I can completely relate to all of you. I am a 22 yr old college male with a severe alcohol intolerance. My first year in college I joined a fraternity and drank every weekend with pepcid on the side to subside the glow. One day I thought it would be a good idea to drink heavily two days in a row. Ever since that day, I developed severe stomach problems where I have terrible heartburn, indigestion after meals and can't even eat gluten anymore. If I even try to drink a sip beer, I suffer for a whole week with awful stomach repercussions. This is so difficult for me because I am incredibly extroverted and my greatest friends all enjoy to drink. I find it so difficult to connect to others on a deeper level just for the fact that I dont go out as much as them. Its quite paradoxical because I love to have fun and go clubbing, yet I cant fully enjoy myself when I'm so self conscious about it.
For a long time, I fake drank a lot(just holding a beer) but I realized that I could only do this for long. I don't have a solution, but its very comforting to know that I'm not the only one out there.... I wish something like stomach transplants were a thing.
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