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Drinking full bottle of gin in one go?

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GinGinGin3577 · 01/11/2019 03:29

Dh has drank a 70cl bottle of gin tonight. He was incredibly drunk when I found him coming out of the pub (don’t know what else he had there). He’s hiccuping a lot in his sleep and making funny noises, should I stay up and watch him or is this a fairly normal amount when binge drinking? I don’t know if I should be worried or not

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Herbalteahippie · 01/11/2019 20:52

You’re my kind of woman. Fair play! As long as it’s not a habit, treat yo self x

Illberidingshotgun · 01/11/2019 21:20

Herbalteahippie Did you read the thread, or even just the Op?

Regardless, I don't know how drinking a 70cl bottle of gin could ever be described as "treating yourself" when it's potentially fatal levels of alcohol. Some treat

Herbalteahippie · 01/11/2019 21:36

He’ll need alka seltzer and milk thistle tomorrow- you’re a real trooper x respect x

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GinGinGin3577 · 02/11/2019 03:05

Thanks again everyone, when he finally sobered up properly he seemed quite embarrassed by himself. I’ve just been nice to him but made it clear I don’t want it happening again.

Will get him to go to GP if it seems to turn into a habit.

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Lilyflower1 · 02/11/2019 04:34

That much alcohol in one go can be lethal.

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Mothership4two · 02/11/2019 06:18

Yes heavy drinking can cause bleeding. See www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/effects-on-the-body/is-alcohol-harming-your-stomach/

Drinking a whole bottle of gin is dangerous and I am surprised he hasn't got alcohol poisoning.

onioncrumble · 02/11/2019 06:48

Some of the advice on Mumsnet is really poor. In 12 years of ring a GI nurse specialist endoscopist with special interest in alcohol related GI, I have never ever heard anyone ever say that blood in the stools is a sign of liver damage. What mechanism would cause bleeds other than the usual. Much, much more worrying in sustained heavy drinking are oesophogeal varices. I can't tell you how many people I have helplessly observed bleeding to death in the most futile way.

madcatladyforever · 02/11/2019 06:52

You can die after drinking that much. Keep an eye on him. Why would anyone want to? Has he got a drinking problem?

Beveren · 02/11/2019 07:32

Will get him to go to GP if it seems to turn into a habit.

He needs to go to the GP anyway about the blood in his stool.

Ketomeato · 02/11/2019 08:52

Onioncrumble are they sort of enlarged veins in the intestines? Why does alcohol cause them? What makes them burst?

Sorry to pepper you with questions - there are lots of warnings around the dangers of alcohol but not about what it actually does that ends up killing you.

onioncrumble · 02/11/2019 08:59

Oesophogeal varices are literally varicose veins in the throat. The reason is when a liver doesn't work properly, you can get high blood pressure in the veins who are delivering to the liver, it's like a back up happens because the liver can't accept so much. The varices can then rupture and its a very rich supply. The bleeding is difficult to stop because it's already such a fragile area. Also, eople will not be in good shape and able to withstand surgery so it's just us, suction and injecting adrenaline into the veins to try and stop the bleed.
The good news is that it's a wake up call. I see people fully and completely recover from having them, and from that extent of liver damage. Those that can, do stop drinking at this stage and often it's the early detection of these that saves their life. There is a massive need for routine and readily available rehab and support. People drink for many reasons and the help isn't there sadly. So many of the varices patients I have are women in their 60s who have been quietly drinking their whole life. Its heartbreaking.

JessicaRarebit · 02/11/2019 09:05

Bloody hell that’s a lot of gin. Hope he was ok throughout the night. Dp and I bought a bottle of gin made last month and we’ve just had a glass or two. We’d never be able to drink the full bottle on our own (think I’d pass out).

Ketomeato · 02/11/2019 09:06

That’s so sad. Do the varices go hand in hand with the very swollen tummy thing? Ascietes? [sp]

Verily1 · 02/11/2019 09:19

If he can have over 28 units in one evening (4/5 hours?) without passing out he has a high enough tolerance of alcohol for me to think he has a problematic drinking habit. He needs to see the gp and hopefully there is an alcohol/ addiction service locally.

Wolfiefan · 02/11/2019 09:20

@GinGinGin3577 “seems to turn into a habit”?
Really?
There is no way he isn’t a problem drinker if he can drink that much and not need medical attention. It is already a habit. Maybe not a bottle of gin at a time. But too much and too often.
You getting him to a GP? Nope. He needs to realise it’s a problem and seek help. If he’s not determined to change then he won’t.
You need Al Anon. Your boundaries are so skewed.

Pitterpatterpettysteps · 02/11/2019 09:22

Yes he must drink large amounts on a regular basis to be able to consume that much without killing himself.

Brexitstash · 02/11/2019 09:33

@onioncrumble it can happen (blood in the stool as a sign of liver damage) but it's usually a catastrophic variceal bleed, and they certainly wouldn't be walking around at the time.

Unfortunately the first presentation of alcoholic liver disease can easily be the last, your body holds on until an infection, or a bit too much alcohol means the liver can't compensate, then everything else starts failing, it is awful and there is limited support out there for alcoholics.

SeaEagleFeather · 02/11/2019 10:11

I see people fully and completely recover from having them, and from that extent of liver damage

can esophageal varices heal then? I've known three people have them and two died within 18 months and one is on a liver-transplant list.

Greyhound22 · 02/11/2019 11:47

I was recently talking to a friend who watched a close family member bleed to death from alcoholism - I hadn't really realised this could happen. Really frightening.

It wouldn't be something I could put up with - he needs to get some help.

Vanhi · 02/11/2019 11:53

It wouldn't be something I could put up with - he needs to get some help.

Yes. Knowing what I know now, I simply couldn't be in a relationship with someone who did this, unless I knew they were seeking help and trying to stop. Watching people with alcohol problems drink themselves to death is basically watching someone kill themselves in slow motion. It can destroy you as well as them.

RhiWrites · 02/11/2019 11:55

He drank a full bottle of gin and went to the pub for more. I’m sorry but I think he is an alcoholic.

userxx · 02/11/2019 11:58

I like gin but Jesus a full bottle would have me throwing up for 8 hours straight.

onioncrumble · 02/11/2019 14:53

Varices can reverse and vanish if the person stops drinking. No drink and end of. But most people at that stage can stop with no NHS help so unless they have rich family who have 13k a month they are pretty much buggered

onioncrumble · 02/11/2019 14:53

*can't