This may be an old question or a very odd one but I wondered if anyone has experienced the same thing. I get bladder incontinence and tend to avoid diuretic drinks. However I do drink alcohol (normally moderately) and have noticed a big difference between red and white wine. Red wine will have a bit more of a diuretic affect, but no more than any other alcohol. White wine, on the other hand, goes straight through me and makes me need the toilet a lot more urgently.
Has anyone else experienced this or have any idea why?
Actually, my capacity is now down to one glass (and even another half glass is overdoing it).
While I do prefer red (particularly after having tried the delight of chilled Beaujolais) I will make an exception in the case of the Moelleaux style wines of SW France, and one or two of the wines from Alsace.
I have not noted any effect of that glass of red on my independently minded bladder - it just does it’s own thing.
Yes Sam, I have noticed difference. I’m probably more a red wine drinker but also enjoy white, I too have noticed a quickening (even more so) of needing loo after a glass of white, maybe it’s a temperature thing?
I hate loo but love wine (ms=moderation of course !!!)
Yes, my capacity is 1 glass, maybe 2 (with food!) - I think I might just fall asleep if I had more!
I can’t say I’ve noticed any difference with either red or white.
But my wine drinking habits have changed a little. I might generally prefer to drink white but shortly after I was diagnosed, I stole a tip on here about a glass of red being quite good with any tremory type stuff. I did have an occasional tremor with my left hand and yes, a glass of red works quite well on tremors
10 year old Rioja seems to go down well. White is a bit more diuretic. There’s a very interesting white made from a grape called cojones del gato. Not tried that yet, as I’m discovering the wonderful world of premium gin. No tonic. Just ice. Tonic has me rushing to the loo.
Cojones deal gato (cat’s balls). It’s a white wine. It has competition from Cepas del Mar which means Seaside Grapevines, which are grown approximately 500 kilometres from the sea.
I still prefer a good Rioja. Our local wine is okay,but we can buy a 10 year old Rioja for 4 euros. Mmmmmm. Not that we drink each day.
i used to drink beer or lager but nowadays i can feel it fermenting inside me - yuck!
never mind, there are still nice bottles of rioja and merlot.
then a gin and tonic.
today i’ve been visiting value supermarkets and having an eye for a bargain not to mention an eye for a nice spirit, i bought a bottle of single malt from aldi @ £12 - it’s lovely.