Lupus & Alcohol

Well I think she should discuss with her dr the amount she is drinking...
This could indeed make things worse if shes on meds as you do have to be careful.
Everything in modertaion I think.

Thank you chris. I agree with you about the moderation more than you know. The problem with a problem drinker is they don't know how. I don't think she's discussed this at all with her doctor and probably won't. Most of the research i've done is to let her husband know so he can help her through this. The only medication she has been given this far is the steroid cream which she doesn't like using because of the burning sensation. I read that alcohol is probably a big culprit in her breakouts especially because she drinks wine and the sulphites in wine make it worse. I've also read that diet sodas are a danger for break outs which she also drinks a lot of. If anyone has more information regarding the consumption of alcohol and diet coke, i'd appreciate your feedback.

Thanks again chris.

Nancy

Hello every one my name is birdie and I got diginoesed with lupus almost a year ago. I have only had two flare up since I was diginoesed. The problem that I am having is I smoke and I drink and I want to know how that will affect me having lupus? I have done lots of reserch on the subject but I have not found anything that can help me. I don't drink all the time I am a social drinker. My boyfriend of 2yrs now has said that the fact that I drink and have lupus that I am killing myself. I depertly need some advice from someone who can give it to me. I am not on medication I choose to self medicate myself. I pray alot and leave it alone. I am also new to this site so please forgive me if I ask questions that I don't suppose to I am just looking for something that relates to drinking and lupus. Thank you

birdie :?:

My body does react to alcohol. If I only drink a few beers I have terrible inflammations on my nose and ears the next days. I am diagnosed with dle by the way. I stopped drinking totally (not a sip) three months ago and no inflammations since. Although it may sound harsh it is actually quite a relief - dle gave me a reason to stop a nasty habit. I am working as a marketing manager in a big corporation and there is always something going on after work (drinks, dinners etc.). I am telling openly that I have an auto-immune disorder which is triggered by alcohol. No problems in social settings.

I have had lupus now for a year and drinking of any sorts makes me extremely sick. It will definitely effect your liver more than a healthy person and your chances of pushing your body to its breaking point can happen much faster. I still am having flare ups and my body will not accept its self. If I were to drink it could be fatal. The point is, you cannot party or stay up late and even work out like how you used to. Your body becomes a foreign object without cause or reason. Good luck to all of you but be very careful while drinking there are cases of body's shutting down from drinking and it can be very very fatal. Moderation might be different in the drinkers eyes. My suggestion is not to drink at all. I have a hard time with it too, I bartend and nothings harder than making a drink and smelling your favorite alcohol. I wish you all a happy thanksgiving and be greatful that lupus can be controlled to some point.
Nikki

I hope your friend isn't on medications, because if she is, alcohol mixes terribly with some of them, and can cause physical and mental problems as a result. If she is not, like myself, the only thing she really has to worry about is the flares. I had a brief spell over the summer in which I couldn't stop drinking. Luckily I snapped out of it quickly because my father is an alcoholic, and I did not want to go down that road! I felt terrible during that point in time. The alcohol, when not used in moderation, made my lupus flares amplified. I would not even recommend more than 1 or 2 drinks at a time even. I hope she snaps out of this just as I have for her sake and for those around her.