Which liquors are harder on your liver?!
Question: Heya peeps. I need some medical answers. My dad was just told by the doctor that he needs to quit drinkin. But he's having a hard time with it, since he's an alcoholic. So I'm trying to do some research to find out which liqours/alcoholic beverages are harder on the liver than others. This will help him greatly to know.
Oh, and is wheat and barley bad for you liver also? Because if so I know of the perfect beer than. Its wheat and barley free. Sounds crazy, I know. But if it helps...
Do please help.
~Dark ('_')
Answers: Heya peeps. I need some medical answers. My dad was just told by the doctor that he needs to quit drinkin. But he's having a hard time with it, since he's an alcoholic. So I'm trying to do some research to find out which liqours/alcoholic beverages are harder on the liver than others. This will help him greatly to know.
Oh, and is wheat and barley bad for you liver also? Because if so I know of the perfect beer than. Its wheat and barley free. Sounds crazy, I know. But if it helps...
Do please help.
~Dark ('_')
Darker color means there are more impurities, and therefore it will be a bit harder on the body. So white liquors are a little bit better than dark ones, light beers a bit better than dark beer, white wine a bit better than red wine. However, the alcohol itself is doing a lot of damage in the quantities he is drinking, so even if he only drinks vodka, which has hardly any impurities, he is still hurting himself.
I would suggest that you not try to find "better" drinks because that just enables his addiction. If anything, you should be trying to support him in stopping drinking.
Vodka brandy and i believe scotch i think not sure though
The part that is so hard on the liver is the alcohol, and it doesn't really matter where it came from really. Obviously the 90 proof would contain more than the beer- though some beers can be way up there as well. However, the problem is that in your father's case, it's gone beyond that being a consideration. Trying to switch to a lower proof is just going to prolong the agony, really. If your dad is trying to go cold turkey all by himself, that is really hard. I know, most guys resist the idea that they need help to whip a problem- but in the case of the alcoholic, the best person to help is really a recovered alcoholic. They have traveled the road, know the temptations and problems, and how to help you over the humps. If your dad isn't going to AA, get him to a meeting. Get him into the program, so he's got a sponsor to help him get through this. The answer is not a different form of alcohol, it's no alcohol at all. It's not the wheat, corn or barley, it's the alcohol that's doing him in. For your dad, it's poison- and in the end it doesn't matter if you took a little poison for a long time or a lot for a short time- it's still poison. I'm sorry, that's the best help I can offer. You will help your dad best by helping him find ways to stay sober and not drink, not by finding lower alcohol drinks.
The higher the alcohol content the worse.
Has your dad sought the help of aa, or a psychologist? That would go a long way in helping.