Bottle of wine binge drinking?

geeman · 21-03-2012 08:30AM #1

Would drinking a bottle of red wine by yourself be considered binge drinking?
I get drunk on a bottle but i sober up fairly quick and it's no big deal but maybe a full bottle is too much?

galwayrush · 21-03-2012 08:31AM

Too much for what ? .... hic...

qz · 21-03-2012 08:33AM

1 bottle? Go big or go home OP.

policarp · 21-03-2012 08:35AM

galwayrush wrote: »

Too much for what ? .... hic...

You're drinking too fast if you get the hiccups. . .

geeman · 21-03-2012 08:36AM

well, i could handle 2 bottles no bother, wouldn't even flinch.

galwayrush · 21-03-2012 08:38AM

policarp wrote: »

You're drinking too fast if you get the hiccups. . .

A very good point.
:cool:

clappyhappy · 21-03-2012 08:40AM

They were talking on the radio a few weeks ago about drinking, and they were saying that the Irish have become very relaxed about drinking wine. Thinwking ah we will share a bottle or open up one and drink it yourself over the course of the evening, anyway this Dr said that drinking a bottle of wine is equivalent to drinking 5 pints of beer. So would you consider going out and drinking 5 pints as binge drinking? Personally I have often drank a bottle or more to myself, but it did get me thinking.

geeman · 21-03-2012 08:44AM

probably half a bottle wouldn't do any harm

donegal_road · 21-03-2012 08:46AM

over how many years OP?

geeman · 21-03-2012 08:51AM

might drink a bottle or 2 a week, i normally drank Guinness, how many years does it take to affect your health?
actually, i find the wine helps me relax more than other alcoholic drinks, probably good for the heart in moderation.

Teyla Emmagan · 21-03-2012 09:57AM

Bottle of red wine can have 14 units in it, which is woman's weekly limit. Nearly 3/4s of a man's. And if it get's you drunk it's technically binge drinking.

Interesting question for 7.30 in the morning though OP.

Babooshka · 21-03-2012 10:10AM

geeman wrote: »

Would drinking a bottle of red wine by yourself be considered binge drinking?
I get drunk on a bottle but i sober up fairly quick and it's no big deal but maybe a full bottle is too much?

How many nights would you drink a whole bottle? The label binge drinking isn't so important it's the long term damage drinking a bottle a few times a week does to your brain and liver. So if it's once a week I'd say no problem, if three or four times a week, say hello to mental problems or cirrhosis, or both in your latter years!

foxyboxer · 21-03-2012 10:16AM

It's a rule written in stone.

Once a bottle of wine is opened it must be consumed entirely.

BluesBerry · 21-03-2012 10:22AM

I would have a bottle of wine 3-4 nights a week I would never be drunk and I don't consider it binge drinking.
All these statistic makers wouldn't be in employment if they didn't come up with something new each week to scare the population

CardBordWindow · 21-03-2012 10:24AM

Is a bottle of whiskey in a night classed as binge drinking?

BraziliaNZ · 21-03-2012 10:26AM

I think it's considered too much in one sitting by the kranks who release these "guidelines". But for me if I have to work the next morning and I have a full bottle of red, I don't feel so good or the whole day, pretty rotten actually, but not enough to be rendered incapable.

AngryBollix · 21-03-2012 10:35AM

CardBordWindow wrote: »

Is a bottle of whiskey in a night classed as binge drinking?

No. Elbow greasing at worst

stimpson · 21-03-2012 10:36AM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

But for me if I have to work the next morning and I have a full bottle of red, I don't feel so good or the whole day, pretty rotten actually, but not enough to be rendered incapable.

Try paying a bit more for your wine. Nothing says hangover like cheap red wine.

OldNotWIse · 21-03-2012 10:43AM

geeman wrote: »

Would drinking a bottle of red wine by yourself be considered binge drinking?
I get drunk on a bottle but i sober up fairly quick and it's no big deal but maybe a full bottle is too much?

Probably over your unit allowance alright. I would have the same and sometimes more.

Mr. Loverman · 21-03-2012 10:46AM

I can't believe this question is being asked.

Of course (!!!!) drinking a bottle of wine by yourself is binge drinking.

And if you really mean by yourself as in you're sitting at home alone getting drunk on a bottle of wine... that is not good.

markesmith · 21-03-2012 10:49AM

If you have to ask OP...

Chuck Stone · 21-03-2012 10:56AM

You have a DISEASE.

Princess Peach · 21-03-2012 10:58AM

Ah a bottle of wine. Back in my binge drinking days I would drink a bottle of wine, down 3 shots of Micky Finns in a row, and then hit the club before 12.

Good times. Good times.

mathepac · 21-03-2012 11:14AM

BluesBerry wrote: »

I would have a bottle of wine 3-4 nights a week I would never be drunk and I don't consider it binge drinking.
All these statistic makers wouldn't be in employment if they didn't come up with something new each week to scare the population

That consumption is two-and-and-a-half times the weekly maximum for a male if his drinking is not to cause long-term damage.

I suggest you need to cut down drastically or you could face serious consequences. It's not getting or feeling drunk that's at issue here it all; it's the cumulative effect of all that wine on the your body's systems that's the danger. In other words you don't need to get drunk, whatever that means to you, to be in physical danger from alcohol.

Beefy78 · 21-03-2012 11:14AM

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I can't believe this question is being asked.

Of course (!!!!) drinking a bottle of wine by yourself is binge drinking.

And if you really mean by yourself as in you're sitting at home alone getting drunk on a bottle of wine... that is not good.

Why is it not good? I don't drink at home at all but drinking a bottle to yourself on a Saturday evening whilst watching a couple of films and Match of the Day doesn't seem like a problem to me.

Binge drinking gets a bad press. Personally, I don't see the point in drinking unless it's a binge.

Mr. Loverman · 21-03-2012 11:18AM

Beefy78 wrote: »

Why is it not good? I don't drink at home at all but drinking a bottle to yourself on a Saturday evening whilst watching a couple of films and Match of the Day doesn't seem like a problem to me.

Binge drinking gets a bad press. Personally, I don't see the point in drinking unless it's a binge.

I am pretty sure a doctor would say drinking a full bottle of wine in one sitting is bad for you hence why I have a problem with it.

The part of your quote in bold is a bit scary.

PS I myself have drank a full bottle of wine myself in one sitting more than once or twice, but I guess the difference is I know and accept this is bad for me!
PPS I have travelled a lot and one thing I noticed very quickly was we Irish people really do have a problem with alcohol.

Beefy78 · 21-03-2012 11:24AM

Well I'm not Irish.

If you think that that is scary then you must scare easily. I don't see the point in drinking a bottle of beer or a glass of wine in an evening. I'd much rather go out for a proper drink every three or four weeks.

Mr. Loverman · 21-03-2012 11:26AM

Beefy78 wrote: »

Well I'm not Irish.

If you think that that is scary then you must scare easily. I don't see the point in drinking a bottle of beer or a glass of wine in an evening. I'd much rather go out for a proper drink every three or four weeks.

I don't scare easily, I just understand thinking alcohol is only good for binge drinking means you do not have a healthy relationship with alcohol. I am sorry I have to say that to you.

Spunge · 21-03-2012 11:31AM

Beefy78 wrote: »

Well I'm not Irish.

If you think that that is scary then you must scare easily. I don't see the point in drinking a bottle of beer or a glass of wine in an evening. I'd much rather go out for a proper drink every three or four weeks.

Me too, personally having the odd drink doesnt really work for me. So i just drink heavily once every few months.

Princess Peach · 21-03-2012 11:33AM

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I don't scare easily, I just understand thinking alcohol is only good for binge drinking means you do not have a healthy relationship with alcohol. I am sorry I have to say that to you.

As someone who used to binge drink on a way too regular basis, he is right! It really is not healthy, and I know I had a problem. I knew for sure I had a problem when I found it very difficult to stop. I wasn't what you typically call an alcoholic, as I didn't drink everyday, but drinking yourself to a blackout on a regular basis is a problem too.

Much prefer just having a few casual pints now, getting a little merry, remembering my night, not being a fool and being alive the next day

BraziliaNZ · 21-03-2012 11:33AM

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I don't scare easily, I just understand thinking alcohol is only good for binge drinking means you do not have a healthy relationship with alcohol. I am sorry I have to say that to you.

Some people like to get a little drunk sometimes, it's nice to give your brain a rest from worries etc once in a while. So what if it's a little bit unhealthy. We'll all die sooner or later anyway. Jim Stynes was probably a picture of health until he got cancer and they cut 20 tumours out of him before he died at 45.

If you want to enjoy a bottle of wine go for it. Carpe diem.

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