Question 1

can i lose weight from just drinking wine and smoking ciggs?

Accepted Answer

Not healthily: If wine and cigarettes are your only diet, count on liver disease and a whole lot more as time draws on.  You may lost weight or not -- wine has a lot of calories.

Question 2

is drinking wine bad for weight loss?

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How much wine?: If you drink wine very day, the calories can certainly add up.  Red wine has about 150 calories a glass, and white has around 84.  Here's a site where you can check further: http://caloriecount.About.Com/calories-wine-ic1410  if you drank only 2 glasses of red wine a night, that's 300 extra calories a day.  A pound of fat = 3500 calories, so you'd gain a pound about every 11 days at that rate.

Question 3

hi i have quit drinking alcohol use to drink up to 60 units weekly. taken up coffee two cups daily. will this have a good affect on my liver ?

Accepted Answer

Probably.: Research has shown that 1-2 cups of coffee per day can be useful in various types of liver inflammation. I feel that you are doing your liver more of a service by having stopped abusing alcohol, however. If you have continued concerns for your liver, your primary care doctor can do blood tests that will give a good idea whether you are having any liver problems at this time. Good luck.

Question 4

does drinking wine cause headaches?

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It can.: If you have a reaction to the sulfites (red wine) you may have a headache. If you drink too much (as with any alcohol) you may experience a headache.

Question 5

how long can i wait to take beta blocker after drinking   wine?

Accepted Answer

Depends: There is no reason to wait any time between taking a beta-blocker and a glass of wine, as long as you are limiting your wine consumption to 7 drinks/week in women (and older men, twice that in men). Wine makes some people flush and get lightheaded, and beta blockers can do the same thing, so if you are drinking 2-3 glasses of wine on one occasion, shorter acting beta blockers (inderal) should wait.

Question 6

why does drinking wine affect me differently than drinking hard alcohol?

Accepted Answer

WINE: Beer = 5% alcohol content, wine=11-13%, liquor 45-50%. 1.Oz liquor=9.Oz of beer = 4.Oz of wine. Same deadly consequences to drinker and same mental destruction to everyone else in many generations as the gene is powerfully transferred from gen to generations to men-women. No alcohol. No choice. No alternative. No intent to disregard lives of innocent others in family. Stop deadly intent.

Question 7

what could rdw of 14.6 (normal range 11-14.5 )and bands 2 mean?   could drinking wine the night before test  affect results

Accepted Answer

Retest in 1-2 weeks: An RDW of 14.6 suggests that you have a mix of large and small red blood cells. This is common in iron deficiency anemia.  "bands" are "baby" neutrophils, suggesting some kind of acute stress on your body (infection or otherwise).  Heavy alcohol use can prevent your red cells from using both iron and b12, leading to a mixed anemia over time. I suggest retesting in a few weeks without alcohol use.

Question 8

does drinking wine increase acid reflux?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Wine, including red wine and other alcoholic beverages are common triggers for acid reflux. It is usually possible for my pateintws to continue to enjoy wine if had in moderation in conjunction with appropriate treatment for acid reflux.

Question 9

deoes drinking wine cause large blood cells?

Accepted Answer

Eventually...: Long-term heavy alcohol use will interfere with the function of your bone marrow, causing a shortage of the blood clotting platelet cells. Alcohol also causes reductions in vital nutrients and vitamins, such as folate (folic acid) and thiamine, which can lead to "megaloblastic" anemia with immature and larger blood cells than normal in your circulation.

Question 10

i get a red hot face after drinking wine. why could it be?

Accepted Answer

Not uncommon: Alcohol has a vasodilatory effect. It is possible you are allergic to the sulfites as well.

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