Why Do Alcohol Beverages Cause Bleeding?

I drink periodically every 3 to 7 days. But when I drink I drink about 14-20 beers. I too have had bleedingand its always light and it doesnt happen every time I drink. It usually is slight leackage around the third or fifh day of not drinking and it lasts for just once! Hmm. It'll clear up for sure on the 6th day and is gone entirely. i notice when I do drink its when I have a couple cans of that cheap malt ghetto beer that costs $1.00 for 24 ounces. This beer is strong and doesnt even taste good but I am chasing the effect  on a limited budget. I too have had my liver enzymes checked and they are ok but I have a gallbldder problem. I do suffer from anal leackage from dinking but usually theres no blood in it. Once again, if I don't drink for 6 or 7 days my symptoms clear up ENTIRELY! So the lesson is to quit drinking. My problem is I need to get away from stress and unwind and relax. Hence, I drink.

I love the people on here that say alcohol has nothing to do with it when there is example after example of people saying alcohol triggered the bleeding.  It may not be the cause of the bleeding but it is definitely a trigger.

 

This started for me when I was in my late 20s/early 30s.  It used to only happen occasionally but now if I have even 1 drink, later that night or the next morning, I am raw and bleeding.  Not internally because it is clearly bright red and you see it on the TP after just wiping lightly.  (This is such a disgusting topic BTW, lol).

 

I've found that putting hydrocortisone on the anus really helps.  I've tried Preperation H, bacitracin, zinc, cortisone, etc.  The hydrocortisone works the best I found... usually helps clear up the symptoms in about 2-3 days.  Without it, this could last for a couple weeks as every time you wipe, it aggravates the area again.

Also, just found this about alcohol and hemorrhoids... I think it is definitely hemorrhoid related.

 

Alcohol and Hemorrhoids

There is a link between alcohol and hemorrhoids. Those who drink excessively will usually experience problems with their bowel movements. This is because alcohol acts as a diuretic, which means that it dehydrates the drinker. A person who is dehydrated may subsequently become constipated, and they will need to strain when opening their bowels. Binge drinking can also raise blood pressure, which in turn adds pressure to the veins in the anal area. Alcoholism leads to alcoholic liver disease, and this also increases the likelihood of developing hemorrhoids.

The most useful line in there to me is this one... Binge drinking can also raise blood pressure, which in turn adds pressure to the veins in the anal area.

 

I think this is what is going on with me.  Only I don't have to binge, just a couple of drinks do it for me.

I recently broke my ankle and have been on pain medication. i did not drink while on the meds but now that i am recently off i have been drinking again. i started taking vitamins last week to strengthen my bones ( calcium, lysine and D3) once a day.

yesterday i had pain in my rectum and thought it was a hemoroid, had a little blood on toilet paper. then this morning i wake up with the pain and i went #2 and lots of blood filled the toilet!  its happened twice this morning so far. freaking me out! never happened to me before. i did drink a lot last night. but i am REALLY interested in other peoples posts about vitamins+alcohol  maybe having something to do with this... because that is the only thing that is different in my life right now. hmmmm...

Gluten can be an additional cause of bowel inflamattion and bleeding as well. Some times taking 3-6 months of gluten and alcohol can cure you enough to have an occasional drink

Hi did u ever find out what this was due to??

Alcohol eats away at the inner lining of your intestines, all the way from the mouth to the anis.

could vaginal bleeding be cause for this to talking from a woman with ibs and polysistic ovaries??

Vaginal bleeding is definitely NOT caused by drinking.

I usually drink wine when I do have a drink but whenever I drink vodka I always bleed out of my vagina and bum the next day! 

do any of you guys have any gas or feelings of bloated(bloated) during these times ?

do any of you guys have any gas or feelings of bloated(bloated) during these times ?

This happens to me a lot. Every time I drink, there is blood in my stool the next day, if I've had more than 4-5 drinks (which I always do) I rarely go more than a day without needing a drink, and it's been like that the past 8 years or so. I haven't had a drink now in 48 hours and it's driving me crazy, like to the point of non-stop chainsmoking of cigarettes to pass the time. I smoke a little over a pack a day or so maybe two packs normally, but smoke two to three times as much anytime I try to give up drinking! Im pretty sure I'm an alcoholic. Thing is, I'm sitting here on the toilet, unable to breathe out my nose from all the cigarettes I've chain smoked in this tiny bathroom - and my stools are still coming out bloody as hel! My stools are so bloody it looks like my freaking worst period ever, when I'm pretty sure nobody just aborted a fetus or something. What gives!? I stopped drinking for 48 hours ago, give or take, so why won't the bleeding stop?!

it is indeed the alcohol. It is irritating hemorrhoids you have high up in your intestines due to being dehydrated from drinking. You may not feel them, but they do definitely bleed when irritated with more alcohol. It's best to cut down or stop all together.

This just happened to me....I drank way too much last night and just noticed blood when I went to the bathroom.....I don't drink like I used to. When I used to drink a lot in one night I would notice bleeding the next day...I work at a drs office and asked one if the nurses I work for and she said yes that's normal....I haven't drank heavy like that in years...I'll usually have some wine or a beer or 2 and it doesn't hapoen....it only happens when I drink a lot and it also hasn't happened in years until last night