Alcohol

[Virginiarosew 25]

Not sure why but I have read countless studies about alcoholism being a direct correlation of weight loss surgery patients.. I know of two people that have had surgeries (one had the sleeve and one had bypass) that are struggling with the use of alcohol and I fear that I could potentially be on the verge.. Has anyone else struggled with this? I also wonder why there is even a connection???

[Babbs 14,681]

Easy answer. Transfer addiction. Basically exchanging one addiction (food) to another (alcohol). You being aware you may be at risk is a good start.

[Virginiarosew 25]

Yeah I figured that was as such... But I drank ALOT even more prior to surgery

[k9nana 50]

I wonder if some people were on the verge before surgery. Or maybe had a problem already.

I like a glass of wine now and then but have always gotten tipsy on one glass so I think that I would have to stay completely away from alcohol altogether.

[losing_the_band 133]

Many of us have addictive personalities. I'm sure that if they studied people with other addictions (narcotics, cigarettes, etc.), they'd find similar results. If you have an addiction to one item, whether it is cigarettes, a narcotic, etc., there is a vulnerability towards addiction, and that can easily be transferred to another item/action if it fills a psychological need. Our addictive drug of choice just happens to be food.

[Jack 855]

While the arguments regarding 'replacement addiction' does address 'sport eating' with 'sport drinking', and the notions of 'addictive personalities' etc all have elements of truth, I reject their conclusions as being necessarily 'the Truth'.

Granted we are all weak & seek maximum pleasure by virtue of birth, as a 'behavior' school of interpreting our actions, other theories seem just as likely in my own situation.

Boredom, habit, cluelessness, maladaptive spirit of adventure, inattentiveness, and a wide range of other factors influence my own eating behavior.

When I gave up alcohol literally overnight circa 1988, there was no sudden surge of increased replacement consumption. Overeating had been present for decades preceding that event, and continued apace without the influences of Demon Rum.

Sport Eating is a behavior I better manage by direct means of confrontation and observation WHEN it is occurring.