I think one have to find your own way with alcohol
and warfarin as each individual is different, with different
metabolization and different ways of reacting.
For me, I react much, much more to spinach, brussel
sprouts and broccoli, then a reasonable amount of wine
INR-wise. But for somebodyelse it might be the total
opposite. So of course the general rules has to apply
for those which are affected the most.
And any doctor will tell you, regardless of if you´re on coumadine
or not, that 2 glasses of wine per day is the limit, which no
doubt is the best for you.
But I´ve been to dinner´s with doctor-friends that laughed at
me when I wanted to go a bit easy on the drink, so I think there
is a double-standard here......
Personally I enjoy red wine a lot and in terms of drinking-
habits I have more or less stopped the harder stuff(like
whiskey, cognac)as I tend to belive this may irritate your
stomach more then something "softer".
But the biggest reason for caution is no doubt that if you´re
under the influence of alcohol, you tend to trip, hit your head
or do somethingelse that may have very dangerous consequences in terms of an bleeding, especially if you´re
a bit drunk, less careful and maybe go to bed with a un-noticed
internal bleeding. This could be bad, so always drink at home,
sitting firmly in your sofa, wearing a helmet.......(ha-ha).
Otherwise, I agree with Raverlaw, it is better to live your
life as you like to and adjust the coumadine to it, it´s of no
use to be a good boy for a short while, better to adjust from
the beginning.
Cheers!
Martin
