Awal

So...im married to a man who hides alcohol. Who filled a vodka bottle with water to fool me he hadn't drunk it. So ive established he has drink problem

What l want to ask the more worldly wise on here is this...do alcoholics also drink a lot of soft drinks too? My husband drinks lots of orange juice or tonic water. I know its not laced with something as ive actually picked up the glass at random for a swig myself. He also pretty withdrawn into himself at times...staring blankly at the tv. Poor b*****d.

PuzzledHeart

I believe there's a relationship between alcohol consumption and sugar (tonic water is pretty loaded with the stuff) but I'l let the experts weigh in on this.

Mellybug2018

I’m no expert by any means, but my AXB would drink up to two 2 liters a day of soda, and then another one to two of just water.
I could always tell when he would be on a bender when he showed up anywhere with his own 2 liter bottle. He drank daily, but when he really got into the bottle his soda consumption went up exponentially!

maia1234

My axh would never waste his calories on pop. If he did have that or juice, he always had alcohol in it. I use to see him finish his big glass of oj and then throw out the ice cubes in the driveway before he came in the house. Then he would smell the cup to see if it smelled like vodka. Its so wonderful how tricky they think they are, as you watch them do it and then they tell you that you are crazy and he never did it.

Ugh... wash, rinse, repeat

Awal

The drinks are usually diet/slimline except for the orange juice. I just wondered if the alcohol makes a person more thirsty. Im aware that orange juice can mask the taste of vodka to some extent. Yes... they are sneaky little monkeys, hiding and lying like we are stupid and don't know what's going on. Thats what p***** me off...being taken for a fool by a fool.

FeelingGreat

Awal when I stopped drinking I drank a lot of diet drinks and soda water. I still go for sparkling water when I'm out because it feels more special than plain water.

Maybe now it's out in the open he's attempting to stop drinking by using substitutes? I suppose it depends on the person but sometimes the concept of holding a glass is almost as good as the actual drink.

trailmix

If you take a look at the alcoholism forum you will find quite a few threads about the craving for sugar when not drinking.

There is also this article. https://www.soberrecovery.com/addict...s-crave-sugar/

Doesn't mean they have quit by any means but even if not drinking for a day or two the craving for sugar can be there.

Here are links to a few of those threads:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...eet-tooth.html (Sweet Tooth)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...h-go-away.html (Sweet tooth ..Go away 🤔)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ddictions.html (Traded Addictions!)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...t-nowhere.html (Sobriety = sweet-tooth out of nowhere!)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-cravings.html (Sugar cravings)

Awal

Typical gaslighting. As l say...fools trying to take us for fools.

mamabear26

My STBAXH does drink alot of diet soda when he is not drinking beer. He also drinks alot of energy drinks. He goes to work earlier in the morning so to wear off the hangover from the night before he often drinks 1 or 2 Rockstar energy drinks and chews gym to mask the smell of alcohol.