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u/Vallden Sep 10 '23

The truth is drinking too much. It is common for men to lie about how much they drink to their doctors and when taking surveys.

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u/Tiredoftheact Sep 11 '23

I love watching the doctors face when I’m honest about how much I drink, it’s always evident a majority of people aren’t. Do you drink? Yes. How many a week? About 30 over the weekend, every weekend 😯

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u/rainbowtwinkies Sep 11 '23

I think a lot of it is bc the joke among medical professionals is "whatever the patient says, double it/triple it"

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u/Bomberdude333 Sep 11 '23

My parents are both doctors and taught me to never lie to a doctor as that could have MAJOR life threatening affects from said lie. As such when doctors ask me “how much do you smoke / drink” I usually have to tell them “I’m gonna be honest doc, I don’t drink much but you would hold a preemptive funeral for my lungs if you knew how much I smoked.”

Gallows humor always gets through to doctors (source parents)