What are some good medical excuses for not drinking alcohol socially?
I’m into getting into a healthier lifestyle. That also includes not drinking or cutting down on alcohol.
Now, in social situations, when I’m not too much acquainted with the people sitting, I might be asked to drink. And I wouldn’t feel like explaining everything everytimeespecially if some people are not open-minded enough.
Now, I would not deal with people I don’t like then, but there might occur some business or social situations where ignoring the people is not useful at that time.
What are some good excuses in social and business situations to explain why you drink so little or you don’t drink.
I thought, maybe something liver related? Do you know of any (preferably innate) liver diseases that would prevent someone from drinking alcohol and stuff but would not affect stuff in many other ways?
Or maybe something else?
Some permanent diseases would do. 
Anyway, any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
January 12th, 2010 at 12:05 am
you could say you had diabetes type 2, & on days you don’t feel like drinking you could say your blood sugars was too high & would put you in danger if u drank
This also gives u the opportunity to drink if u see the people again by sayin your blood sugars have settled down & is easily controlled by tablets..
don’t know any liver problems though i’m afraid
January 12th, 2010 at 1:04 am
I used to say I was on antibiotics.but…….now that i quit smoking i never have to explain why i dont smoke right?…..so now i say i dont drink and thats it!
January 12th, 2010 at 1:23 am
just be honest and tell people you quit drinking
January 12th, 2010 at 1:54 am
Just say “No thank you”, and go on. That’s what I do and haven’t had any real problems. If they become aggressive about it, just be a little firmer and tell them you already declined the offer and don’t care for a drink. That should shut down the problem.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:49 am
Tell them you have a cyst in your liver because you used to drink too much, AKA cirrhosis or ‘Chronic Liver Disease’. However please know that I dislike advocating lies.
January 12th, 2010 at 3:00 am
Medical reasons? If you drive, just say you’re designated driver or something, bring your car and say you don’t drink and drive.
In business situations like receptions and stuff, there’s usually some or other alcohol-free drink going around so it shouldn’t be a problem.
If they really bother you about it, say you’ll get the drinks and claim you’ve got vodka and coke when you’ve got a regular coke – apparently it’s not easy to tell the difference (if the people you’re with are really observant, they might notice the colour – in that case, ask the bar tender to put in a bit of water to dilute the colour). Works for me when I don’t feel like having alcohol!
If that doesn’t work, try the “I had a really bad hang-over once and I really don’t want that again, I want to actually enjoy my weekend/I have a busy day ahead” excuse – that’s not a bad one either!
there’s certain illnesses and pills too that don’t combine well with alcohol but they’ll only lead to pity and talks behind your back so I wouldn’t use that excuse unless it becomes absolutely necessary.
Jo
PS: Do NOT ask a coke on someone else’s round when that person’s hackling you to drink some sort of alcohol, they’ll just give you vodka+coke or something instead and that sucks when you’re not expecting it. (happened to me once, I’ve never let that guy get me drinks since!)
January 12th, 2010 at 3:19 am
If you tell them that you know of someone who has liver
disease brought on by drinking alcohol and that you have
decided to either slow down or stop drinking because of it.
By saying this, it makes it your decision of whether or not
to drink, it makes it look like you are researching the
subject, and it doesn’t place the other person is a position
of being on the defensive about it and causing them to
feel like you are judging them because they still are drinking.
Cirrhosis is a disease that cannot be reversed. Cirrhosis
is death of the liver cells. The doctor can try to slow the
progression of this disease down as long as possible…
but it can progress to needing a transplant. A liver
transplant can cost in the range of $250,000 to $750,000.
You need very good insurance for this. What happens in
cirrhosis, is that the cells that do die form scar tissue
inside the liver and this blocks the healthy cells from
receiving the nourishment and oxygen they need and
they die also.
Not everyone who has Cirrhosis has it because of
alcohol, but alcohol is the number one cause of it.
Not everyone who drinks gets cirrhosis, but many do
get it and don’t know it cause the body doesn’t show
symptoms right away…it usually starts when the liver
can no longer do the functions it once did and then
very serious symptom develop. Some people are
walking around with this disease and don’t even know
they have it.
If it was me, I would tell them that I was thirsty or had a
craving for something else, or I would tell them the complete
truth of the reason, or I would tell them the truth of knowing
someone who has liver disease because of drinking and
that I was trying to make a decision on whether to slow
down or stop altogether.
I admire you for wanting to become healthier. You never
know, by your example, others may follow you.