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Can i drink alcohol after a colonoscopy?

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Yes, within limits: It should not matter as long as it is moderate use of alcohol. Excessive drinking causes colon cancer, so watch out!

Answered 5/31/2021

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2 yrs ago i took methotrexate howver i stoped cold turky btween an alcohol binge for 3mnth energy drinks 6mnths now i developed sharp pains in should i not go thru endo or colonoscopy so it doesnt get worse im affraid it may be fatal as in death?

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Sudden intolerance to alcohol. Chills, nausea, diarrhea after 1-2 drinks. Had egd/colonoscopy, blood,and fecal test found nothing.could i be allergic?

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Can you eat anything after a colonoscopy. Where one polyp was removed and a biopsy was taken?? Everything I read online is conflicting. The only consistent is no alcohol for 24 hours. Nurse said eat whatever when I left. But read conflicting answers?

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Why no alcohol for 7 days after colonoscopy..no polyps..small bioposy of lining of wall?

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Experiencing one large unformed / mushy Stool a day in the morning for five years no pain or other issues. tried cutting out caffeine, alcohol / increase in different types of fibre none make a change Colonoscopy in 2010 for bleeding showed no issues?

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