Hi everyone,
For a long time now I have had bad reactions to just a few alcoholic drinks, and it never used to happen.
I hardly drink now, but if I have any more than two drinks to celebrate something or socialise, I wake up at around 3am needing the toilet (no.2) and then every half hour I have agonising cramps and a boiling hot head, and diarrhoea, all night, with no sleep, and the diarrhoea gets progressively worse.
I feel wiped out the next day and sometimes still rubbish the day after. I have been told I probably have IBS so maybe alcohol is just a trigger, but I have always had bowel issues and I used to drink a fair bit and never got this!
I'm never sick, it's always cramps and diarrhoea. I've started to dread nights out and I get anxious about events.
I know this sounds like a first-world problem but it really affects my quality of life. I don't even want to get drunk, just relax and enjoy a few drinks! I'm 40 and this has been happening for a few years.
I also have issues with bloating and constipation so I've had lots of tests for lots of things and all clear, thankfully.
The doctors don't have a clue and I also faint sometimes, which has stumped them further!
Does anyone else have anything similar? I have researched this for months but can't find anything like it.
I'll be so grateful for any help,
Thank you! :-)