Red Wine & INR Levels

[rjbdaddy]

Any advise or insight as to how strict the 'recommended' allowances for wine or liquor are?

I was told 500 ml of wine per day was the limit - but what happens if you had 750ml?

 

[catwoman]

500 ml (about 15 oz) per day is a fair amount of wine. 750 ml (nearly 23 oz) is more than a fair amount per day -- that is if you drink it every day.

When I have wine, I drink about 4-8 oz (112-224 ml). Any more than that, I become a little dehydrated, which increases my INR if I don't compensate by drinking gallons of water.
It can also cause you to do some pretty darned silly things, like dance on tabletops wearing nothing but a lampshade. I need to buy some new lampshades since mine were damaged in a wild office party I threw about 36 years ago.

Seriously, there is no absolute guidelines on how much alcohol to drink. Many of us do enjoy a glass of wine or cocktail (mmmmmmmmmmm margaritas and martinis!), but we also want to avoid getting so inebriated that we fall, hit our head and get a subdural hematoma.

 

[rjbdaddy]

I should have clarified that that is not an 'everyday' patterrn!

One would have to visit a different clinic for that treatment

 

[Karlynn]

Moderation is the key. The main problem with alcohol and INR is that alcohol dehydrates you (if you have too much) and your INR will rise. (I had a run-in with some Cosmopolitans a few New Year's Eves ago and pulled an INR over 7, 2 days later ) When out with friends - I limit myself to 2. But then I'm a cheap date when it comes to alcohol.

 

[Eva]

I do enjoy a margarita or a mojito about once a month, and about 4 oz of red wine once a week. My INR is fine.

 

[Ross]

Darn it, I'm outta vodka.

 

[catwoman]

Darn it, I'm outta vodka.

And I keep forgetting to buy more Bombay Sapphire Gin....

 

[Bina]

I think I'll go and suck the booze out of Freddie's Baileys Fudge........

 

[Philip B]

Got Wine????

Got Wine????

How much wine you can drink without messing-up your INR is individual because it is affected by things like your body size and metabolic rate. The amount of alcohol in wine often varies by type and winery. My cooler contains wine containing anywhere from 3% to 17%.

On those rare occasions when I feel I might have overdone the alcohol thing I just test my INR and adjust my meds.

Yes, we can all offer advice based upon our experiences, but you'll probably discover your own tolerances and comfort level. Just approach the drinking thing with your version of common sense and see where it takes you.

-Philip

 

[Cameron]

Why not try drinking Bloody Ceasars with a broccoli or asparagus stick instead of celery to balance things out!
Cameron

 

[Ross]

Why not try drinking Bloody Ceasars with a broccoli or asparagus stick instead of celery to balance things out!
Cameron

Sounds good to me!

Ingredients1 1/2 oz. Vodka
6 oz. Clamato Juice (Mott's)
1 stick Celery
1 dash Celery Salt
1 wedge Lime
1 dash Pepper, black
2 splashes Tabasco Sauce
2 splashes Worcestershire Sauce

Rate the recipe for Bloody Ceasar
How would you rate the drink recipe for Bloody Ceasar?

0 I had some, and now my ghost is entering this vote
1 Worse than Poison. Yes, the band.
2 Tastes like the smell of a cow with intestinal problems
3 Downright bad
4 Not good
5 My monkey liked it
6 My ultra-monkey liked it
7 Not bad! I'd make it again. *****
8 Mmm. Tasty and delicious.
9 Ultra-hyper-super-mega tasty
10 Like drinking rainbows and puppies!

 

[wcasey5]

Sounds good to me!

Ingredients1 1/2 oz. Vodka
6 oz. Clamato Juice (Mott's)
1 stick Celery
1 dash Celery Salt
1 wedge Lime
1 dash Pepper, black
2 splashes Tabasco Sauce
2 splashes Worcestershire Sauce

Rate the recipe for Bloody Ceasar
How would you rate the drink recipe for Bloody Ceasar?

0 I had some, and now my ghost is entering this vote
1 Worse than Poison. Yes, the band.
2 Tastes like the smell of a cow with intestinal problems
3 Downright bad
4 Not good
5 My monkey liked it
6 My ultra-monkey liked it
7 Not bad! I'd make it again. *****
8 Mmm. Tasty and delicious.
9 Ultra-hyper-super-mega tasty
10 Like drinking rainbows and puppies!

I give it a 9! I love those things....... a bit too much actually!

 

[Freddie]

Get the Extra Spicy Clamato and forget about adding the salt, Lime Tabasco Sauce
and the Worcestershire Sauce - its already in there. Too much yum in one bottle

I too say its a 9.

 

[aussigal]

I will have 1-2 small glasses of wine or a shot or two of Bourbon sometimes and it has never done anything to upset my INR that I have noticed. 750ml of wine...now that would be a whole bottle!...I think you need to find someone to share it with or cork it and finish it off over a few days. I have done that and again it didnt mess with the inr.

 

[Ross]

I will have 1-2 small glasses of wine or a shot or two of Bourbon sometimes and it has never done anything to upset my INR that I have noticed. 750ml of wine...now that would be a whole bottle!...I think you need to find someone to share it with or cork it and finish it off over a few days. I have done that and again it didnt mess with the inr.

Come on baby, climb aboard the Night Train!

 

[Wade]

Just looking at that bottle of Night Train brings back awlful, hazy, memories.

 

[Ross]

Just looking at that bottle of Night Train brings back awlful, hazy, memories.

Oh lord, doesn't it though!

Mad Dog is definately worse.

 

[Ross]

Here is another recipe I got off of the Clamato site:

Spicy Eye Opener

Preparation Time: 3 minutes Yield: 1 serving in a 12 oz. beer mug or Pilsner glass
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Ingredients
Drink
1 spring cilantro
2 lime wheels
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce
4 oz. Clamato® Tomato Cocktail
1 oz. lime vodka
½ oz. extra dry Vermouth
Ice (as needed)
1 lime wedge
Rimming Spice Blend (Optional)
4 tablespoons Kosher salt
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
Rose's® sweetened lime juice (as needed)
Directions
Drink
In a shaker, muddle lime wheels, cilantro, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Clamato, vodka and Vermouth; shake to chill well. Fill a Collins glass 3/4 full of ice. Strain drink into glass. Garnish with lime wedge.
Rimming Spice Blend (Optional)
Combine Kosher salt, chili powder and oregano onto small plate. Pour lime juice onto another small plate. Dip rim of glass into lime juice, then dip carefully into spice blend.
Enjoy responsibly!

 

[Elcarim]

Erm, I have never found that alcohol does anything at all to my INR... and I have given it some serious testing!

But, if I lose or gain as little as 5kg I have to adjust my dose. Very annoying. I have stacked it on lately, probably gained 5kg since I had to give up my job, and my INR went from 3.1 to 1.8 in 6 weeks So up with the dose again. Antibiotics send it sky high, but I haven't found anything food wise that makes any difference. It is different for everyone.

 

[laurad37]

Man i'm glad i'm getting a tissue valve.