AppleBombJLP asked:
Forthepast three years,I havebeenanincredibly hard drinker. I couldeasily drink thebetter partofa liter ofvodka,notbesick,andwake up thenext day witha managable hangover. Aboutthree months ago,thisallchanged suddenly. Now whenever I havemore thantwo beers,I wake up thenext morning violently ill. I havefrequent heartburn,constant nausea,anditchy skin ifI havehadanyalcohol inthepast 24 hours. HaveI developed anallergy toalcohol? I’ve tried onlydrinking beer,orwine,orliqour tosee ifitwasa particular kind,buttheyallmakemefeel wretched. Whatdoesthismean?
SayGoodbye toAllergies
Forthepast three years,I havebeenanincredibly hard drinker. I couldeasily drink thebetter partofa liter ofvodka,notbesick,andwake up thenext day witha managable hangover. Aboutthree months ago,thisallchanged suddenly. Now whenever I havemore thantwo beers,I wake up thenext morning violently ill. I havefrequent heartburn,constant nausea,anditchy skin ifI havehadanyalcohol inthepast 24 hours. HaveI developed anallergy toalcohol? I’ve tried onlydrinking beer,orwine,orliqour tosee ifitwasa particular kind,buttheyallmakemefeel wretched. Whatdoesthismean?
SayGoodbye toAllergies
FortheloveofGod,I hope not!
Ifmygrandmother hadmore than1 glass ofwine,herpalms wouldturn a brightred andwoulditch forhours. Thedoctor saidshewasalergic toalcohol (inhercase red wine) andsheshouldpay attention tothesigns becauseitcouldlead toa type ofanaphlactic shock.
Alcohol cancause a variety ofimmediate adverse effects onthebody. Studies showthatsomepeople aremore sensitive totheseeffects thanothers are— although thisdoesn’t mean thattheyhaveanalcohol allergy. A trueallergic reaction involves theimmune system.
Alcohol cancause headache,rapid heartbeat andnausea. Somepeople areespecially sensitive tothestomach-irritating effects ofalcohol andmaydevelop heartburn,abdominal pain andeven vomiting. Alcohol canalsoincrease blood flow topartsofthebody,such astheskin andthelining ofthenose. Thismayresult inwarm,red,sometimes itchy skin,aswell asnasal congestion. Rarely,a person mayhavesensitivity tothepreservatives used insomewines andbeers.
Many people ofAsian descent experience anunusual flushing reaction afterdrinking alcohol — even invery small amounts. Thisiscaused bya genetic disorder inwhichthebody isunable tobreakdown alcohol completely. Someresearch suggests thatpeople whoexperience alcohol flush reaction maybeatincreased risk ofalcohol-related conditions,such ascancer oftheesophagus andliver disease.
Theonlysolution toalloftheseproblems istoavoid alcohol
itmightbeya body trying togetusetoitall
Somepeople aremore allergic tocertaintypes ofalchohol thanothers. They’re based fromgrains,herbs,andpercolated withspices ofvarious types. Thereisalsoa condition whereby anindividual doesnothavethegene present tobreakdown thealcohol andthebody willbecome very red andflushed. Oftencalled the“Asian flush.”See a doctor check thisforum becauseitsounds likesomething otherthanjusta simple allergy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.medhelp.org/forums/addiction/messages/30110a.html
Itmeans thatyourbody istrying totellyousomething.
I haveheard thatyoucanbecome allergic toalcohol. Although thinkaboutit,wouldn’t alcoholism andalcoholic poisoning beconsidered a type ofalcoholic allergy?
Yourbody istrying totellyoutolay offalcohol.Youmayhaveanallergy butmore likelyyourbody hasbeensoabused byalcohol itrejects itanyway itcan.
Yes,andI amthespecial one. Mysymptoms areamnesia,headache andvomiting. OtherthanthatI donotknow. I haveamnesia remember!
Sure youcouldhavedeveloped anallergy toalcohol. Sucks tobeyouman. Try going without fora few days see ifyougetthesymptoms. Ifnot,havea few drinks,ifsymptoms recur youprobably areallergic.
maybe itstime foryoutostopfora while….anditsbetter ifu see a doctor k…
It’s notallergy derived byalcohol,thefact isthattheliver whoisresponsible tometabolize allkinds ofthings such asthevitamins,proteins,carbohydrates andistheone responsible toproduce enzymes todigest food anddrinks maybe youhavea burn orhurtliver thatisn’t metabolizing alcohol thesame way youhavebeendoing forthepast three years,becauseyougave yourliver overwork andyourliver doesn’t process thesame way theamounts ofalcohol youhavedrink forthepast 3 years andyourliver doesn’t produce thesame quantity oramount ofenzymes todigest itandthat’s whyyouarefeeling allthose symptoms!
A possible solution toyourproblem istostopdrinking indefinetely becauseifyoudon’t ceasedrinking yourliver problem couldgetworse anddevelop another illness called “cirossis”andwiththatillness youliver willnotprocess properly notonlydrinks butfood willbenotdigested thesame way youdoknow! Drink pure water andeat vegetables anddoa healthy diet torepair yourliver functions andtake digestive enzymes pills tohelpyouandyourliver toproperly createenzymes toprocess food anddrink!
GoodLuck AndGetWell!
Doyouwant itstraight up or….,jokes aside. Everyone isallergic toalcohol,butsomearegetting away withiteasier. Asyousaidyouhavebeendrinking hard over a period of3 years,I sayyouwereonyourway tobecome analcoholic,anda damagedone also. Youknow,allwedrink goes through ourliver andkidneys,andthatiswherethefirst signs foralcohol abuse willshow. Atleastitdidforme. Youdon`t sayhowoldyouare,butasa rule,theyounger youare,theworse. However,asyouhavecontrol,youcaneasy fix allproblems. Yougotta stay ofthebooze,a goodwhile,I amtalking months ifnota year ortwo. Yourbody will,ifyoueat rightandexercise a bit everyday,heal itself. Andyoucanstartitallover. I don`t wanna preach oranything,butbeaware,hard drinking onlytakes youone way,andthatisa way I hope youdon`t take. Anyway,goodluck andpeace andlovefromNorway