Is the only solution to your allergic reaction to alcohol to quit drinking alcohol completely?
Allergies to alcohol will create an allergic reaction quickly after consumption of alcohol.Intense reaction to alcohol and alcohol allergy symptoms visually quite evident in this picture For some just a little redness in the face occurs and for others a full blown allergic reaction including extreme difficulty in breathing can occur. The picture to the right is of an individual experiencing the classic alcohol red face reaction from drinking.
An alcohol allergy can be of varying severity from mild and uncomfortable, such as red face, congestion, and itchy skin to intense and dangerous such as trouble breathing and vomiting.
The reason for the allergic reactions to alcohol is a lack of the particular enzyme which metabolisms alcohol and not a ‘real’ allergy at least as medicine defines allergy. All of the symptoms above, as annoying and even as dangerous as they can be, are ironically part of a condition called Asian Glow or Asian Girl Glow.
Although this condition is pretty rare for most people (5% or less of the population) it is very well known to anyone who is Asian (50% of the Asian population). If you have alcohol allergy and these symptoms it is both a curse a blessing, the blessing being that your body is doing its job of detering you from putting harmful substances in your body.
When the body first breaks down alcohol it converts it into Acetaldehyde which chemically similar to Formaldehyde and is carcinogenic (cancer causing). Without the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase to break down the Acetaldehyde your body has carcinogens floating all around while you are getting a buzz.
First let me clear up one myth out there about alcohol intolerance and its symptoms: Pepcid or Zantac is NOT a reliable, effective treatment as it works in some people and not others and even for those that it works for sometimes it does and sometimes it does not. In addition the consumption of these antacids just prior to drinking can significantly magnify alcohols inebriating effects in an unexpected manner.
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Hopefully the above tips help you on your way to overcoming your alcohol allergy problem. If you would like to find out how I learned to totally eliminate my alcohol allergy symptoms <– you know to click the link.
The title of the article was “How to cure your allergies to alcohol,” but no solution(s) were given in the artilce – only a statement what causes the condition. Are we then to assume that avoiding alcohol is the “cure”?
I break out in a red rash on my face and neck when I consume alcohol. It’s because I’m alergic to sulfa, never heard of the “asian glow”. And there is no cure for that, just avoidance.