Hepatitis C Support Group

I think that drinking alcohol occasionally is OK only if you are not concerned about the long-term health of your liver. The progression of the virus seems to me to be relatively unpredictable without the added variable of alcohol. It seems awful risky to me.........

Jean
It is probably in your best interest to pour out the wine and chew on the bottle.

Good one, Marty. I so agree!! (new here)

Yes eat the cheese and pour out the wine........ lol On the other hand if you are literally talking about one glass of wine and that is what will make your day then enjoy it...... we only get one shot at this game we call life!!

How big is your glass????????????

the real question.... is it half full or half empty?

I guess it depends on how much damage has been done to your liver?

Well when I was diagnosed in sept 08 I didn't know all the consequences of drinking fueling the fire for HCV. So before I went on treatment I went out for drinks two different times only had two drinks each time and by the time I started treatment two months later my viral load went from 257,000 to around 400,000.

So maybe a glass of wine once a year, not once a week. And like rbm said it would depend on your liver function. If your already a non-responder I would stay away from alcohol all together.

id stay away from booze altogether. its a habit that snowballs.

it doesn't seem like a good idea really. maybe 3 or 4 times a year wouldn't hurt, but once a week seems too much. alcohol is supposed to be like antiobiotics as far as harmful on the liver