Can you go in an alcohol coma drinking only beer?

Q10 · 09-08-2006, 03:12 PM

I was checking the drinking games and on one of them said "use beer to avoid coma", is it not possible to go in an alcohol coma with beer?

southerngirl · 09-08-2006, 03:14 PM

Oh yeah it is possible if enough is consumed.

Also alchohol will affect different people in different ways, so this could happen sooner for some than others. Its all alchohol no matter what the 'flavor' or 'type'.

NJRon · 09-08-2006, 03:14 PM

I imagine it depends on how fast you drink it. I don't see why you *couldn't* go into a coma with beer if you chugged it. The thinking is that since beer has such a low alcohol content, you get full or pass out before you have a chance to go into shock. However, I know of more than one college kid that had to be rushed to the hospital and due to overdosing and it was just beer.

evilkleen · 09-08-2006, 03:16 PM

Eat food while you are drinking. If you have liqour make mixed drinks instead of shots. By mixed drinks I mean soda mixed with ONE thing not 3 different kinds of booze mixed together.

Scout · 09-08-2006, 03:19 PM

Yes, you can if you drink enough of it. And you can also damage your liver and your brain, and poison your blood.

Slacker · 09-08-2006, 03:19 PM

alcohol from beer is a great deal less likely to kill you, as it has a very high water content and is easier for your body to.... "reject"

Allthough difficult/unlikely, beer can put you in a coma, but you would need a very high tolerance and probably to continue drinking after you purge the contents of your stomach (several times)

CarnelianButterfly · 09-08-2006, 03:22 PM

All alcohol can cause damage no matter how little is per drink if you have enough of it. Beer has more volume than the hard stuff, but I've seen people be hospitalized on just beer.

Be responsible and don't over do it. If your throw up you've gone too far, its a serious warning sign that your body is not doing well.

chai714 · 09-08-2006, 03:26 PM

I'm not certain, but I do know some people who are allergic to alcohol. One friend had to be hospitalized after only having a sip.

evilkleen · 09-08-2006, 03:30 PM

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and probably to continue drinking after you purge the contents of your stomach (several times)

I have done that before.....

NJRon · 09-08-2006, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Q10

yeah I'm having a little party here with some friends tomorrow, and I was looking for some drinking games & I just wondered

I think the reason they say that is because if you drink it at a normal pace, you will be full physically before you can even poison yourself? So you will puke even if you're not too intoxicated, just because you're too full, just like what happened to you with water.

Puking is your body's way of rejecting poison. If you drink to the point of puking, you are poisoning yourself. You are damaging your liver, your stomach, your esophagus as well as the enamel on your teeth. It is entirely unhealthy and not fun.

09-08-2006, 03:12 PM	#1
Q10 Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 362	Can you go in an alcohol coma drinking only beer? I was checking the drinking games and on one of them said "use beer to avoid coma", is it not possible to go in an alcohol coma with beer?

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southerngirl Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NW Georgia Gender: Female Posts: 3,032	Oh yeah it is possible if enough is consumed. Also alchohol will affect different people in different ways, so this could happen sooner for some than others. Its all alchohol no matter what the 'flavor' or 'type'. __________________ A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. Latin Proverb

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NJRon Offline Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Jersey Gender: Male Age: 39 Posts: 3,242	I imagine it depends on how fast you drink it. I don't see why you couldn't go into a coma with beer if you chugged it. The thinking is that since beer has such a low alcohol content, you get full or pass out before you have a chance to go into shock. However, I know of more than one college kid that had to be rushed to the hospital and due to overdosing and it was just beer. __________________ I just don't get it! She seems totally uninterested in me, despite my smothering obsessiveness! - Nathanial Mayweather I'm not the moose! Nor am I a certified advice giver of any kind... so take everything I say as my opinion... throw away what doesn't work and keep what does. - Me

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evilkleen Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Gender: None Specified Age: 75 Posts: 118	Eat food while you are drinking. If you have liqour make mixed drinks instead of shots. By mixed drinks I mean soda mixed with ONE thing not 3 different kinds of booze mixed together. Last edited by evilkleen; 09-08-2006 at 03:19 PM.

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Scout Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Colorado Gender: Female Age: 40 Posts: 7,292	Yes, you can if you drink enough of it. And you can also damage your liver and your brain, and poison your blood. __________________ If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise. * * * One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. - Dale Carnegie * * * Bob Ross rules! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOpF_ZGD4Ps

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Slacker Offline Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Yawk Gender: Male Posts: 185	alcohol from beer is a great deal less likely to kill you, as it has a very high water content and is easier for your body to.... "reject" Allthough difficult/unlikely, beer can put you in a coma, but you would need a very high tolerance and probably to continue drinking after you purge the contents of your stomach (several times) __________________ .....besides, I like kids.

09-08-2006, 03:22 PM	#7
CarnelianButterfly Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Too far from home Gender: Female Age: 28 Posts: 4,473	All alcohol can cause damage no matter how little is per drink if you have enough of it. Beer has more volume than the hard stuff, but I've seen people be hospitalized on just beer. Be responsible and don't over do it. If your throw up you've gone too far, its a serious warning sign that your body is not doing well.

09-08-2006, 03:26 PM	#8
chai714 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The End of the Pier Gender: Male Age: 31 Posts: 2,705	I'm not certain, but I do know some people who are allergic to alcohol. One friend had to be hospitalized after only having a sip. __________________ "Your mind is your greatest weapon." - David J. Lieberman, Ph.D "Most every person or situation can be influenced through the power of psychology."