This is Pissing me Off

So for the last couple weeks I've been having trouble consuming alcohol, well hard liquor really. I can manage to have a few beers and feel fine, but whenever I try to drink hard liquor my stomach starts to hurt pretty bad.

It started getting real bad last Friday when I threw up after ONE SHOT of VODKA while I was sober. My friend also got a bottle of Jack Daniels tonight and asked if I wanted to drink. I had all my work done so I said I'll have a few drinks. I started drinking Jack and Coke and after the first couple sips I felt sick as a dog. I literally almost puked.

So my question is what the hell is causing this? I think this may have happened last year, but I'm really not sure. I'm not a chronic drinker either. I usually drink 1 or 2 nights a week and I haven't been drunk for atleast a couple of weeks. All I know is that I'm at one of the biggest party schools in the country and this is REALLY pissing me off. I like being able to drink.

So once again, does anyone have any experience with what I'm explaining?

Edit: Looking at the Drunkards Thread (:D) last time I was drunk was about 3 weeks ago.

sounds kinda like me and alchohal... I cant drink anytype without getting sick, or uhhh its been a while since i last tried...

I think you're going to have to ease up on the hard liquor. Jack and coke can still taste pretty strong and smells strong for sure. The body is pretty good at getting us to avoid things it thinks are poisonous. I know bunches of people who have a kind of alcohol they can't drink anymore because they thrown up on it too many times. Can't say what's causing it in your case.

I don't have any personal experience with it so I can't help you further than that. Avoid smelling it and make sure that you breathe in before the shot, then chase and wait a bit before breathing out.

I think what Sasaki said is true. Your body is preventing you from what it thinks is dangerous.

The same thing has happened to me twice, but only for a few weeks. And both times were after I had drunk really hard the last time I drank, (I mean a whole bottle of vodka, a case and a bottle of whiskey between 4 people :sick:).

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Originally Posted by Ice

So for the last couple weeks I've been having trouble consuming alcohol, well hard liquor really. I can manage to have a few beers and feel fine, but whenever I try to drink hard liquor my stomach starts to hurt pretty bad.

It started getting real bad last Friday when I threw up after ONE SHOT of VODKA while I was sober. My friend also got a bottle of Jack Daniels tonight and asked if I wanted to drink. I had all my work done so I said I'll have a few drinks. I started drinking Jack and Coke and after the first couple sips I felt sick as a dog. I literally almost puked.

So my question is what the hell is causing this? I think this may have happened last year, but I'm really not sure. I'm not a chronic drinker either. I usually drink 1 or 2 nights a week and I haven't been drunk for atleast a couple of weeks. All I know is that I'm at one of the biggest party schools in the country and this is REALLY pissing me off. I like being able to drink.

So once again, does anyone have any experience with what I'm explaining?

Edit: Looking at the Drunkards Thread (:D) last time I was drunk was about 3 weeks ago.

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OK, this your Dad speaking. If you are still in school, as it seems, drinking alcohol once or twice a week is far too often. Drinking too much of it every two or three weeks is idiotic, particularly at your age.

Here is two pieces of advice (to put it mildly) that I would give my own kids:

1. Screw your so-called mates who demand that you drink
2. Unscrew your head and get a life

I second what Adrian says. You want to be me, who has never got drunk in his life, and drinks only in moderation, but also suffers from dispepsia, so when he has consumed even a glass of wine with Sunday dinner, is at risk from feeling sick and bloated...and trust me, it's been so bad the last half a year that now I'm starting to get out of it, any alcohol is seen as something special, to be taken with care. Not that alcohol was ever the cause (once it was, but again, never drunk!). Never eat chilli without some filling like bread...trust me...I avoid chilli like the plague now.

To get drunk in the first place is pure idiocy. I know people say it makes them feel good at times, but it impairs their judgement (what little they have left of it), and damages their body. The key is moderation, or none at all. You could say it is your life, but later on, you'll regret such disrespect for your body.

Life is for living? Sure, and when one's body is failing in the most painful manner because of alcohol abuse...

So, cut down on the alcohol. There is clearly a pattern to what is causing you to be ill. You won't regret taking every precaution to save your health. And if your so-called mates object, find some new ones who you can grow old alongside, not outlast by several decades.

Yup, listen to your dad ....

If something is causing you physical pain and emptying the stomach, then it would be a good idea not to keep doing it :bow: Seeing a doctor might not be a bad move either - it's just that you remind me of a university friend of mine who enjoyed his juice, and ended up with a stomach ulcer which ruptured during an exam. Not only did it leave him spewing blood, in intense pain, and being rushed to hospital, it also put his studies back by a year. So you may just need to balance your priorities.....

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Talk to a doctor dude. Looks like you have a stomach ulcer of some description, and may have to lay off the sauce for a few months. Yes months. The longer you leave it untreated the longer it'll go on for. Good luck. I hope i'm wrong.

Listen to SwordsMaster. Don't look for medical advice on a strategy gaming forum. Flanking doesn't work very well against a viral infection.

If your body says no to hard liquor, then don't drink anymore hard liquor :shrug:

And go see a doctor. As soon as possible.

Dyspepsia usually entails other symptoms such as loss of weight and swallowing difficulties. But it couldn't hurt to consult a physician.
It couldn't hurt to take up a sport either. At your age you should be working up a physical condition that lasts you a very long lifetime. Find your mates there instead of in a bar. It will open up a new class of girlfriends for you as well; and I mean class. :beam:

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Originally Posted by TinCow

Listen to SwordsMaster. Don't look for medical advice on a strategy gaming forum. Flanking doesn't work very well against a viral infection.

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:laugh4:

Anyway, if your body says no it tends to have a good reason.

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Originally Posted by Kaidonni

To get drunk in the first place is pure idiocy. I know people say it makes them feel good at times, but it impairs their judgement (what little they have left of it), and damages their body. The key is moderation, or none at all. You could say it is your life, but later on, you'll regret such disrespect for your body.

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It's not only that, it's also all about knowing your limits. Too many kids don't know their limits and abuse them. Know how much you can individually handle and don't buckle to peer pressure. I know how much I can take (after trial and error) and I don't go over that anymore. I don't mind the being drunk part, it's the hugging the toilet bowl that makes you re-think how you spend your evenings.

Edit: Oh yeh, sport is good too.

Thank you Saski and others for the advice.

Some further information: When I say I drink Once or Twice a week, I mean a have a couple drinks. I don't get smashed. What I was really looking for is advice on how to cure the problem not really simply "stop drinking" dad advice.

a) I enjoy having a few drinks although getting hammered is ok once in a while but sucks when done too often (for obvious reasons)
b) Being able to drink is more a social aspect on campus. Like I said, i'm not necessarily getting drunk, just getting a very mild buzz if that.

Furthermore, I already do exercise about 5 times a week, three being weight lifting days and two being cardio days.

Once again though, thanks for all the help. :book:

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Originally Posted by TinCow

Listen to SwordsMaster. Don't look for medical advice on a strategy gaming forum. Flanking doesn't work very well against a viral infection.

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:laugh4: Indeed! Well written, TinCow.

Lots of good advice here. I hope you benefit from it, Ice.

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Originally Posted by Ice

What I was really looking for is advice on how to cure the problem not really simply "stop drinking" dad advice.

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You weren't looking for it, you got it anyway. That's what old farts are for.

Rub your eyes, read your OP again, then tell me what it really says. It says 'I want to drink alcohol because I'm in a party school where everyone else does it'. That's peer pressure. Seemingly innocuous, it's a slow killer of your body and mind.

You better learn to fight the Deevil now than later on in your life, my son! https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9904/popeod1.gif

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Originally Posted by Adrian II

You weren't looking for it, you got it anyway. That's what old farts are for.

Rub your eyes, read your OP again, then tell me what it really says. It says 'I want to drink alcohol because I'm in a party school where everyone else does it'. That's peer pressure. Seemingly innocuous, it's a slow killer of your body and mind.

You better learn to fight the Deevil now than later on in your life, my son! https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9904/popeod1.gif

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.... says the man who has pr*n listed as one of his interests. :laugh4: It's hard to hold a glass with hairy palms...

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Originally Posted by SwordsMaster

.... says the man who has pr*n listed as one of his interests. :laugh4: It's hard to hold a glass with hairy palms...

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I earned that interest! :laugh4:

*stamps split hoof*

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We ain't no docs danderslut Ice, go see one! :stare:

False address corrected...
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it's called mid-alcohol crisis

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Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre

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We ain't no docs danderslut, go see one! :stare:
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Then come straight back to do your homework! :stare:

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Originally Posted by SwordsMaster

Talk to a doctor dude. Looks like you have a stomach ulcer of some description, and may have to lay off the sauce for a few months. Yes months. The longer you leave it untreated the longer it'll go on for. Good luck. I hope i'm wrong.

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You could always try flaming pigs.

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Originally Posted by Kaidonni

To get drunk in the first place is pure idiocy.

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Nonsense.

to get drunk for the sake of gatting drunk isn't onl nonsense... it's quite pathetic...

I think I've experienced the same thing. Sometimes if I have even a sip of whiskey (I guess I should say had, can't remember the last time I drank straight liquor) it feels like a punch to the gut, and I may even feel a little sick afterwards. But then other times I felt perfectly fine.

I never did figure out any sort of trend on when it happened, except that it was more likely when I had already been doing something to upset my stomach (like drinking a ton of soda).

Seeing a doctor to make sure it's nothing serious might be a good idea. Other than that, if you're going to drink you might consider finding something you actually like and savoring it, rather than pounding shots. ~:cheers:

Go see a doctor!

It's the better option, if it's serious it's usually better to know it early.

But hey, aren't you counted more of a tough man if you take loads of alcohol ?

I never could stomach unmixed liquor that well, except sometimes a glass of wodka (and not when completely sober either). It's just to hard on my throat. I suppose I could gradually accustom myself to it, but why bother? :shrug:

Just drink Belgian beer. :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Vladimir

Just drink Belgian beer. :2thumbsup:

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I have. I've been to Belgium twice. A bit too strong for my taste.

@ ZIM That sounds like my scenario. I'm going to try to change it up a little. I don't think a doctor visit is necessary yet as this has only happened twice and it might have been because I was drinking liquor that was either crap or I didn't like.