Refrain From Wine...Joint Pain Gone?

[J.Vizuete]

I could be way off as this was something I just heard a dr on the radio express, and someone with more medical knowledge than I can probably confirm (or deny) this little factoid: wine does not cause gout nor inflammation in joints because it is fermented. And particularly red wine because resveratrol is actually anti-inflammatory. It is all other liquors that cause and contribute to the problem.

Anyone with first hand experience on this?

Gout is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals within a joint and can be exacerbated by all types of alcohol. But it’s from uric acid specifically and not “inflammation” in general. It is also not what the OP has.
There are certainly people with various types of inflammatory arthropathies (Rheumatoid, IBD associated, Lupus, Psoriatic, etc.) for whom alcohol can be a trigger, but the degree of impact varies from person to person.

[David_Baum]

As someone whose recently discovered my foot issue the last few years was gout I represent this. I seem to do fine with wine. But a beer or two and I can feel it in my left foot the next morning

[Victor_Hong]

Falling down less?

Some drinkers are just not Holden their alcohol.

[Wes_Barton]

Having more than a glass of wine in the evening can start to negatively affect your sleep quality. It’s possible that after imbibing you are sleeping poorly or sleeping in a position that is bad for your shoulder. If you do that continuously for 2 months without any breaks, I could see it causing you persistent pain.

This is my guess. That you have some minor rotator cuff damage that gets aggravated in your sleep if you’ve had a drink or two.

[Barry_Sunderland]

Thanks for your input, folks.
I’ll stay off of wine/alcohol for the next week or so, and slowly re-introduce it to attempt a more compelling cause/effect.
It may just come our to be, with wine…my body no longer wants me to be a daily drinker.
Bummer, but I’ll survive.

[Markus_S]

If we refrain from wine, a lot of out health issues would be better.

[Anton_D]

Falling down less?

Some drinkers are just not Holden their alcohol.

Nice subtle one!

[Anton_D]

Having more than a glass of wine in the evening can start to negatively affect your sleep quality. It’s possible that after imbibing you are sleeping poorly or sleeping in a position that is bad for your shoulder. If you do that continuously for 2 months without any breaks, I could see it causing you persistent pain.

This is my guess. That you have some minor rotator cuff damage that gets aggravated in your sleep if you’ve had a drink or two.

I joke around, but these posts are great.

If you want a really wild one…

Not saying this is the case, but there can be some obtuse connections that we don’t normally think of:

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[Jeremy_Holmes]

The amount I ‘toss on’ about wine, if I gave it a 3 day rest I’m sure my shoulder would be back to 100% too.