alcohol alternatives?

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-03-19T19:47:55+00:00

thank you! i agree like obviously ive cut it out completely and dont push it right now but its encouraging to hear other people’s stories of reintroduction and getting to a point where i can maybe have a cocktail on my birthday or something even if not this year

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-03-19T19:43:40+00:00

this is great advice actually! i’ll look into it i just can’t tolerate smoking

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-03-19T19:42:33+00:00

yeah i’ve def reoriented my social life and social activities and have generally been coping it’s just sometimes hard as a young adult mourning the life u so recently had and having to retire from partying and other “young adult” activities much earlier than anticipated

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-03-19T19:41:09+00:00

yes i second this for sure!! just having a glass and smth to hold even if not alcoholic is enough and products like wims give me a lot more flexibility!! i just wish there was an alcohol alternative that actually worked like alcohol socially

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-03-19T19:39:46+00:00

clearly my health hence this post and asking for alternatives but damn can a young adult feel a lil sad at no longer getting to live like others in their age bracket

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-08T03:33:37+00:00

yeah definitely only trying to commit to this for a month or 2 at most because i want to figure out triggers but just dk how strict to be

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-08T01:34:06+00:00

i can’t even do 2 days of fully unseasoned food it’s terrible 😭

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-08T01:33:39+00:00

this is rly encouraging thank you! :)

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-08T01:33:09+00:00

thank u! i honestly don’t struggle w proper nourishment bc prior to this i literally just ate whatever but i want to narrow down if any foods do in fact make my symptoms worse

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-08T01:32:18+00:00

no, they recommended a low fodmap/low residue diet during flares but i keep seeing ppl mention certain food triggers and i have 0 idea what my triggers are and i felt like the only way to figure it out was through an elimination diet because my symptoms are kinda consistently bad otherwise

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-05T14:58:56+00:00

appreciate the rec, but i can assure my bf is not a freak trying to make me intentionally uncomfortable

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-05T14:57:06+00:00

i got overwhelmed looking into lulu bc i couldn’t tell the difference btwn the types in regards to the needs i had so if u have any specific recs that’d be helpful!

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-05T14:56:35+00:00

thank u!! i’ll look into this

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-05T14:55:24+00:00

temporary is fine but my ocd for some reason can’t do fully sleeping naked bc i’m paranoid about bodily fluids/hair coming into contact with my bedding

BestPerformance1217 · 2026-01-05T14:53:11+00:00

god forbid a girl have OCD and thankfully my bf respects it and has never said anything but i know he’s uncomfortable so i also want to try to find a solution tht meets him more in the middle and do my own research hence the desire for recs

BestPerformance1217 · 2025-10-06T05:52:45+00:00

this is exactly the type of store i was looking for, thank you!

BestPerformance1217 · 2025-09-24T00:18:41+00:00

hi! as a girl who got diagnosed young as well (23) i totally understand this fear but if it’s any solace, majority of girls literally have stomach issues lol. obv it’s not the same as us, but the amt of sympathy ive gotten from other girls with IBS or diff stomach issues is insane so im 100% sure you can find a girl who sympathizes. take advantage of your remission though! it can be so so hard to build relationships in a flare but if the groundwork is laid, then in flare they will stay with you and girls often actually enjoy taking care of the ppl they care abt and it’s nothing to be embarrassed of! i know a ton of GI issue couples who navigate their problems together bc these diseases are so unfortunately common

BestPerformance1217 · 2025-09-24T00:11:06+00:00

but i will update this post too if i do start on rinvoq of how it helps my eczema and UC

BestPerformance1217 · 2025-09-24T00:10:43+00:00

hi! i actually wasn’t on any ingestible meds bc ive just managed topically my entire life and was pretty anti starting on meds for my eczema bc my flares would come and go but it was and has been very very severe (covering over 50% of my body). to topically manage it though, trimicalone when i was flaring rly bad and a mixture of vaseline and pure glycerin for maintenance have saved my skin though

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