Alcohol & Dialysis

[bikerchick]

Hi Guys:

Just a question that has popped into my head because I am a wine drinker. Can you drink alcohol while on Hemo? I know there are fluid restrictions, but I'm looking at perhaps one glass of wine per week???

I hate to think my wine cellar is gonna have to go dry.

[shay_pcb]

I think it depends on the person. I have heard of a lot (most) patients saying that they aren't allowed any alcohol at all, but I was told that if I drank take my phos binders with it. Also, you may not be able to drink after you start dialysis. Since I have been on dialysis, most drinks make me nauseas bc of the high sugar content. I have heard that a lot of other patients feel sick too from drinking, and they didn't before dialysis.

[chefnancy]

Bad news, Bikerchick. Alcohol and dialysis do not mix. You might be able to get away with a glass of wine on a special occasion -- say once or twice a year. Like you, I was a wine drinker before I got sick. It pains me that I can no longer tolerate alcohol. It makes me nauseous and have severe diarrhea if I drink more than a swallow or two. You can ask your dialysis people, but I think not.

[shay_pcb]

I didn't want to say it, but I get the same reaction from sugary alcoholic drinks, Nancy. It sucks.

[bikerchick]

Thanks Guys. I now know to savor what I can before I start dialysis. But I know in the long run that I will be better off without it and will probably feel a heck of a lot better down the road. Grape juice will suffice....