I have noticed a trend over the last few years that I get a fair amount of generalized joint pain (not gout) after a night of drinking. (Especially if it is red wine). One suggested mechanism is that the alcohol increases histamine release and slows it's break down resulting with inflammation.
Anyone else have problems with this?
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10-06-2007, 06:54 PM #1
Joint pain after drinking alcohol?
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10-06-2007, 07:16 PM #2
Yes - it's primarily dehydration, along with other effects of the alcohol. Try drinking one large glass of water for every glass of wine, the problem disappears. Cheers!!
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10-07-2007, 05:31 PM #3
It was not related to dehydration. I had drank more water than wine and usually do. We are talking about 3 glasses. My alcohol tolerance is large enough to go for more. There is something else involved here. I have noticed in the past that red wine specifically can cause this and I am starting to think it may be the preservatives used.
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10-07-2007, 08:47 PM #4
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I have that problem when I drink too much, but it's usually the result of falling down
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I know this is an older thread, but found this at google. I too am having joint pain. I had considered dehydration but I drink a lot of water. Because of a diet I'm on I gave up alcohol for a month, while also starting some vitamins for joint paint. It's been getting better. I drank alcohol Saturday and Sunday night. Not much. Saturday a couple glasses of wine, and Sunday a couple beers. This morning I woke up with the worst joint pain I've had in weeks. Am definitely wondering if its alcohol related at this point.
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07-02-2013, 01:46 PM #15
I have this issue as well. I drank a lot when I was younger, cut drinking for 3 years while bodybuilding and now once in a while I drink. Whenever I drink I have somewhat swollen but mostly painful joints in hands, knees, hips. You name it.
I have found this could potentially be due to a few things:
1. Liver enzymes can't take the alcohol and process well enough therefor inflammation and dehydration can occur. Taking Lipotropics can help but also it could be damage from drinking in my younger years.
2. The symptoms of RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) are consistent with this and as alcohol triggers inflammation, it would be logical that drinking would trigger symptoms of RA...there may be a real tendency towards developing RA so anti-inflammatory diet would be appropriate.
I will be speaking with my Naturopathic M.D. about this and let you know what I find out.
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07-02-2013, 02:22 PM #16
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08-13-2016, 10:54 PM #22
this is an old thread
But I have the answer. During normal day to day activities, your joints take a lot of punishment. Your knee's and hips especially as most of your body weight is focused on them. During heavy drinking, your body's main focus is to eliminate the toxins. While that is going on, your blood is thinner. Antibodies aren't working very effectively, vitamins are not being utilized, and creation of hormones decline. The damage done to joins do not repair as fast as normal. This results in inflammation and pain the day after. It is your bodies attempt to repair the damage done during a day of not being able to repair itself.
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08-14-2016, 09:56 AM #23
I have this issue as well. Mostly I get pain in top of my feet, metatarsals if I drink a bit heavy for a few days. Definitely sounds like gout but when I tested my uric acid recently, it was in normal range.
I figure if I don't give up alcohol completely, I probably want to go quite moderate. Instead of drinking one bottle of wine in one sitting, go for something like 1/3 bottle.
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