Just recently drinking alcohol makes me sick. Has this happened to anyone else?

labbrat · 2 years

Could you maybe be dehydrated? Maybe that's contributing to the cramps.

Aging can cause alcohol to have different effects on your body, too. In my case, within the last year, I got the super fun side effect of waking up at 3 a.m. if I've drank anything alcoholic the night before. Anything at all - type and quantity do not matter. Two days ago, I drank 4 oz. of beer that was leftover from cooking, and I was wide awake from 3:00-4:00. Awesome, huh?

hdcs · 2 years

Did you start taking any new prescriptions or OTC medications? Could be an interaction maybe?

tgrk35 · 2 years

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Concept_Check · 2 years

I personally think I'm allergic to alcohol. I have almost the same symptoms as you. Half a bottle of beer the other night made me wake up at 7 the next morning feeling like death warmed over.

It's easy for me to cut alcohol out of my life altogether, but I suppose that choice isn't for everyone.

[deleted] · 2 years

Yes! I've always been this way so I just smoke a lot of pot.

racmon1nov · 2 years

Yes, this happened to me after drinking for a few years. I think its because alcohol is a household poison and it eats your GI tract.

JimmyGroove · 2 years

Before the last year, did you at any point have to take a great deal of antibiotics? In many cases, situational digestive problems can be caused by a change in the intestinal flora.

shedidwhat · 2 years

Yep. I can't drink at all anymore. I'm done at 1 beer, 2 if I push it. Instantly sick at even the smell of red wines or liquor. I studied alcohol/ethanol a LOT in the last 6 months and on top of not being able to drink it, am terrified to watch other people "get smashed." Just give it up, IMO. It's awful for you.

streetlite · 2 years

It took me a while to figure out (when I was much younger) that if I first had a few drinks and then smoked pot, I usually ended-up feeling nauseated, and often threw-up. Smoking and drinking together, equally, didn't seem to produce that effect.

That's probably not your situation, but I thought I'd mention it...just in case.

MayaKarin · 2 years

I used to drink like a fish. Now even two glasses of win have me puking all night. I don't know what happened, but it's quite sad and inconvenient.

[deleted] · 2 years

It happens as you age. The beer shits. I hit 28 or so when I started to get them regularly after drinking.

There's a spectrum of alcohol that does it to me. Actually red wine is the worst, then beer. Clearer alcohols like vodka, etc. don't have an effect.

floraljoy · 2 years

It could be that you hurt your liver, it would be wise to see a doctor sooner than later.

[deleted] · 2 years

Sounds like your body is telling you not to drink. You should probably listen.

mstk · 2 years

I think I'm in the same situation. Three of the last four times I have drank (varied amounts and types of liquor), I have thrown up or had diarrhea the next day. I'm starting to wonder what's going on.

thesheba · 2 years

I've heard of having reverse tolerance to alcohol, but usually that happens with alcoholics, like they can drink a ton usually, but all of a sudden, they get very ill from alcohol. I haven't heard about this happening with non-alcoholic people and it sounds like the OP is not an alcoholic.

agnesthecat · 2 years

This happened to me after I started drinking heavily in college. I stopped drinking completely for about two years, and didn't drink beer at all for about 6 years. Gradually I started drinking again, first only wine and hard spirits and later started bringing beer back in. I still don't know what happened, but for me it was only temporary.

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