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Posted 6/9/2014 4:20 PM (GMT -5)
Im six months now post surgery and am pleased with way things are going . Im very grateful
I was dry 11 days after surgery and again very grateful . Have question tho maybe some guys have had similar experiences . If I go out with my friends and have few beers and if its later on ill sometimes wet the bed , only once and very early into the sleep cycle . has anyone else had this . again im not complaining since I consider myself lucky and there are guys on here with much larger problems with whom I feel for .
Posted 6/9/2014 5:01 PM (GMT -5)
Beer (or anything carbonated) after 5pm? In the laundry room with the sheets by 5am.
Posted 6/9/2014 5:17 PM (GMT -5)
Lot a of us are like that. I now have me beer on the deck on sunny Sunday afternoons. Glass down by 4.

sad state of affairs...

Andrew
Posted 6/9/2014 6:10 PM (GMT -5)
I'm pretty slow getting dry- 3 months now, but definitely getting a little better just the last few weeks. I can finally see a noticeable improvement even if I have a ways to go. And alcohol has definitely made it worse, maybe coffee also, but alcohol for sure.

But at bedtime I have thankfully never had any problems yet, even on the evenings when I have wine, gin or occasionally beer or some combo. No wet bed so far. And I just got back from a trip from Europe where I was drinking way more wine than usual every day/evening, and also a few glasses of beer. But, I probably never have any alcohol past about 6 or 7 PM, as I am usually having my drinks before or during supper, even on that trip overseas. If I was closing the bars like the old days, it might be a totally different story. I don't think I want to put it to the test either!
Posted 6/9/2014 6:37 PM (GMT -5)
For me the night issues are anything carbonated. Sparkling water, sodas, beer, sparkling wine, all the same result.
Posted 6/9/2014 8:05 PM (GMT -5)
Before my surgery, the surgeon warned that I might never be able to tolerate anything with alcohol, caffeine or carbonation again. I asked him what else is there to drink? wink

Thankfully, my body tolerates all of the above, though perhaps I have a bit more urgency when it comes time for the bathroom. (But that's probably because of the volume of liquid that I drink when having beer/soda moreso than the effects of the alcohol/caffeine/carbonation.)

-Gedman
Posted 6/10/2014 10:35 AM (GMT -5)
After dinner coffee has also caused me the same issue. As time passes (several years) alcohol seems less likely to cause enuresis. Also had an event after cross-Atlantic travel and extreme tiredness/jet lag therefrom.
In other words, known triggers cause expected problem.
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