BlueSunshine
Well-Known Member
So for the past few weeks I've been having pain in my kidney. After several tests, no one can determine quite what it is, but it may be an embedded kidney stone.
What was surprising is that everyone (who isn't a doctor) is blaming this on my homebrewing. When I first told my parents about it, they immediately pointed the finger at "that beer you make!!". Now as much as I love my folks, they're not exactly cultured people and they know nothing about beer. I had to try and convince them time and time again that there's no germs that can hurt you in beer, and how crazy you're required to be with sanitation. My co-workers had a similar response (with less accusations) asking if it's homebrew that caused my kidney issues.
So I gave in and asked my doctor, and they politely told me homebrew isn't a culprit whatsoever, especially considering how little beer I actually drink weekly. Has anyone else ever had someone blame homebrew for their health issues?
What was surprising is that everyone (who isn't a doctor) is blaming this on my homebrewing. When I first told my parents about it, they immediately pointed the finger at "that beer you make!!". Now as much as I love my folks, they're not exactly cultured people and they know nothing about beer. I had to try and convince them time and time again that there's no germs that can hurt you in beer, and how crazy you're required to be with sanitation. My co-workers had a similar response (with less accusations) asking if it's homebrew that caused my kidney issues.
So I gave in and asked my doctor, and they politely told me homebrew isn't a culprit whatsoever, especially considering how little beer I actually drink weekly. Has anyone else ever had someone blame homebrew for their health issues?