Patient's question:
Last week, I just came out of the hospital after having an inguinal hernia surgery. Later, a friend of mine came back from abroad and said he wanted to invite me to have dinner together, sit around, chat, and have some drinks. Hello, could you please tell me how long after inguinal hernia surgery can I drink beer?Doctor's answer:
Hernia is a very common surgical disease in clinical diagnosis, and surgical treatment is an effective method for treating hernia. During the hospitalization process for hernia, antibiotics are inevitably used. Since antibiotics can produce severe disulfiram-like adverse reactions when combined with alcohol, and alcohol also promotes wound healing after surgery, it is best not to drink beer after surgery. If considering drinking beer, at least wait for one month after the surgery.