It's really that simple: Stop drinking, stop puking.
I'm so glad too that its not just me, like other posts, I thought I couldn't handle my drink, I would drink lager, cider, spirits when I was younger and it didn't bother me, but for over the past 10 years (i'm now 40) I go out and I have a couple glasses of wine and the next day, I feel okay but within a couple of hours I feel hungry and thirstly, I have a glass of water and within 10 mins I throwing this up, and sometimes I may not have any water and my poor stomach is wrenching.
I try to eat food to settle my stomach, like a sandwich and cup of tea, but again within an hour am being sick with this.
A couple of years ago I was diagonised as yeast intolerant, so now I steer clear of wine, this used to give me pains and unbelievable headaches. I drink vodka, good clear spirits not cheap, keep away from cheap house doubles, as sometimes these can clash with a good vodka.
I sometimes still have set-back but no as bad as they used to be.
I have the same problem as everyone. I've noticed that it doesnt matter how much Icdrink, but when my nose gets congested i'm in for a long night on and at the toilet. I am 1/2 japanese and when i was younger my face would get red. That doesnt happen anymore, now i get congested and am up every hour of the night puking and having diarea. It can happen with a sip of champagne and a drink or two. Always worse when i mix any of the different kinds of alcohols and especially bad with wine.
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I experienced these problems for the first time this morning. I will not re-state the effects because I am fairly sure we are all having the same problem. Rather, I'd like to list possible causes for this occurrence, in the hopes that a common link can be found. After reading all of the posts on this topic, the common factors seem to be...
-Moderate to High Levels of Stress
-Smoking
-Binge Drinking/Former Binge Drinking
-Poor Diet
-Lack of Food/Water/Non-Alcoholic Drinks the Night of Drinking
-Past or Present Use of Other Medications/Drugs
In my experience, I had nearly a "perfect storm" of the aforementioned factors. I have been drinking moderately for two years now. Also, I took the drug Accutane in high school, I took presciption painkillers after my knee surgery (always as prescribed, never in an irresponible manner), I went on a 10 week cycle of steroids, and all through high school I drank protein shakes and creatine nearly everyday. Currently I do not take any medication on a regular basis. I smoke occasionally, but never more than a pack a week. I smoked a couple of cigs last night (the night before my episode). I have smoked weed before, but not often at all. Also, I have recently started a Keto diet: A diet in which one eats mainly calories from fat, followed by calories from protein, while consuming as little carbs as possible (Low carb diets are notorious for being hard on the liver). Before, during, and after drinking I ate nothing. On top of all this, I have just started my second week of school at UGA, and I tend to stress over my assignments and grades.
I feel fairly confident saying that in my case and probably most other cases as well, the problem arises from stress placed on the liver. I believe all of these factors weigh a heavy toll on our livers. As far as I can tell, nobody here has lived a perfectly healthy lifestyle for his or her entire life. We are all guilty of harming our bodies in ways that may or may not be reversible. I have vowed to quit drinking, quit smoking, and quit participating in harmful activities until a definite answer is presented. If that means for the rest of my life, then that's what it is going to take. I am also taking Milk Thistle (for liver support) daily, and I am going to the doctor to get my liver tested ASAP.
As far as I'm concerned this is a very severe issue. I cannot stress enough that this is not something to be taken lightly or casually. Our bodies are calling out for us! We have not only the option, but the responsibility to answer them. You owe it to yourself and to your loved ones to take care of your body. YOUR BODY CAN NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT A LIVER! And, who gets put at the bottom of the transfer list? The Alcoholics. I am very sure that nobody, in their final minutes on this Earth, wished they had drank more in their lives. However, I am equally sure that many many people have wished for more years to spend with their loved ones. I urge you all to make the smartest decision of your life: Stop drinking, at least until a definite cause and solution is found for our problem.
Thanks,
Caleb
so last night i downed idk how many beers ive been drinkin heavily since i was 18 but like clock work as soon as i turned 21 i started getting rolling black outs vomitting every morning even after 1 drink so i cut myself off for awhile but last night i went down the ice cold refreshing way probably over 20 times haha but i digress this morning was horrible woke up at like 745 and instantly i was goin face first for the throne after about 2 hrs pass of drinkin water throwing it up drinkin water throwin it up i decided to slow how much water i was taking down and eventually i got a good yak of nasty yellow bile looked like spoiled mtn dew and im all better after wards i popped a centrum to take care of all the missing nutrients
Hope this helps
Just a nitpicky biology correction--that yellow stuff isn't bile. Bile is brown, and it's secreted from the liver into the gall bladder, and from there into the duodenum (the connection between the stomach and small intestine). What you're talking about is simply stomach acid. And I can't talk about bile and alcohol without making this PSA: If you ever, EVER have a grey or white poo, GET TO THE ER IMMEDIATELY. Bile is what makes poo brown; if your poo is very pale, that means that either your liver or your gallbladder (usually your liver) has SHUT DOWN. You can die from this, and faster than you'd think.
I had the same symptoms:
-a few cocktails would make me feel very sick
-4 or 5 would make me throw up
-bad hangovers even if I was completely sober
I finally went to a dr and mentioned it and realized 2 things:
1. I have acid reflux. This was causing acid to get into my stomach-- pair that with liquor and yep, gonna make you feel very sick.
2. Poor diet. I lost my job so I was trying to save money by eating "cheaper" foods. I would eat an occasional salad, veggies, but doing that once a week isn't a substitute. I even take vitamins but again, you put c**p in your body, you're bound to feel like c**p. I changed my diet- lots of fresh veggies, chicken, nothing processed. It's ok to have processed foods occasionally but should never be the norm! And of course drink plenty of water.
Once I started take Prilosec, changed my diet, started EXERCISING (another very important component) and in general took a break from the boozing, I noticed that the next time I drank, I was fine. (Although, I have never been able to drink vodka for some reason). I didnt go crazy my first night out with alcohol. But then for a friend's birthday one thing led to another, and I got a little drinker than I wanted, but no sickness!! I felt fine. I still make sure to continue my good diet, exercising daily, and my Prilosec. I seem to be a-ok.
Of course this is just my story and maybe yours is different. This is an easy remedy, however. So I would try it for 3 months and see how it works. And to all you youngsters, it's okay to go to a bar and not drink :) I would order a red bull, diet coke, or a tonic water with a lime. I was still the first on the dance floor and the last to leave! Having fun without alcohol is also important-- if for some reason your body can't handle it, it isn't the end of the world!
However, Based on the ages and symptons that seem to be prevalent, I do think it must have a lot to do with diet and exercise here. I know when I was in college I didn't exactly eat the creme dela creme of food. And of course, if it doesn't help, see a dr and stop drinking!
Do NOT listen to the "that yellow bile is an enormous warning flag" argument! Half of what that guy says doesn't even make sense (for example, if your body has built a tolerance to alcohol, you wouldn't "get drunk a lot faster")! Chances are, you might be drinking on an empty stomach (or you might be eating the types of foods that jumpstart things like heartburn, etc.). Although it seems counter-intuitive to attempt to eat whenever your stomach's feeling rocky, make friends with sipping water (or clear soda) and very slowly munching on something plain like crackers. If you're trying to sleep, stack pillows and attempt to make yourself as upright as possible (sometimes you can make yourself puke just by lying on your side). The worst thing about the bile is that you can throw up (dry heave, really), feel okay just long enough to stumble back to bed, but then you're up again in 45 minutes just to repeat the whole thing. That's because your stomach is continuously filling itself up with the bile, and that stuff is wrecking the pH balance in there. I've had this problem for a couple years, and sadly, it almost always rears its ugly head whenever I drink beer. Oddly enough (and I haven't done this enough to say definitively), darker beers like Guinness seem to be easier on my belly. I've had a lot of success switching over to liquor, though. Just remember that things like drinking on an empty stomach, drinking with the wrong kinds of food in your stomach, drinking up until you go to sleep (try to get an hour of hanging with a glass of water before you pass out)--these all contribute to puking that nasty bile a few hours later. So again, there is nothing "seriously wrong" with your body. You're just getting older, and some of us have to watch what we eat (or drink). If this occurs pretty frequently, you might want to consider taking Prilosec or some other stomach meds. I had this problem for a while, and I hated it so much--especially not being able to find enough legit information on it. The truth is that it's very manageable once you figure out what your body needs to prevent it. I hope that helps!