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I had my gallbladder removed a month ago. They told me before I left the hospital not to drink for 24 hours - ha! Like I felt like drinking! However, your body may take longer to tolerate it. I tried last week to drink a glass of wine. After a few sips, I had a buzz and was not feeling very well. A couple nights later while spending the evening with a few friends, I had 2 glasses of wine. The next day I had the worst hangover of my life ( I am not prone to hangovers and while I don't drink heavily, it takes more than 2 glasses of wine to give me one). I was very sick to my stomach for the rest of the next day. So my advice would be to wait until you are recovered from surgery (and off any prescription pain medications) and take it slowly, to see what your body can handle. I did a little research to find out if it's normal to have problems drinking alcohol after this surgery, and it seems to be a lot of people who have trouble. Well, at least it wasn't the flu like I thought!
My post operative procedures document suggests not drinking alcohol within 24 hours of surgery. Upon mild research, I found that it is recommended to wait 48 hours after surgery to consume alcohol.
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When can you drink alcohol after hearts surgery?
If you had heart surgery you shouldn't drink alcohol until your surgeon says you can.
Is it safe to drink beer after an appendectomy?
Your doctor will tell you if and when you can drink alcohol drinks again. If nothing else, you may be taking pain medicine which is not good to mix.
Can you drink alcohol after scoliosis surgery?
Of course you cannot drink alcohol after surgery, the pain meds prescribed would cause havoc if alcohol is then introduced. It is not advisable to drink when taking pain medication. However, once you have healed and are no longer on medications, it would be fine to drink some alcohol.
When can you drink alcohol after major surgery?
Ask your doctor to be certain
Can you drink alcohol 1 month after gastic bypass?
People who have had gastric bypass surgery should not drink alcohol at all, generally-speaking. Certainly you should consult the doctor who did the surgery before even considering it.
Can you drink alcohol after pectic ulcers surgery?
After a couple of days, yes, but you should never drink directly after any surgery.
Can you drink alcohol after stitches?
Drinking alcohol soon after surgery is discouraged because alcohol thins the blood (which is good for the heart and circulatory system) but increases the chances of bleeding.
Is it safe to drink alcohol with having a gastric bypass?
Consuming alcohol is not recommended before any surgery as it will thin out your blood and retard the healing process. After surgery, large amounts of alcohol consumed can prolong healing times, and the thinning of your blood may cause dizziness. Ask your doctor about the side effects of alcohol related to your surgery.
Is it bad to drink alcohol a couple of days before surgery?
Alcohol thins the blood. How? Because it is drawn into the blood stream, diluting the blood. This is bad with regards to a persons clotting factors. The thinner a persons blood, the quicker the person will bleed. Hense the adverse take on having alcohol before surgery. Not forgetting alcohol mixing badly with medications you will be given before during and after surgery.
Is it okay to drink alcohol two days before wisdom tooth surgery?
I'm not sure, but I wouldn't do it just in case.
Can you drink alcohol while miscarrying?
It would be unwise. The blood loss due to a miscarry can cause complications leading to the need for surgery. Alcohol can not only reduce the body's ability to clot (blood) but if surgery becomes necessary, can interfere with the effectiveness of anesthetics and other drugs administered.
What alcohol can you drink after weight loss surgery casually?
You should be able to consume alcohol of any type after your weight loss surgery. That won't be the real issue.What type of surgery you have will determine how you process the alcohol. If you have the standard gastric bypass, alcohol will not have a chance to be broken down in your stomach prior to being absorbed by the intestines resulting in becoming accidentally very drunk very quickly.Take alcohol consumption as a very serious matter until you have become familiar with the way it affects you and even then, you should probably just play it safe and take a cab home if you are planning on having more than one standard drink.
