Has anyone consumed red wine after their Whipple Surgery?

Just a little help - use to love my wine 🍷 before whipple. Almost no wine now. I have tried numerous red wine “samples” with one CREON and haven’t had any issues 👍🏻. Not sure I would do a full glass though.

Best of luck to you.

Walter

Thanks. I better refrain. I’m fine with no wine. 😊

I can't address the medical (in)advisability of alcohol consumption in the cancer/chemo/post-op landscape, but I can say that every sip of alcohol I've had since starting chemo 2+ years ago (before and after Whipple) has taken a bigger toll on me than it did before.

Quicker to indigestion, intoxication, and headache... a price to pay almost every time. 🙁

I've never been a wine drinker, but the sweet, fruity, tropical and dessert-oriented drinks (daiquiris, pina coladas, mudslides) also hit me from the sugar perspective since my failing pancreas turned me diabetic.

As a beer lover, I've had to give up the larger glasses and bottles, usually sharing one with somebody else when I'm out. I've run across a couple good NA (no-alcohol) beers which, aside from being tasty enough, are sometimes available in smaller cans and bottles. Blue Moon NA wheat-style beer is one I like.

If they had a NA wine, I guess they would call that grape juice or Protestant Communion 😉
... but I don't think it would win many converts.

Thanks for your reply. I’m fine with my price for life being an alcohol free existence. I’ve tried several zero alcohol beers. I think Heineken is the best I’ve had. I actual enjoy being the designated driver for my family when we go out for dinner and cocktails. 😂😂😂

Mark ! Gracias por responderme con tu valiosa experiencia sobre whipple. Te admiro y me inspiras a tener paciencia con lo que me espera. No tengo cáncer pero hay que sacar el
Quiste de la cabeza del
Páncreas para evitar me agarre el cáncer. Estoy manejando mis temores. Agradezco mucho tu comentario. Te escribí en privado pero creo no lo envié el mensaje. Te deseo salud y alegrías! Gracias!

Desde que comenzó mi diabetes y las pancreatitis no miro el
vino ni la cerveza. Espero fumar cannabis algún día aunque sea para divertirme y manejar cualquier evento que necesite relajarme.

After my Whipple while having a consult with the surgical oncologist, I was asking about the do’s and don’t s. I mentioned ai was making an annual trip to gather with close friends and was there any restrictions to drinking red wine-I promised it would only be a fine, premium wine.

His reply: I’m French, what do you think?

With that being said, I rarely ever drink.When I drink wine, it is a single glass and I go months and not use alcohol. When I was undergoing chemotherapy, I did not consume any alcohol. The liver is already under stress filtering the blood and playing a key role in producing enzymes that metabolize chemo agents to make them effective and then to clear them. With battling stage IV disease in the liver, my goal was survival and I did not want to jeopardize liver function that could lead to a pause in treatment and potentially affect outcome. My life was more important than alcohol.

I’m with you! Our lives are way more important than alcohol. Alcohol and tons of sugar are 2 things I had to give up. Congrats on being a 10 yr survivor. You rock!!!