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Suddenly I can’t drink alcohol

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skybluejo · 23/09/2025 13:11

I have been quite a regular wine drinker until recently and used to enjoy a glass but I just can’t drink it, all of a sudden, I don’t like the taste and feel like I just can’t enjoy it or force it down.
I have been forced to stop drinking it by sudden unexplained aversion.

Has anyone else experienced this?

OP posts:
HardworkSendHelp · 23/09/2025 13:14

I would love to get this problem!

kiwiblue · 23/09/2025 13:14

To add I feel instantly unwell when I drink wine and now a lot of alcohol.

Yoyokitten · 23/09/2025 13:14

That is so strange, I was thinking the same thing the other day.
I reckon mine must be definitely menopause.
I just don't like it any more and get instant indigestion.
Nothing to worry about though, your liver will be happy 🤣

kiwiblue · 23/09/2025 13:13

Yes, went like this late 30s. Have had other people say it's common. I now can't drink wine at all and have mostly given up alcohol completely. My mum did the same at an older age, she thinks she has a sulfite allergy although I don't think that's the case with me. I'm only 41 now.

Original poster
skybluejo · 23/09/2025 13:13

I’m in my 40s and husband had a vacectomy years ago. I am definitely not pregnant.

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FrenchandSaunders · 23/09/2025 13:12

I was pregnant when I felt like that.

FightingInAVatOfJellyBabies · 23/09/2025 13:12

It is a common sign of pregnancy....or menopause.