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alcohol post tx but before svr
Would it be okay to drink wine after I complete tx? No more than a couple of glasses! I have type 2b and have been undetectable since week 4. My liver enzymes are normal and my pre-tx ultrasound showed no damage. I have never been a heavy drinker.
I will finish my 24 week treatment next week and my husband and I are planning on renewing our wedding vows and taking a second honeymoon. I would like to enjoy a little wine during our vacation.
I would like to know:
1) Will consuming the wine bring back the virus/cause a relapse?
2)Or is the issue that I don't know whether or not I have SVR'd and would be drinking with a possible active virus?
I realize by posting this question on the internet I am asking for many a lecture. If possible, please refrain. I just want an answer to the question and my doctor is always in such a darned hurry. I won't see him again until 3 months post tx so I would like to know the knowledge that some of your might have. Thank you all and many blessings to each of you....
I will finish my 24 week treatment next week and my husband and I are planning on renewing our wedding vows and taking a second honeymoon. I would like to enjoy a little wine during our vacation.
I would like to know:
1) Will consuming the wine bring back the virus/cause a relapse?
2)Or is the issue that I don't know whether or not I have SVR'd and would be drinking with a possible active virus?
I realize by posting this question on the internet I am asking for many a lecture. If possible, please refrain. I just want an answer to the question and my doctor is always in such a darned hurry. I won't see him again until 3 months post tx so I would like to know the knowledge that some of your might have. Thank you all and many blessings to each of you....
I sometimes feel that there is an automatic assumption that if you have HCV then you are an alcoholic and fall into the group of "you must NEVER touch alcohol AGAIN." It is the same as saying that if you have HCV, then you must hav contracted it through drugs. There are so many gray areas.
Believe me, I understand that alcohol is poison to some as it has ravaged our family. My fayjer has been in AA for 45 years, a brother who got sober on his own, and still another brother who will die an alcoholic. I have a healthy fear of wha it can do and the utmost respect for those who have had to give up an addiction.
Having said that, many people on this site are not addicted to anything and should not have to be held to an unreasonable standard. I am not an alcoholic and if I was, my dad would be the first person to drag me by my ears to meetings. And, being newly diagnosed and acute, I have the liver of a baby, no damage or compromised liver in the slightest. So, any standard applied to a heavy drinker with stage 3 cirrhosis, should not be applied to a tee tottler who wants to have a glass of wine on their anniversary.
We are all well meaning supportive people, but when it comes to this issue, we paint everyone with the same brush, so much so that no one dares to ask a legitimate question.
My heart goes out to those so sick with addiction. I am too familiar with what it does and the havoc it creates. But please don't lump everyone unfairly. Once I am done treating, I plan to celebrate and that celebration will include a rack of lamb and a St. Emillion. And, my dad will be there cheering me on.
Believe me, I understand that alcohol is poison to some as it has ravaged our family. My fayjer has been in AA for 45 years, a brother who got sober on his own, and still another brother who will die an alcoholic. I have a healthy fear of wha it can do and the utmost respect for those who have had to give up an addiction.
Having said that, many people on this site are not addicted to anything and should not have to be held to an unreasonable standard. I am not an alcoholic and if I was, my dad would be the first person to drag me by my ears to meetings. And, being newly diagnosed and acute, I have the liver of a baby, no damage or compromised liver in the slightest. So, any standard applied to a heavy drinker with stage 3 cirrhosis, should not be applied to a tee tottler who wants to have a glass of wine on their anniversary.
We are all well meaning supportive people, but when it comes to this issue, we paint everyone with the same brush, so much so that no one dares to ask a legitimate question.
My heart goes out to those so sick with addiction. I am too familiar with what it does and the havoc it creates. But please don't lump everyone unfairly. Once I am done treating, I plan to celebrate and that celebration will include a rack of lamb and a St. Emillion. And, my dad will be there cheering me on.
Sure you can have a drink or two but Junebug - you better be careful with that raw seafood.
Mike
Mike
I agree with the other comments. I for one plan on "celebrating" with a glass of wine once I'm done with tx. I think it's important to take into consideration some of the things mentioned above such as having problems with alcohol in the past, amount of liver damage, etc. Since I have little damage and have never had a problem with alcohol, I feel fine about having wine once in awhile when this is all said and done. And I look forward to a cup of hot sake with sushi. It's just not the same experience without it!
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
Just one study....
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Jul 1;110(1-2):167-71. Epub 2010 Mar 23.
Treatment outcome in relation to alcohol consumption during hepatitis C therapy: an analysis of the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study.
Bruggmann P, Dampz M, Gerlach T, Kravecz L, Falcato L.
ARUD Zurich, Konradstr. 32, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland. [email protected]
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adherence to hepatitis C treatment is influenced by alcohol as is the action of interferon; yet the clinical significance of the latter remains unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of ongoing alcohol intake on sustained viral response (SVR) rates in adherent patients receiving hepatitis C treatment.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients treated with antiviral therapy for hepatitis C infection who were enrolled in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study was completed. Patients were eligible for the study if they had their HCV RNA tested 6 months following treatment completion and at least one cohort follow-up visit during HCV therapy, documenting the consumed amount of alcohol. They were assigned to three groups according to the amount of alcohol consumption: group A without alcohol consumption, group B 24 g/d alcohol.
RESULTS: 554 patients were included. Patients with at least 80% of the scheduled cumulative dose and duration did not significantly differ between the three groups. SVR rates according to alcohol consumption were 60% for non-drinkers (group A), 57% in group B and 50% in group C. No significant negative influence from alcohol consumption during therapy was observed in the multiple regression analysis for treatment success.
CONCLUSION: In this evaluation, we demonstrated comparable SVR rates in non-drinkers and in patients with daily amounts of alcohol intake up to 24 g during hepatitis C therapy.
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PMID: 20334985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Jul 1;110(1-2):167-71. Epub 2010 Mar 23.
Treatment outcome in relation to alcohol consumption during hepatitis C therapy: an analysis of the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study.
Bruggmann P, Dampz M, Gerlach T, Kravecz L, Falcato L.
ARUD Zurich, Konradstr. 32, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland. [email protected]
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adherence to hepatitis C treatment is influenced by alcohol as is the action of interferon; yet the clinical significance of the latter remains unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of ongoing alcohol intake on sustained viral response (SVR) rates in adherent patients receiving hepatitis C treatment.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients treated with antiviral therapy for hepatitis C infection who were enrolled in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study was completed. Patients were eligible for the study if they had their HCV RNA tested 6 months following treatment completion and at least one cohort follow-up visit during HCV therapy, documenting the consumed amount of alcohol. They were assigned to three groups according to the amount of alcohol consumption: group A without alcohol consumption, group B 24 g/d alcohol.
RESULTS: 554 patients were included. Patients with at least 80% of the scheduled cumulative dose and duration did not significantly differ between the three groups. SVR rates according to alcohol consumption were 60% for non-drinkers (group A), 57% in group B and 50% in group C. No significant negative influence from alcohol consumption during therapy was observed in the multiple regression analysis for treatment success.
CONCLUSION: In this evaluation, we demonstrated comparable SVR rates in non-drinkers and in patients with daily amounts of alcohol intake up to 24 g during hepatitis C therapy.
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PMID: 20334985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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