Buckfast for Medicinal purposes

xxtattyberxx

Im not sure if this is in the right thread so please feel free to move it to somewhere more suited if needs be.

My Grandad had a stroke yesterday but thank god he came out the better side of it. Unfortunately he lost the power in the right side of his body and lost his abilty of speech. Weve been told that with the help of physio he should regain his speech.

I was speaking to a family member last night who mentioned he should take a glass of Buckfast daily as its full of vitamins and doctors use to give it to the elderly to help build up their strenght.

is there any truth to this?

Xpsgamer

xxtattyberxx wrote: »

Im not sure if this is in the right thread so please feel free to move it to somewhere more suited if needs be.

My Grandad had a stroke yesterday but thank god he came out the better side of it. Unfortunately he lost the power in the right side of his body and lost his abilty of speech. Weve been told that with the help of physio he should regain his speech.

I was speaking to a family member last night who mentioned he should take a glass of Buckfast daily as its full of vitamins and doctors use to give it to the elderly to help build up their strenght.

is there any truth to this?

Half of the Galway student population is reading this and hoping its true!

DrIndy

Guinness also has nutrients - but its all the bad stuff such as the alcohol unbalances it.

When in hospital you get to see a dietician who will sort out if there is any significant nutritional deficiency and correct it.

beeno67

DrIndy wrote: »

Guinness also has nutrients - but its all the bad stuff such as the alcohol unbalances it.

When in hospital you get to see a dietician who will sort out if there is any significant nutritional deficiency and correct it.

I have always felt the "health benefits" of Guinness is a bit of a scam. It is made from mainly water with the addition of hops, barley and a tiny amount of use. Not much nutrients to be got by extracting the juice of hops & barley. Certainly no iron worth talking about yet the myth persists. I even know doctors who recommend Guinness as a source of iron.

With regards buckfast, pretty much the same thing applies. If you want nutrients eat a balanced diet & take a multivitamin

ThatDrGuy

Its made by mystical monks, it must be nutritious . Fun fact - if you write Guinness on a patients kardex in an Irish hospital they will get given it. Ive done it. Fun to see the nurse going around with the little bottles and a bottle opener

DrIndy

Ah yeah - for the older people. I have also prescribed hot toddy's and whisky nocte.

In fairness - if you have taken a dram every night as a nightcap - why should you not do so in hospital unless there is a good medical reason not to?

But the OP was asking about the benefit of buckfast when unwell and the benefit it minimal - a dietician is better suited to sort out the shortfall.

JuliusCaesar

DrIndy wrote: »

Ah yeah - for the older people. I have also prescribed hot toddy's and whisky nocte.

Just how old do I have to be to get this prescription?

GradMed

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Just how old do I have to be to get this prescription?

Age isn't the problem, it's that the doctor has to give the first dose

opinion guy

GradMed wrote: »

Age isn't the problem, it's that the doctor has to give the first dose

lol.....one for you....two for me.....

Delancey

The Scottish Government is seriously looking at a number of ways to reduce Buckfast abuse/misuse there , Scotland has a long tradition of problems with Buckfast and one idea being considered is a huge extra duty on it to make it less easy for people to turn into animals for a few quid.

Jessibelle

Delancey wrote: »

The Scottish Government is seriously looking at a number of ways to reduce Buckfast abuse/misuse there , Scotland has a long tradition of problems with Buckfast and one idea being considered is a huge extra duty on it to make it less easy for people to turn into animals for a few quid.

Is it that much cheaper? I saw it for sale in a shop near Trinity yesterday and the 'normal' wine was between 5.99 and 7.99 a bottle, whereas this was 10.99:eek: Having never drunk Buckfast but only having heard the stories about it, I'm assuming that's overpriced??
I also know of Drs that prescribed guinness as a treatment for pleursy. Not too long ago either. Is it a more pleasant way to get the patient to relax and ease breathing or just a psychosomatic aul wives tale?

Delancey

Buckfast is significantly cheaper in the UK than here , in much the same way wine is a rip off here in comparison ( like so many other things ).

0lddog

Wikipedia have an exceptionally erudite entry for Buckie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckfast_Tonic_Wine

So, in common with Martini, Buckie is a brand and not just one product.

Ireland gets the 'Export' version

ArtSmart

Delancey wrote: »

The Scottish Government is seriously looking at a number of ways to reduce Buckfast abuse/misuse there , Scotland has a long tradition of problems with Buckfast and one idea being considered is a huge extra duty on it to make it less easy for people to turn into animals for a few quid.

yes, but now the monks have someone to pray for.


swings n roundabouts, swigs and roundabouts swissggg n soundabouts ,

Hercule Poirot

With regards to Guinness the answer is yes - while it wasn't prescribed my doctor did recommend to my granny that I drink a can every weekend as I suffered from severe growing pains in my early teens - helped immensely.

Buckfast does have medicinal uses but, as with Guinness, only when taken in extreme moderation.