Allergy To Alcohol

I am not sure how prevalent it is but I would certainly not discount it as a myth, as people are allergic to everything in some degree. Now I am more curious about it though.
 
Alcohol is a drug. Allergic reactions happen due to exposure to dust , pollen grains, some foods, some drugs and even animal fur! Alcohol being one of the drugs, it is not exceptional. There can be a possibility of allergic reaction due to alcohol intake or even smell. I have seen victim's heartbeats increase,speech slurred,vomiting, coughing et cetera.
 
walter12 said:
I think it's definitely a real thing.
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Sure, there are side effects but you can't classify them as allergies. An allergy is a negative reaction by the body to a certain food or drink or even an environmental factor. With allergies, it is very easy to die after exposure to the allergen. Exposure to alcohol has never killed anyone. The longterm effects of alcohol do kill though.
 
I've never had any allergic reactions from the thousand times I've got myself drunk. I think those who say they have allergy to alcohol tend to mean that alcohol is not their thing/ it didn't make them feel good or high or it rather tasted absurd to them. Probably there might be a few cases or reactions to newbies like vomits incidences, but it doesn't necessarily turn out to be (mean) allergic reactions.
 
There might be some allergy related to alcohol due to the fact there is allergy for almost everything. I have a friend that is allergic to water, and when she showers, she is completely red all over her body. I have heard that there are even people allergic to the sun, so being allergic to alcohol isn't even a bit weird.
 
I have seen some of the people having some level of allergy. So not surprised at the way things work with the allergy. I guess it all depends on how the alcohol specific consumption may affect some of us. It differs for all of us though. Not all are going to have the same approach in that.
 
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Till82 said:
I have a bad reaction after over exposure to alcohol- I wake up with a helluva headache, feeling really crappy... Sorry, couldn't resist.
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people have presented withthe same allergic reactions like yours. I think the best option is to drinka little, or to abstain completely.
 
Kieranlewix said:
Alcohol allergy is not a real thing. It is not even a practical condition. However, having heard of water allergy myself, I am starting to question myself. I think most of us confuse alcohol side effects like puking, with allergy.
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Not sure about that. You can be allergic to just about everything. However, in this case it might be important to know what was the alcoholic beverage made of, as that could be causing the allergy.
 
It did make me think of the tuberculosis test and if you test positive you are not supposed to drink, but I think that is more for the medication, but I could be wrong. Other than that I am not aware of anything.
 
rz3300 said:
It did make me think of the tuberculosis test and if you test positive you are not supposed to drink, but I think that is more for the medication, but I could be wrong. Other than that I am not aware of anything.
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Alcohol increases the absorption of medicine in the body AFAIK, so it's not wise to drink for at least some time before and after you've taken the drugs.
 
I think not a lot of people known to be allergic in such case. I have realized that some of the folks know a bit about alcohol. Some of the time health check up can show a lot of those things.
 
Tiile23 said:
I don't think throwing up after drinking is caused by drinking too much alcohol than the body can hold but rather inability to conduct oneself properly after drinking alcohol. It happened to me a couple of times, and I believe I could control that simply by conducting myself properly afterwards. Conducting of oneself is however, subjective. What works for you may not work for another. Generally, I think going straight to bed immediately after drinking is not a good idea.

I don't know of any allergies to alcohol tho.
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I don't think so.
 
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