How much alcohol can i consume and how soon after a first acute attack of pancreatitis ?
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You've apparently been led astray.  Pancreatitis is usually an illness which comes as a result of long term overdrinking.  (It can also come from a gallstone, my father's cause).  However, whichever way you got it, and no matter how minor the attack, you may not EVER drink alcohol again. Your body now lacks the ability to regularly break down the alcohol.  Sure, it'll work this time and that, but one day soon it won't -- and you'll have a massive pancreatitis attack and die.\n\nNow, see, I don't believe in mincing words.  Instead, I prefer to let you know the truth.  You will die.  You are not to drink any alcohol, not ever when the peers are imbibing.  Instead, you sit there with your bottle of water and say "Mmmmm!"  Because tomorrow you will be alive.  And life should be something you regard as more improtant than feeling a little groovy or social every now and again.  If you need groovy, go for lighting up a joint.  That won't kill your pancreas ...
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Firstly, I do not buy into the doctrine of either none or lots.  Now then with that said, let me share some data with you.  When I was 23 I got seriously drunk and I went to the toilet and hung my head over the edge of the bowl and I puked and puked then dry heaved until I went to sleep.  When I awoke and noticed all those different pubie/pubic hairs all so variously adhered to its rim with that foul mix of dried yellow dots, I told myself, "I'll never get drunk again."  Now, I know some folk are full of fecal matter and such a self=promise wouldn't amount to a hill of digested beans.  I'm now 62 and that was 39 years ago and I have not been drunk!  I will not drive if I have drank more than two beers and if I come to visit whoever, if a snack included I will drink another if time is in my favor; like no tanking.  They say if three beers a day, then that person is acoholic; I am therefore an alcoholic.  I generally slow-sip about five or six beers per day.  Text-books of medicine proclaim a shot of whyskey per day is beneficial for longivity since it does some beneficial things within your body.  So, when say stop all, I realise they are coming from ignorance and know not what they are saying and I correspondingly bid them a nice day.  I have a bunch of long-term associates and my drinking has never alarmed any of them because they know I will not drink into a stupor and my mind remains entirely sensible.  I suggest to all, if you prefer a beer to a soda, have at it; but by all means, do drink responsibly.  So now you know why I do not listen to a smacked idiot.
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paracetamol do not affect you when you have alcohol apart from speeding up the process....if you have had none for 2 days you will be fine...stop worrying and go and enjoy yourself
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A little alcohol to help wind down after a hard days work is okay but some people abuse it by drinking huge quantities every day. A healthy amount would be around 1 or 2 glasses of wine or 1 measure of spirit at a time.\nA glass of port can really help an upset stomach.\nBut a little of what you fancy really can do you good sometimes.
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Alcohol takes a toll on your whole body, including your muscles.\nThe pain you feel, may be the strain on your muscles as you push yourself to go about your day as normal. Your muscles have been weakened and are in the recovery state.\n\nIt's common for people who jog to not have the strength in their legs to jog after drinking a small amount the previous night.\n\nIt can take up to 4 days for your body to completely recover from alcohol.\n\nThat being said, it may not be alcohol related, in which case, you should visit your doctor.\n\nYou could also try going at least a week without drinking to help you determine if the pain is alcohol related or not.
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Here i got this off a website:\n“1. - Eat a low-fat diet of about 30 grams of fat.”\n\n“2. - Eat foods low in fat and high in carbohydrates and protein to\ndecrease the work load of your pancreas.”\n\n“3. - Avoid eating rich fatty foods to reduce your chance of another\nattack.”\n\n“4. - Eat small frequent meals rather than large meals that tend to\nmake your symptoms worse.”\n\n“5. - If your blood glucose has been high, you may need to avoid\nconcentrated sweets.”\n\n“6. - Limit the amount of caffeine and spicy and gas-forming foods\nthat you eat. These foods stimulate the pancreas.”\n\n“7. - Alcohol and nicotine should be avoided completely. Even a small\namount of alcohol can cause an attack. Nicotine stimulates the\npancreas. All tobacco products have nicotine, so you should quit\nsmoking or chewing tobacco.”
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Hello Ill pharmacitst here non diabetic about 100 diabetic fassting 80-130 1-2 hours after eating less than 180 hope that helps let me know next time if you are diabetic or not
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You being a new diver I would recommend zero alcohol consumption if you are going to scuba dive. Either drink or dive, one or the other, but not both. ( I'm not condoning drinking one way or the other for you, just answering your question about drinking and diving).  Actually, the biggest health problem from alcohol, except for the obvious, while scuba diving is dehydration.\nI'm sure you have experienced, after a night of drinking, you wake up the next day being very thirsty.  All you want to do is drink water or some other non-alcohol drink to quench that thirst. \nSo, dehydration is a big health danger while diving, because the air you breath from your tank is compressed and very, very dry!!! This compressed dry air sucks the moisture from your body very rapidly while diving, which dehydrates you even more.  Have you ever experience a dry parched feeling throat after diving?  That is the air from your scuba tank taking the moisture from your body. I'm sure your scuba instructor told you to drink lots of water before and after diving.  That's why!!!\nSo, in my professional opinion, please do not drink if you are scuba diving, because you are so new to diving. Just don't want you to hurt yourself.\nIf you aren't going to take my advice about zero alcohol, then no more then two drinks, and then drink plenty of water. No sport drinks or Gatorade, bad for you if you're scuba diving, just water. Hope you have a great time on your vacation.....Be Safe!!!
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Whoa! That stinks. I can't remember the last time I have been hungover. I used to not be able to drink because I would be too hungover, but I am good now. What were you drinking? And hey, as long as the 100 bucks is still in one piece, you can spend it ;) It might be a bit stinky though, haha
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There are some low cost things you can do to get your health back.\n\n#1. I would try the water cure\nhttp://curezone.com/foods/watercure.asp\nDrink six glasses of water each day and add 1/4 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt to the water to start remineralizing and rehydrating your body\n\n#2. If you do not have Pancreatitis from drinking, it may be that gall stones are causing the problem. You can prepare for a gallbladder flush by drinking 1/3 teaspoon of raw unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar in 6 ounces of apple juice, upon rising, mid-morning, mid-afternoon and after dinnner, for one week. You can dilute the apple juice with distilled water, as I prefer. Dilution is especially recommended if you are hypoglycemic. The small stones and gravel will be removed and cleansed due to the solvent action of the malic acid, enzymes, pectins and potassium in the ACV. \n\nThen do a Gallblader Flush;\nThis method requires filling an 8 ounce glass with one part organic virgin olive oil and two parts organic apple juice. Add 1 teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar and take this mixture 3 times a day for the first day and 2 times a day on the second day. You may only drink as much apple juice as you desire on these 2 days but NO other liquids. This is not recommended for diabetics because of th high sugar content of the apple juice. Go to sleep on your right side with your right knee drawn up to the chest. On the third day, about mid-morning, eat a raw salad with generous amounts of ACV and organic olive oil on top. You can also eat lightly steamed greens, if you like. When you have a bowel movement you will notice tiny greenish stones in the bowl. Amazing! You may notice feeling nauseated as toxins, bile and mucus dump into your stomach. Should this happen, drink 1-2 glasses of distilled water and regurgitate, if you can. This will help you feel immediately better.\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=179&p=1\n\n#3 Give yourself a coffee enema after the gallblader flush(critical)\nFill enema bag\nHook about 4 feet above floor (on towel rack)\nKnee-chest position with chest against floor and rectum higher than head\nInsert nozzle tip into rectum, using lubricant (olive oil) if needed\nEmpty water into rectum, and hold inside rectum as much as possible\nMassage abdomen in counter-clockwise direction\nWhen bag is empty or no more fluid can be held, remove tip\nLie on each side for 5 minutes, while massaging abdomen\nDiscard contents of rectum into toilet\nRepeat until bag is empty\nhttp://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=33&db=5&C0=818\n\n#3 When you complete these cleanses, coninue drinking distilled water each day but avoid processed foods, meat, dairy, bread, sugary drinks, and diet drinks. Your body needs to have a chance to heal itself.\nhttp://notmilk.com\n\n#4 Eat mostly fruits and raw vegetables. Carrot juice has amazing healing qualities. So do blueberries. Eat or juice raw tomatoes, raw cucumbers, raw celery, raw spinach, and raw asparagus. Add Curcimin(Turmeric) to juices.\n\n#5 Vitamin C in high doses would be beneficial.\n\n#6 Get at least one hour of sunlight each day. \n\n#7 Get plenty of solid rest
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Yes, a diabetic can consume alcohol, but it really isn't recommended. If you do decide to drink, keep these guidelines in mind:\n-- Only drink when your blood sugar level is in good control / within the normal range. Alcohol actually lowers blood sugar so if you are low, don't drink at all. \n-- Keep it within limits of reason. 1 drink is plenty. \n-- Avoid heavy beers and sugary mixed drinks. Settle for light / ultra light beers or drinks mixed with water / soda water. \n-- Always have someone with you who knows how to react in case of a diabetic emergency. Your blood sugar may react differently to alcohol consumption at different times so don't count on one reaction being the norm for you. \n-- Always have a driver! Drinking and driving is deadly for anyone... not just diabetics. \n\nAgain, alcohol consumption can be very dangerous for the diabetic patient, but if you must drink, use your head and keep your reason.
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Don't drink or eat anything for at least 3-4 hours after you vomit. Then start with very small amounts of clear liquids only. If you keep these down, advance your diet slowly ie. plain toast, saltine crackers, very bland foods. If, after this, you continue to not be able to keep fluids down, you may become dehydrated. Make an appointment with your doctor at this point.
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you shouldnt drink then. what are you going to do when your liver decides to fail because you drank to much alcohol?
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Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine through a tube called the pancreatic duct. These enzymes help digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in food. The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream. These hormones help the body use the glucose it takes from food for energy.\n\nNormally, digestive enzymes do not become active until they reach the small intestine, where they begin digesting food. But if these enzymes become active inside the pancreas, they start "digesting" the pancreas itself.\n\n   \nAcute pancreatitis occurs suddenly and lasts for a short period of time and usually resolves. Chronic pancreatitis does not resolve itself and results in a slow destruction of the pancreas. Either form can cause serious complications. In severe cases, bleeding, tissue damage, and infection may occur. Pseudocysts, accumulations of fluid and tissue debris, may also develop. And enzymes and toxins may enter the bloodstream, injuring the heart, lungs, and kidneys, or other organs.\n\nIf injury to the pancreas continues, chronic pancreatitis may develop. Chronic pancreatitis occurs when digestive enzymes attack and destroy the pancreas and nearby tissues, causing scarring and pain. The usual cause of chronic pancreatitis is many years of alcohol abuse, but the chronic form may also be triggered by only one acute attack, especially if the pancreatic ducts are damaged. The damaged ducts cause the pancreas to become inflamed, tissue to be destroyed, and scar tissue to develop.\n\nWhile common, alcoholism is not the only cause of chronic pancreatitis. The main causes of chronic pancreatitis are\n\nalcoholism \nblocked or narrowed pancreatic duct because of trauma or pseudocysts have formed \nheredity \nunknown cause (idiopathic) \nDamage from alcohol abuse may not appear for many years, and then a person may have a sudden attack of pancreatitis. In up to 70 percent of adult patients, chronic pancreatitis appears to be caused by alcoholism. This form is more common in men than in women and often develops between the ages of 30 and 40.\n\n\nAlthough one of the primary risk factors for pancreatitis is long-term alcohol abuse, only a small percentage of people with alcoholism develop the disease. For that reason, researchers believe that more than one factor may be involved in pancreatitis, including:\n\nGallbladder disease. Gallstones that lodge in the lower portion of the bile duct can block the pancreatic duct, causing digestive juices to back into the pancreas, where they destroy healthy tissue. \nEthnicity. Black Americans are more likely to develop pancreatitis than white Americans are. \nYour sex. Pancreatitis occurs more frequently in men, possibly because men are more likely to abuse alcohol than women are. \nCigarettes and other toxins. Some researchers theorize that the stress of metabolizing drugs, tobacco and even pollution may damage your pancreas. \nGenetic mutations. Abnormalities in one or more genes may predispose some people to pancreatitis. \nOther medical conditions. Certain inherited diseases, particularly cystic fibrosis, increase your risk of pancreatitis.
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Pancreatitis often results from either acute binge drinking or from chronic alcohol abuse. The easiest way to "cure" it is to STOP drinking altogether. If pancreatitis comes from alcohol, it will not come back if you stop drinking.  There are other conditions that may cause pancreatitis, like obstructions in the ductal system from gallstones or related problems. These are usually cured surgically.
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Antibiotics kill the natural bacteria ("flora") in the gut that help you digest the foods you eat.  So, anything you eat or drink could potentially upset your stomach.  Also, Omnicef is partially broken down in the liver, as is alcohol.  That means that you will likely feel the effects of the alcohol after consuming less than usual.  From personal experience, the only negative effects I have had from mixing alcohol and antibiotics is getting drunk on less.
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Generally speaking it's a good idea to watch your intake of everything for 24 hours ahead of a blood draw. Yes, I know they may say you can have food up to such and such a time but you should use your head depending on what test you're having.\n  Your particular question is about alcohol although because you don't tell us what blood test you are having\nit's hard to answer with certainty. But the ingestion of alcohol before a test for blood sugar would not be a good idea. Also, alcohol can raise your liver enzymes which are going to make you look like you may have liver problems\n(and you may!)  Another thing, alcohol can raise your triglycrides for 3 or 4 days. If you're having them checked, you shouldn't drink for several days ahead of time.\n   On the other hand it you're just having a test for iron, probably won't make any difference.