alcohol as a trigger?

I gotta be honest here folks, my recent cycle from c to d has been pretty horrible. I gave up the coffee right off the bat for obvious reason, and I really haven't drank a whole lot of alcohol lately, just a glass of wine here and there. But the stress of it all is really getting me thirsty. As far as triggers go, is this one of the worst ones? I know this all depends on your own symptoms and chemistry and such, but, any thoughts?

A few lucky people find that alcohol actually IMPROVES their IBS symtpoms. As Lil mentioned, though, in general, most people have problems with alcohol. Beer is pretty much a universal no-no as the carbonation gets people, in addition to the alcohol. Wines are kind of iffy, with most people being able to tolerate hard liquors the best (for whatever reason).

Did you give up all coffee, or only "leaded"? De-caf coffee, I have read, actually still has caffeine in it, although considerably less than regular coffee. That can be a source of problems for caffeine-sensitive people, such as myself. Also, while I find that herbal teas and chocolates are tolerable, regular black tea, like Lipton or Luizianne, are too much. The de-caf versions of them, however, are caffeine free and are tolerable to me.

Thank you everyone, I agree. Wine I think is how I'll go at it for a while but just in moderation. I'm trying out a combo of fiber/calcium pills/actvia to see of my stomach can't start to get back on track. Its just crazy how this latest bout started, it came out of nowhere and is just not going away. I almost miss the constipation because I' was more functioning that way and exercise like yoga and walking always used to help. Right now I'm nervous about being away from the toilet too long. Its not a fun way to be as you all probably know.

Thanks for the support.

Alcohol is definitely a digestive stimulant; when I drink more than a glass or two of wine or beer or whatever alcohol, my rate of diarrhea will double the next day...generally speaking.  Have you tried abstaining completely for two weeks or so?