I drink 2-3 glasses of wine every night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the size of glasses. If you drink half a bottle every night, then yes, you are in stage 1 or 2.

Half a bottle is 375 mL, which is two 6.25-ounce glasses. That isn't the 5 oz standard but it's way smaller than "a glass of wine" as poured in a bar or restaurant.

Stage 1 or 2 of what?

Of alcoholism. Look, the difference between a normal person and alcoholic is this: a normal person will have a glass or two and stop, an alcoholic will not stop until he/she is drunk.

[Anonymous]

Piker.

Drink like a man, not a bored, divorced legal secretary.

[Anonymous]

I wish I could, but I don't feel good the next day so I can't. Sucks for me, enjoy.

[Anonymous]

OP, according to this chart you are in the top 10% of all Americans in terms of how much you drink per week.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/25/think-you-drink-a-lot-this-chart-will-tell-you/?utm_term=.c97578c49c20

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the size of glasses. If you drink half a bottle every night, then yes, you are in stage 1 or 2.

Half a bottle is 375 mL, which is two 6.25-ounce glasses. That isn't the 5 oz standard but it's way smaller than "a glass of wine" as poured in a bar or restaurant.

Stage 1 or 2 of what?

Of alcoholism. Look, the difference between a normal person and alcoholic is this: a normal person will have a glass or two and stop, an alcoholic will not stop until he/she is drunk.

NP, but there is no such thing as "Stage 1 or 2" of alcohol addiction. Two to three glasses of wine every night would put a woman at increased risk of developing alcohol use disorder and health problems related to alcohol consumption.

https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does it take to get cirrhosis? Wouldn’t everyone in France and Italy and Spain have it if about 2 glasses per night may be a problem? This is an honest question.

I don’t think you have to be “high risk of cirrhosis” level drinking to want to cut back on booze. This is why applying the alcoholic label can be so counterproductive. Like if your liver isn’t failing you don’t need to drink less?

Ok.

Back to the original question: What does it take?

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/alcoholic-liver-disease/alcoholic-liver-disease

For men, risk increases if they drink more than about 1 1/2 ounces of alcohol a day (especially if they drink more than about 3 ounces) for more than 10 years. Consuming 1 1/2 ounces a day involves drinking about 3 cans of beer, 3 glasses of wine, or 3 shots of hard liquor. For cirrhosis to develop, men usually must drink more than about 3 ounces of alcohol a day for more than 10 years. Consuming 3 ounces a day involves drinking 6 cans of beer, 5 glasses of wine, or 6 shots of liquor. About half the men who drink more than 8 ounces of alcohol a day for 20 years develop cirrhosis.

Generally, the more and the longer people drink, the greater their risk of alcoholic liver disease. However, liver disease does not develop in every person who drinks heavily for a long time. Thus, other factors are involved.

and

Women are more vulnerable to liver damage by alcohol, even after adjustments are made for smaller body size. Women are at risk of liver damage if they drink about half as much alcohol as men. That is, drinking more than 3/4 to 1 1/2 ounces of alcohol a day puts women at risk. Risk may be increased in women because their digestive system may be less able to process alcohol, thus increasing the amount of alcohol reaching the liver.

[Anonymous]

Try grape juice. Or cranberry. Tastes better.

[Anonymous]

one year no beer
stop thinking about drinking
annie grace

If anybody wants to quit/reduce, there is not only one right way.

[Anonymous]

5’4 115lbs, at my last physical my Dr said 14 glasses of wine a week is too much for my liver. I lied and said 2 a night instead of 3... It scared me so I cut back. No wine in the house. Only drink when we go out. Probably 4 glasses of wine a week now. I feel better and have more energy.