non-alcholic beer

[w.s.]

Is non-alcholic  beer safe to drink if you have hepatitis c with slight fibrosis?  We just found out it has .4% in O'Douls.

Thank you.

[Douglas Dieterich, MD]

I dont get excited about a little alcohol as long as it is truly a little. I would not recommend 10 of anything a day, but an occaisonal drink is not going to hurt your liver. Constant exposure to significant alcohol that is > 2 drinks per day will hurt you. Be careful! DTD

[Andromedae]

That's a loaded question (pun intended).

Alcoholic beer n America is 4.5% so drinking 10 "non-alcoholic" beers a day is exactly the same  thing as having one beer a day.

Ask your doctor if only one beer a day is a bad thing.  Or half a beer a day? How about just a few sips a day?  

Then ask yourself if your health is more important to you than some sips of beer a day.