drinking

[sneakers0]

so no one told me having one or two glasses of wine would hurt my treatment. Im not a big drinker, never was, just socially. can take it or leave it.

[kmatucson]

I agree totally with all of the other posters here.. I read that even the non-alcohol beers still have a little and that you should not drink them.. Even food with alcohol because it does not all burn off like they say it does.  I would not take any chances.. and as you say, you can take it or leave it..  LEAVE IT... please?

[hondapatches]

U shouldnt drink on or off treatment.   I was told its like pouring gasoline on a fire. God bless leave the achohol alone.

[Idyllic]

If you’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis C, your doctor has probably advised you to give up alcoholic beverages. For some people, this can be one of the most difficult lifestyle adjustments to make. But it’s also one of the most important.

Several studies have shown that among people with hepatitis C, regular drinkers have higher levels of virus than nondrinkers, according to Wen-Zhe Ho, MD, director of retroviral research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Studies also show that when people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) stop drinking alcohol, levels of the virus decrease.

Researchers have found that alcohol causes the hepatitis C virus to multiply in the liver by increasing the activity of a protein that triggers the virus to make new copies of itself. These new copies speed the progress of the infection and raise the risk of liver damage.

http://www.cvscaremarkspecialtyrx.com/patients/condition-resources-tools/hepatitis-c/staying-healthy/hepatitis-c-alcohol
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Once infected with Hepatitis C, the most prominent risk factor for developing cirrhosis and liver cancer is drinking alcohol. Compared to non-drinkers, regular alcohol consumption significantly raises the risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer from Hepatitis C. It is now known that alcohol use, even in socially accepted amounts, accelerates the course of liver disease.

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/10/living_with_hep.html
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Liver disease risk increased at each level of chronic drinking -- even among people having less than two drinks a day

http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20040312/bad-mix-alcohol-hepatitis-c

[orphanedhawk]

The problem with having the virus is that it can destroy your liver. Alcohol can also destroy your liver. Our liver's health is why we do hep C treatment.
If you have hep C, you should not drink any alcohol.
Now, someone has told you, me:)