From the article: Could I Be Allergic to Alcoholic Beverages?
Many people have asked me whether or not it is possible to be allergic to alcohol. The answer is yes. Symptoms can range from flushing to nausea to itching to shortness of breath. If you have an alcohol allergy, share your experiences with having a reaction. How do you deal with it? Share Your Story
Allergic to hops
- I myself am allergic to hops.. As was my dad and grandpa.. So on and so forth.. Sometimes I'd just get red and hot.. Sometimes I'd completely break out with red splotches all over my upper body and face.. And others.. I'd have no reaction. Now I can't say this is how everyone is effected by it but after 5 years of trying to figure out the changes in reaction based on the same alcohol consumption I came to fin out that FOOD consumption had everything to do with it. Anytime I would have even a sip of alcohol within 2.5-3 hours of drinkin.. And I'm assuming this depends on individuals body weight.. I would break out. When I would drink outside of the 3 hour wait after eating.. Nothing would happen.. No breaking out or even red in the face. From what I've personaly descovered was that the consumption of food along with alcohol allows the alcohol to be carried into your blood stream more quickly.. Causing the reaction to the hops to take effect in a large scale.. I hope this helps someone
- —Guest Mataustin
whiskey allergy(?)
- I am a college student in Wisconsin, and I can drink an insane amount of vodka or beer no questions asked, no problems. Last weekend I split a bottle of whiskey with a friend however, and though she is smaller than me and drank relatively the same amount, and drinks less frequently I ended up in a non functional state essentially. I thought that maybe I had drank more than I thought so I tried again a few days later with my sister. She watched how much I drank and she drank twice as much nearly and yet i went very suddenly from having fun playing games to barely able to speak or stand. None of this seems right and I have severe memory loss from both nights which concerns me greatly and has never occurred so extremely in the past. I dont know whether this is an allergy and i should just avoid whiskey or if their has developed a very serious problem...
- —Guest sfrankow
alcohol poisoning or allergy?
- i was with a bunch of friends and we where drinking at first i only had 1 beer because i really don't like it but i like shots and mixes so at some point we got out a bottle of scotch and another one that i cant remember its name we where having shot contest until we ran out i had twice as much as the other two people there soon i was really wired and my heart was beating quickly and i didn't realize it at the time but i was also hyper ventilating and my vision was blurred and it seemed as if everything was spinning needless to say i was a danger to myself i remember very little about the night but what i do remember isnt exactly good what exactly happened to me?
- —Guest Z.D.B
wine allergy
- I have only recently, in the last couple of months, been struck with the allergy to alcohol. It manifests itself in extreme nasal congestion. I would like to know more about what might have caused it but also what I can do about it. I am a teacher (Headteacher) so giving up alcohol just doesn't seem a realistic solution!
- —SteveMcManus
MS.
- Does alcohol allergies or something in the alcohol cause meaness and blackouts ???? I am against all alcohol however I am trying to understand why my son does some of the things he does... My dad did too before he died..
- —Guest RUTH ANDERS
