Currently on Steroids, Can I Drink Alcohol?

[Amaze]

Hello everyone, I have not drank in months and tmrw I plan on drinking alot. Im currently on steroids and I know Im still in a relapse that hasnt seem to gone away in months.

is it safe to drinks while on steroids?

 

[hetzbaby]

I also became so dehydrated I ended up taking a nice ambulance ride

 

[nogutsnoglory]

There is a lot of mixed opinions on this. Even looking at other threads on here a lot of people were fine while others had a miserable interaction. It's definitely worth discussing it with your doctor and being cautious. If you decide to have some alcohol, nurse your drink and take it slow and don't have too much.

This article is interesting but isn't steroids in general but on prednisone which is the most popular.
http://www.safetymedical.net/prednisone-and-alcohol

 

[CrohnsChicago]

Definitely mixed opinions. For some people alcohol doesn't affect them at all. For others only certain types of alcohol affect them. And for others they can't have ANY alcohol without feeling the effects.

What other medications are you on and have you discussed the idea of drinking with your doctor? It would probably be a good idea to do so.

I would say if you have gone a long time without drinking, don't go into this event with the intention to binge drink. Drink slowly, drink responsibly and drink water in between every drink to see how your body reacts to it should you choose to make the decision to drink at all.

 

[Kev]

Steroids, for me, made me feel invincable... like I could do anything. Problem is, with the nasty long term effects, you can't stay on them. Now, some folks could tolerate drinking, others couldn't. Sort of like everyone doesn't have the exact same trigger foods. So, you might be able to drink as much as you want without it bothering you. The big problem with drinking is that it doesn't do the healthy mucosal lining of the GI tract much good... erodes it, weakens it... which allows your disease to spread. So, the big caveat with alcohol consumption is not whether you tolerate well or not in short term but whether it speeds or increases the spread of IBD within you. Drinking when you have the disease in a strangle hold is one thing, but when you are fighting IBD and not clearly winning... well, maybe a drink to celebrate is just the tiniest bit pre-mature.