Alcohol intolerance

[Stephen]

does anyone have some kind of alcohol intolerance or a reaction to something in alcohol?

I can drink alcohol usually but sometimes I get a really bad red rash EVERYWHERE and my asthma goes completely crazy. It's weird because most of the time I'm okay but other times i just turn into a tomato and go wheezey as hell. I read into it and heard that sulphite allergy can cause it. It's funny though cos I can drink sulphite containing wine/beer etc but if i eat a certain food i have this reaction

*posts pic of my patchy hand*

http://i.imgur.com/TFBotv8.jpg

also any scars turn as bright as the sun

anyone else get this?

btw that red patch below is from a scar from like 10 years ago wtf

[Martin]

Ouch! Is it painful or itchy? :(

The only thing I've noticed is that when I first start drinking (usually cider), I get a red patch under my eye, but it usually fades quite quick and I'm fine once I've drank some more- weird!

[buttons]

yeah i think it's to do with sulphites

mine doesn't get that bad holy shit i wouldn't keep drinking if it did!
for me i get a rash liek this

http://www-static.weddingbee.com/pics/255479/rash.png

(not me)

and its mostly vodka that makes me unable to breathe n a numb mouth

i get the rash like after my 3rd drink after that it goes away

but i get the same rash when im nervous or have eaten hot or spicy foods, usually only my chest but when im drinking alcohol it goes all over my body except my face

urs looks like a complete reaction

[Samantha]

No I tend to be fine with alcohol, I remember my ex used to get really red and looked like he couldn't breathe when he drank certain drinks (I think he can drink them now, I'm not sure I haven't spoken to him in years).

[Absently]

when I tend to drink wine I just get really hot and my face and chest goes bright red not as bad as that tho!!!

[e5]

Looks bad that! I sometimes get rosey cheeks but I think that's quite nornal

[Alysha]

My mum gets patchy on her chest if she mixes drinks, just a rash if she doesn't mix.
My chest gets really really tight a lot of the time. I did end up in a&e once because I couldn't breathe at all, but I think it's a common thing to have.
Maybe monitor if it's certain drinks that do it to you

[FlyingJesus]

I don't get anything like that but sometimes when I drink alcohol I end up feeling like I'm drunk or something which is weird

[Cerys]

Omg that looks awful I hope it doesn't hurt or anything!!!

As far as I know I don't get any rashes or anything like that but the last two times I've had more than two pints I've felt so ridiculously ill and been sick which is crazy! Never happened to me before so I dunno why I'm suddenly dying from such a little amount now hahah

[LUCPIX]

You may have super powers and you have not even realized it yet
What curious reactions

When I drink a little beyond the "recommended" dose, my line of thinking changes a little
my level of creativity rises to an oddly high level (I need to note down some ideas I have during this process)
I feel an uncontrollable urge to sing and laugh, imagining random "funny" situations involving my friends and family

not too serious tho

[MightyMagician]

I sweat when I drink, but only if it's a considerable amount.

[Chris]

Never had any issues like that. *touch wood*

[-:Undertaker:-]

nope i'm fine

maybe u need to drink more to get ur body used to it :whistle::dance:

[Stephen]

ma liver can't take anymoreeee

anyway I'm okay if i just have a drink but sometimes when i eat certain foods it happens so I'm guessing when I drink beer etc it's not enough to cause the reaction but if i consume other foods which also contain sulphites then i get it

it itches a tiny bit but not allergy red rash type mega itching. It mainly just feels really warm on all the patches that are red so my face ends up feeling hot as hell

I guess it's a good way to stop drinking.. find out what food might trigger it then if i do drink then boooom bad times

[Empired]

It's possible it's not an allergy but just your body reacting to strong foods and drinks? So if you always find the same thing with spicy foods, extra fatty foods and alcohol it could react the same way IBS etc does to those things.

[cammiee.]

this is actually so weird n omg id hate this

[nat965]

I lack the enzymes to break down/metabolize alcohol :(

[despect]

The only thing I notice is sometimes I can get a little shaky when I get really drunk, I mean my balance goes really shit but other than that it's all good.