So I just had one single 5% ABV hard cider that totally knocked me on my ass ????. I got sleeved 4 months ago and I keep forgetting how quickly a little bit of alcohol will affect me. Not to mention that, since I've dropped 50 pounds now, my tolerance is a lot lower. And the sleeve makes the alcohol get into my bloodstream so easily. It's nice to be a cheap date and avoid the extra calories I used to consume by drinking a lot, but it still surprises me sometimes. How does everyone else deal with drinking post-sleeve?

Unfortunately alcohol does not affect me differently....I can still out drink a football team. I was actually looking forward to being a cheap date.

The only change is that now I get gastritis and have to take an antacid if I drink too much and I don't really feel like the little buzz I get is worth all the calories so I might have a drink maybe once or twice/month. I was a "cocktail every day after work and drink all weekend" person prior to VSG.

The few times I've had a drink I didn't notice a difference.

No difference for me, unfortunately.

No difference here noted.

I've seen that alcohol now affects me more than it used to (I'm nearly 15 months post-op).

Now when I drink in social settings I do drink much more slowly and, consequently, not as much as I used to.

Also, drinking wine (with no food) does increase my stomach acidity.