Question about alcohol..

[Cyndia]

So I've been drinking more since I got to university, though I never usually go overboard (except once or twice.. haha). Anywho, almost every time I drink, the next day, in the morning or about halfway through the day, or even later in the night I get a bad stomach ache, and have to go to the bathroom, and disgusting as this sounds, its almost like diarrhea. And it's not a hangover.. I've been hungover a few times, and it's not like that. I get the stomach ache even if I only had a little bit (for example yesterday I only had 3/4ths of a smirnoff ice and today i had a stomachache). I think it generally happens when I don't have much to eat before drinking, but it also happens when I eat (again, for example last night I had a small bowl of pasta right before the smirnoff). Does this happen to anyone else? None of my friends that i've asked seem to have this problem, and someone suggested its acid reflux or something..

And if it matters, I almost always drink vodka or mixes with vodka. I never touch beer - hate the taste tbh, and i've only occasionally had rum, gin, or tequila, but that doesn't give me stomach problems as far as I can remember in particular.. Although I think the gin did once?

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[Cwmbran]

I may be going completely down the wrong track here but it could be the Vodka, like you said you mainly only drink Vodka or mixes of it. I would suggest a little test when you next go out, don't drink Vodka if you want to drink alcohol try something else then see how you feel the next day if your fine theres your answer.

If you drink when you go out with people (I hope you don't drink alone as thats just sad) does anyone that your out with smoke any drugs as I know that my friend who went out with a group of people they were all drinking and smoking weed, she didn't have any but was ill the next day.

Or it could be that your not eating enough, and consuming too much liquid. If your going to drink get a full meal into you before you do go drinking.

[partie2]

when you start drinking do you allways eat before because this may be the problem that you havnt got any food inside you and also this sounds like what you get when you are hungover you might not have a headache etc so may not feel you have a hangover but probably are but only have a few symptoms

[DuckRoll]

Seriously, you probably have a weak liver - perhaps you shouldn't drink too often people have died from this (not trying to scare you or anything but its a serious warning).

[Soy]

Well just stop drinking for a while, see if the pain stops or seek medical advice from someone in health care.

Or stop drinking period, as Ethanol is a poison so It wouldn't be uncommon at all to see these side-effects. Also at your age drinking is dangerous as your liver might not be developed yet

[Bef]

It could be IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) my friend has IBS and always has a bad bum after a night out. Google IBS and have a look at symptoms and if your worried see your doctor. Its not serious, just needs to be managed

like someone said it could be the vodka so try having a night out drinking something else

Iv had stomache ulcars and im usuelly sick the morning after drinking now which sucks

[luce]

Well if you haven't had anything to eat you're letting the alcohol straight into your system and it's upsetting you all you have to do to stop it is eat before you drink and you'll be find i can almost garente it

[Kent]

it's because you're a lightweight and don't drink enough when you go out

[leah]

It could be IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) my friend has IBS and always has a bad bum after a night out. Google IBS and have a look at symptoms and if your worried see your doctor. Its not serious, just needs to be managed

like someone said it could be the vodka so try having a night out drinking something else

Iv had stomache ulcars and im usuelly sick the morning after drinking now which sucks

I love the way you put that lol
and yeh it could be what bef said
it could also be an intollerance to alcohol?

[Stefy]

I love the way you put that lol
and yeh it could be what bef said
it could also be an intollerance to alcohol?

yeah I was gonna say that