Alcohol.

[Rocketronzy]

Discovering alcohol does not go down well with pmra. Or arthritis

[SheffieldJane]

All things in moderation Rocketronzy.

[Valnvaughan]

I only drink alcohol for a treat when I have "been good".

Perhaps we could help more if you stated your alcohol intake and prescribed meds doses.

From my hospital bed after right hip replacement at 9pm yesterday! Valerie

[stellafmdm in reply to Valnvaughan]

All the best Valerie, and make sure to do your excercises as the Physios advise. If you do the outcome should be the best!

[Hidden in reply to stellafmdm]

😮 hope it is going well. In the community I live in at present. Two ladies one with total knee and the other hip. Well the hip is doing great and it is less than 6 weeks as she did all her excercises and lives upstairs. Whereas the other one with knee is still having a lot of issues but we all know she is afraid of being in pain or uncomfortable and is now using a walker and it is sad to see. Get well soon and be brave and have 🥃🤔

Linda

[Constance13 in reply to Valnvaughan]

Cooo! I could drink it all day then, because I am always “good”.😂😂

[peace_lover in reply to Valnvaughan]

So glad it all went as planned. Heal quickly. X

[Hollyseden in reply to Valnvaughan]

Oh all the best. Get well soon and take it easy

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Oh dear - it was one of the few things that kept me going with untreated PMR!

[KinnearD]

Just two months on this PMR journey and abstained initially addressing dietary changes and reducing carbs. Now that the fear of massive weight gain is less, I'm enjoying a glass of nice red wine again several times a week. A simple pleasure restored amidst the loss of many activities that I used to take for granted. I think there are lots of variables on this road.

[nickm001]

I beg to differ. Glass of wine or two with dinner is my religion. Night cap shot of brandy helps me relax and sleep better. The only time I had problem drinking was when my hands hurt so much that I could not open the bottle :).

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to nickm001]

Funny - I remember that!

[Angiejnz]

I too found alcohol didn't go well with pmr or fibromyalgia......but it's ok, I persevered! Now I can sit blithely in pain but well oiled so don't care. 🤣

[Hollyseden in reply to Angiejnz]

🤣😂 love it!

[powerwalk]

Yes unfortunately - I too have a very bad time if I have some wine - even very small amounts. I only have it now maybe once a month at a push or if I go out for an occasion I might have a glass of wine. But it does NOT like me at all!!!!! I pushed the boat out recently and had a bit extra for a very special occasion and the results were bazaar to say the least. People would not believe that such a small amount could produce the hangover I had for the whole day - really bad. But I am suffering very badly with the fatigue of this whole PMR thing so I kind of have a head start in the feeling rotten bit!! Definitely would not be able to drink even small amounts on a regular basis. Another little joy taken away!! I do still love the look of a glass of wine!!

[SheffieldJane in reply to powerwalk]

You just described me! So it’s not all in my head.

[powerwalk in reply to SheffieldJane]

No - certainly not!!!!

[Sandy1947]

Stopped drinking upon diagnosis of PMR (6/17)...don’t need all the sugar.

Never missed it. Down to 4 mg Pred, didn’t blow up, have 2 squares of dark chocolate every night and put my calories into bread on occasion and sometimes cake. Initially afraid of connection between various food and inflammation but let that so after I got used to living with the illness.

[Hidden in reply to Sandy1947]

I gave up alcohol immediately upon diagnosis of PMR/GCA. I wanted to give my body the best chance possible to heal, and to protect my liver. Living in wine country it has been a sad loss from my lifestyle but once my mind was made up, that was it, now I don't even think about it. IF I recover from all the treatment and the diseases I'll go back to enjoying wine, scotch and gin! In the meantime, tea for me.

[Rocketronzy in reply to Sandy1947]

You did well boos dose us no favours.

[kulina]

Yes, I thought it was all my head. I'm a social drinker, a drink or two on the week-ends and if I had a margarita, I'd wake up very achy the next day. So, I cut out mixed drinks and drank a beer but the same thing happened. Now, I drink half a beer and I feel fine. It's not in my head, I know it affects me. By reading the other posts it looks like we are all very different.

[Cyclegirl54]

Found out that PMR and prednisolone definitely don’t like me and alcohol so gave up rapidly! One less thing to worry about!

[Hidden]

Err! Any evidence for this Rocket?

[fmkkm]

Hi Ronzy,

I used to LOVE wine💕💕💕. I find now that if I drink a couple glasses of red wine my GCA is tweaked the next day and sometimes for two days. I was constantly finding this pattern with a couple other things so I went to a nutritionist. After some testing she suggested a tyramine sensitivity. If I pay attention to what I eat and drink I feel a whole lot better. No peer reviewed paper to report just what makes me feel better from trial and error.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to fmkkm]

I avoid a lot of red wine - almost no problem with whites. If it is a red wine I'm not really familar with I either avoid it or take antihistamines. On the advice of an immunologist...

[fmkkm in reply to PMRpro]

I do occasionally have a white and it doesn’t seem to affect me as much. Great tip taking antihistamine though, might try that sometime.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to fmkkm]

The immunologist said it had all the hallmarks of a food allergy but we could spend the next 20 years trying to identify it! So - take an antihistamine! So I said "But it says not to mix with alcohol..." "Pffft - it's fine!" was her reply

[Marilyn1959 in reply to PMRpro]

My kind of immunologist!!!

[fmkkm]

The take away from this is, we all have a chronic inflammatory disease right now on this forum and anything that causes your particular body inflammation, avoid it! It’s different for everyone.