Alcohol Allergy Symptoms and Treatment

Alcohol allergy is a common allergy phenomenon, mainly due to the lack of acetaldehyde transaminase in the body, which causes a skin allergy symptom. Because the body lacks the transaminase, alcohol cannot be converted into acetic acid and excreted from the body, so people with allergic constitutions are prone to alcohol allergy and various allergic symptoms.

1. Symptoms of alcohol allergy

1. Alcohol allergy has a rapid onset, and the symptoms appear in a shorter time and are more severe. In addition to redness, swelling and itching, there is also edema of the throat causing difficulty breathing. If rescue is not timely, it may cause death. Clinically, rapid onset is rare.

2. The delayed onset type of alcohol allergy is more common, and is generally manifested by itching all over the body after drinking, with red bumps and red spots appearing all over the body or locally, and usually lasts for one to two days.

2. What to do if you are allergic to alcohol

1. Do not drink on an empty stomach. The best way to prevent this is to eat oily foods, such as fatty meat, pork knuckle, etc., or drink milk before drinking to use the indigestible nature of fat in food to protect the stomach and prevent alcohol from penetrating the stomach wall.

2. Do not drink it with carbonated beverages such as cola, soda, etc. The ingredients in these beverages can speed up the body's absorption of alcohol.

3. After drinking, you can drink as much hot soup as possible, especially fish soup stewed with shredded ginger, which is particularly effective in sobering up.

4. Since alcohol is very harmful to the liver, you should eat more green leafy vegetables when drinking. The antioxidants and vitamins in them can protect the liver. You can also eat some soy products, the lecithin in them can protect the liver.

5. People who are allergic to alcohol should not eat meat that is too acidic, such as beef and mutton.

6. Drink slowly rather than quickly. Alcohol can enter the blood within five minutes after drinking, and the blood ethanol concentration can reach its peak at 30-120 minutes. If you drink quickly, the blood ethanol concentration will rise quickly, and allergic symptoms will appear soon. If you drink slowly, the body will have enough time to break down the ethanol, and the amount of ethanol produced will be less.

7. Taking medicine is the most commonly used method for allergy treatment. However, the disadvantage of taking medicine is that it cannot completely solve the allergy problem. When you encounter allergen stimulation, the allergic disease will continue to occur.