I used to drink regularly. Very rarely to excess, but I always had a crate of beer in the garage, vodka in the freezer and some bailey’s in the fridge. That sounds much worse that it is – I would drink perhaps 2-3 times a week, usually just a bottle or two of beer.
However, since I’ve been investigating stomach problems, I’ve been paying far more attention than usual to what I consume and how it affects me.
On holiday, I noticed my stomach was always worse after a beer or two. Nothing to do with excess, just a little consumption would upset my delicate balance.
So since May 5, I pretty much stopped drinking. In the last two weeks of my holiday, I consumed one glass of picso sour, and since landing in sunny England, I’ve not had anything.
I don’t miss it at all. True, it’s not a scorching hot summer yet, so the beer craving hasn’t arrived, but the signs are good. While not being anal about it (and thus occasionally consuming one or two), I may just continue this way…