AM

I have IBS and cannot tolerate alcohol. However, I would really like to drink occassionally socially. Does anyone know which alcoholic beverages cause the least amount of discomfort? I am usually nauseated before I can even feel any pleasant effects of drinking...

adso · 04-03-2004, 06:39 AM

I cant really answer the question.... But the only alcohol I drink is Beer, and I dont like the way it makes me feel. I used to drink 6-12, now I drink 1-2 and even then I feel pretty awful the next morning.

I think Beer is different to wines/spirits though, Beer is full of yeast which plays on Candida etc... I cant see the problem with wine/spirits, but then we would have to ask somebody who drinks them regularly?

fibrostinks · 04-03-2004, 08:07 AM

I cant drink beer at all. It has the same affect on my stomach that soda does. PAIN, PAIN, PAIN.

However, I can drink wine with no problems at all. Thank God. Its the only thing that calms me down. I drink it all the time and never have issues with it. In fact, sometimes, it even helps my spasms.

6th_sense · 04-03-2004, 10:02 AM

I've only recently (1 week now) developed an aversion for beer/alcohol - I get nausea too. I wonder if I can figure out how to reverse that. Prior to that though, I was able to take 10 drinks - not that I did that, that often, but it was fun on the occasion.

- Raju -

SnowyLynne63 · 04-03-2004, 10:14 AM

I drink wine at meals when we go out.I have wine at home,enjoy Sangria.I get the one that comes from Spain.Zinfandel is a good table wine with meals.I'm not one just to sit & drink wine without eating.........