Question:
Post-Op Alcohol...I Know, I Know..Not Again!!!
You ALWAYS hear about how a few sips and your wasted after RNY surgery..."A cheap date" and so on... Okay confession time. I had 2 glasses of wine the other night, and it had no more of an effect on me than it did pre-op. I am not really into or caring about alcohol, I am loving my new healthy life, but why was I not affected the way so many others are on here? Is there anyone else that isn't affected in the typical cheap date way that everyone talks about? — Kayla (posted on June 9, 2006)
June 9, 2006
If you still had food in your pouch, it would help to absorb the alcohol
and you wouldn't feel nearly as wasted as if you took two glasses on an
empty stomach. Be careful, next time could be different.
Lisa - one of the "cheap date" sort. LOL
— LisaHillsinger
June 9, 2006
Hi all I can say is you don't really want to wait and see what happens.
Your body is laways dealing with things diffrently. Best of luck,
— T. Rosario
June 9, 2006
I can't drink alcohol anyway b/c of the meds I am on. But my mom has also
had RNY and she has a glass of wine every once in awhile. She gets a
little flush in the face but doesn't get "drunk" or anything.
Our doctor says alcohol is a big no-no but I can't see how a glass of wine
every once in awhile is going to kill you. (now don't everyone yell at me
if you disagree!) =o) j/k
— platypus
June 9, 2006
Could be many reasons for this, from the fact that your stoma may be
smaller and let liquid through at a smaller rate, to the fact that some
people don't dump and maybe it's related. So many reasons, really. I
guess my concern comes - with realization that the path is wide for
everyone to follow - with you having 2 glasses of wine less than 4 months
out of surgery. No, I don't necessarily think it will hurt you for just
once in a blue moon type thing. But some people develop a drinking problem
after they have surgery, and if you can't wait more than 4 months to have
alcohol, I would hope you are well grounded and know your limits and are
able to follow them. I don't know you so I wouldn't want to put any
assumptions on how you are ultimately doing here, but I just want to throw
that out as food for though just in case it might end up being a crutch
down the road. The one thing about this surgery is that since the alcohol
doesn't go through the normal digestion process in your stomach, it hits
the liver in a more pure form and can most definitely cause problems for
you later. Keep that in mind. If you are having a couple glasses on a
very limited basis, I don't know that I'd worry. If you are doing it
several times a week, I'd be concerned. Dina
— Dinka Doo
June 9, 2006
I'm the same way - alcohol affects me the same way it did before surgery.
But venture carefully.
— j_coulter
June 9, 2006
I was only 3 months out at my daughter's wedding, and I was determined to
"toast" her and have a bite of her wedding cake. I had a small
(probably less than a teaspoon) sip of champagne and later had a small bite
of cake, no frosting. I later had two tiny sips from my daughter's glass of
wine. I had no desire to eat/drink more of the forbidden items, but was
happy to enjoy them at this special occasion. In fact, I think I enjoyed
them much more than I would have if I had overindulged!
I should add, I have never dumped, nor am I tempted by sweets or alcohol
even though larger amounts may not bother me.
— packrat
June 10, 2006
1) How do you know you were not affected? Drunk people do not realize they
are impaired!
2) People handle alcohol differently. We all metqbolize at different
rates. Some people have more tolerance of alcohol than others.
3) Bigger people can usually handle more alcohol than smaller people.
Someone 6'2" can still drink more than someone 5'2"!
An occassional drink won't hurt you, but remember that alcohol has a lot of
sugar in it.
— Novashannon
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