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Bottle of Liquor a Day Destroyed My Body — Here’s Why I Quit Alcohol

Author
Meghan Melin
Published
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://soberstrong.podbean.com/e/bottle-of-liquor-a-day-destroyed-my-body-%e2%80%94-here-s-why-i-quit-alcohol/

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He drank a bottle of alcohol a day… until his body gave out.





Andrew shares how years of high-functioning alcohol addiction led to a total physical collapse. From hiding bottles in the house to filling his Yeti cup every morning, he ended up in a medically induced coma.





He was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis, ascites, and alcohol-related liver disease. His heart stopped three times, he dropped over 160 pounds, and he spent six months in the hospital, fighting for his life with tubes coming out of his body.





This is what alcohol did to his body — and how he found the strength to quit for good.





Now four years sober, Andrew reflects on the denial, the shame, the near-death experiences, and the brutal truth about what heavy drinking does to your health, your relationships, and your mind.





What We Talk About:


Hiding addiction behind a “normal” life


The physical symptoms he ignored for years


Waking up in a coma after years of daily drinking


The long road to recovery: physically, emotionally, and spiritually


Why he didn’t go to AA — and what worked for him instead


The toll alcohol took on his body, marriage, and identity

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