Alcohol

khunton
on 4/9/15 6:53 am

When is it okay to have alcohol again? I'm not looking to get blacked out drunk but I was just curious when it would be okay to have a glass of wine every once in a while. 

InTransition
on 4/9/15 7:04 am
RNY on 09/08/14

My doc said never, so I am interested  to see others' responses!

    

Maria27
on 4/9/15 7:29 am - Chicago, IL
RNY on 03/17/15

My surgeon says three to six months, but that is less that what I have heard from most people. It is empty calories, so make sure you take that into account. Also, rapid weight loss is hard on your liver, so it would be best to wait until your weight loss slows down for your liver's sake. If you do choose to drink, be careful because it will probably effect you differently.

Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132

SkinnyScientist
on 4/10/15 2:22 am

While I can not agree or disagree with rapid weight loss being hard on the liver, MO people typically have fatty livers with liver enzymes in it.  When a MO person loses weight and fat from the liver is broken down, those liver enzymes are released and one's blood panels will look like they are a raging alcoholic that abuses aspirin.

That was my experience about a year ago. I got some sort of stomach bug, went to the doctor, she took panel cuz I had ate at a contaminated red lobster at the time of an "outbreak" and she freaked out over my ALT and AGT (or was it ast...it really doesnt matter at this point). 

I sent the labs to the surgeon and he was not concerned at all for the above reasons.

 

RNY Surgery: 12/31/2013; 

Current weight (2/27/2015) 139lbs, ~14% body fat

Three pounds below Goal!!! Yay !  

Doingrightin2015
on 4/9/15 10:34 am
RNY on 03/10/15

My plan says 6 months!

Doingitright2015

HW in life 282 HW265 at start SW 244 CW170

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrice
(PatriceMarieV1 on...

on 4/9/15 10:41 am
RNY on 03/11/15

My surgeon's rule is 1-year post-op.

HFA70
on 4/9/15 10:42 am

My clinic said one year. I had my first glass of wine, OK three at 9 months. I enjoy a glass of two once every other month or so.

        
Grim_Traveller
on 4/9/15 11:24 am
RNY on 08/21/12

It's ok to have alcohol as soon as you want to start gaining weight.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

HFA70
on 4/9/15 11:37 am

Ohhhh how l hate to argue with Grim. I silently agree with everything he writes....not here however. I'm not talking about a drink daily. I always consider my caloric intake for the day and include the wine into my daily log. Everyone is different and entitled to their opinion.

        
Semaenlightened
on 4/9/15 12:35 pm
RNY on 03/25/15

The program I am in says 1 year.  But also does a lot of education around addiction issues...which unfortunately are pretty high in the bariatric community, alcohol specifically.  And there was a study where they gave a bariatric person 4 oz of wine and drew blood and two minute (or one minute) interviews.  Within ten minutes...from 4 oz of wine the participants were over the legal limit.  I used to like to have a drink now and then....but now...I don't think I ever will again.  

                

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