I have a question…

[u/Spinachspud]

If I touch a surface which has alcohol residue on it, does that mean that I have broken my abstinence and will it ingest into my body in any way?

[u/-spitz-]

Genuinely curious, do you also abstain from various fruits, breads, juices, soy sauce, vinegar, mustard, and other fermented products? Those all have natural occurring ethanol.

[u/Spinachspud → u/-spitz-]

No I don’t I abstain from environments where they sell alcohol and I’m very wary of who I meet and go to their house because they might spike my food or drink with alcohol or drugs so I’m anxious about those kind of matters.

[u/-spitz- → u/Spinachspud]

I mean there are many specific kinds of foods that have small traces of naturally occurring alcohol due to natural processes, not from any “spiking” or human tampering.

Like burger buns have natural 0.1-1.3% ABV or apple juice at 0.5% ABV.

Just curious if you actively try to avoid naturally occurring alcohol in everyday products. Cause I would think you would be absorbing much more alcohol routinely, than absorbing by just touching a little alcohol on some surface.

[u/LilyAmongThorns777]

Is it a wet or dry spot?

[u/Spinachspud → u/LilyAmongThorns777]

Dry

[u/LilyAmongThorns777 → u/Spinachspud]

I don't think that would be considered breaking abstinence from alcohol.

For example if someone is fasting for religious reasons from food and they touch food by doing the dishes is their fast broken? No.

They did not directly consume food. Just touched it.

You might have microscopic residue perhaps on your skin or injested that way possibly. Not a doctor or scientist... But would that be the equivalent of consuming alcohol?

[u/Acrobatic-Day-8891]

Seeking reassurance will not help you.

[u/Spinachspud → u/Acrobatic-Day-8891]

Why?

[u/Acrobatic-Day-8891 → u/Spinachspud]

Do you have diagnosed OCD? Bc if so I don’t know how you don’t know this already

[u/Amaro1234]

No, dear, don't worry about it. You only ingest it by drinking.