Why can't I drink alcohol whilst I have glandular fever?

I recently got my blood tests back which were positive for glandular fever. However I have it quite mildly so I am still able to go out and just about carry on as usual although I do get tired very quickly, but am able to ignore the other symtpoms (swollen glands, sore throat). The doctor told me not to drink alcohol, however I am just about to go away for a week with friends to Ibiza and really do not want to be sober for the whole holiday. I have friends who have drunk whilst having glandular fever who were fine, but I can't decide whether to take the risk. Any ideas?

Thanks!

I'm not on antibiotics because its a virus and therefore there's no treatment for it.

The doctor knows best. I would take their advice, especially if you are taking antibiotics. Sometimes drugs can react negatively with alcohol. Likely, if you get tired out without any alcohol, the effect would be tripled with. Drinking lots could equal lights out for you real early. I'd just be concerned with the interacting of the drugs. If the doc has advised you to stay away from it, then you should, or risk possibly getting worse and being put in the hospital. That's not worth a weekend of drunkness.

you've went to your doctor, so you were given some kind of medication and it could probably be an antibiotic. fever is an indication of infection requiring antibiotics...antibiotics and alcohol dont mix

This has nothing to do with antibiotics - as you've said this is viral and wont respond to that sort of medication. Sometimes in glandular fever, the liver can become inflamed (hepatitis), in which case your doctor will advise you to avoid alcohol to prevent you doing serious damage to your organs. Trust me, this advice IS founded and you would be daft to ignore it.

Research suggests that someone who catches glandular fever may be infectious for weeks to months afterwards (even though it is thought just over half of the population have developed immunity while young, with a milder form of the condition - the rest are more likely to pick up glandular fever as teenagers or young adults).

Do you not think at this stage it might be a good idea to cancel your holiday and let your body have some time to recover? Ok, some of your friends may have taken the risk of drinking whilst suffering GF - perhaps they were lucky enough not to have hepatitis as a symptom. The fact your doctor has warned you off alcohol would suggest maybe you do. There is also the risk you could pass this to someone else, particularly on the plane with circulated air, and if you are sharing a room etc.

Personally, I would think about the long term and look after my health rather than worry about a holiday, but of course, you make your own choices. Take care.

Drinking stresses your liver, depletes your body of the B vitamin group, and dehydrates you, as your body is already currently under stress with the glandular fever, giving it more could give the glandular fever free reign and make you very ill indeed, at the moment your body is doing a good job in fighting it off, but give a virus half a chance and it will fell you like a tree.

if you do go ahead tho, make sure you have health insurance, you will need it, and the hangovers will be 50 times worse than anyone elses!