Does anyone else have issues drinking sweet alcoholic beverages? I get instantly flushed and get pain in my upper abdomen/sternum area. Recently the pain was in my shoulder too. I’m guessing that I have developed some type of reaction to sugary drinks that contain alcohol. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I’ve experienced some of the symptoms you describe when I ingest Rum. Vodka is my choice of drink and have no problems with vodka or sugar.
Hey, go get checked out ASAP. Hoping it’s nothing but pain induced by drinking alcohol can be a sign lymphoma. Exactly what my friend described that prompted her to seek care and was her only symptom. This is well documented in the literature. Sorry to be an alarmist but get checked and be your own advocate. As a side, alcohol doesn’t do my pouch any good 😔 take care and keep us updated?
I get heartburn, sounds like what you had, every time I drink any alcohol with mixers that have sugar or citric acid. I miss margaritas! Sugar always gives me gas. Really don’t miss it anymore. Crave salt instead. Beer is usually ok if I drink one with food. I recently started drinking vodka martinis again because of the heartburn. I always take Pepto before I drink too. I don’t drink that often because it keeps me from sleeping. Weird, right?
Heartburn can feel like a heart attack. I had it for 2 days with my back hurting too. Had my doc do an EKG and all was normal.
I had a somewhat similar incident a number of years ago. I was at a hotel resort bar, had two super sugary cocktails and ended up on the bathroom floor. Scary AF! I literally thought I was about to die. Since then, I avoid cocktails that are made from mixes (cheap margaritas, etc). Haven't had another problem since.
