bpaynecos Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Help! Did I fail my alcohol reintro? Last night was a friend's bday and other than red wine (kind of a lot of it), everything else was on Whole 30 guidelines (well, I ate the restaurant-made salad dressing that may have had sugar, but otherwise.....) Today I am experiencing itching all over. And now that I think about it, that feeling used to be the norm for me. Just now recognizing that I hadn't been itchy over the last 30 days. So, is it alcohol in general, red wine, tannins? Anyone with experience here? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted March 21, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2014 I have not heard of wine making anyone itchy, but the restaurant dressing may have had more than sugar in it. Maybe soybean oil, maybe MSG, maybe something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I wonder if the sulfites in wine could be the culprit?http://health.cvs.com/GetContent.aspx?token=f75979d3-9c7c-4b16-af56-3e122a3f19e3&chunkiid=644494 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraLish Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Are you of Asian decent? A lot of Asians are mildly allergic to alcohol. My friend gets itchy and blotchy when she drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpaynecos Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Nope. Not Asian. I'm not sure of what the dressing had in it.... I'll call and ask (because I'd like to get to the bottom of this). It was a "hip" type place, where they use a lot of local, fresh ingredients. I'm guessing that they don't put in anything that's too nasty, but it's worth looking into. Interestingly I went to my naturopath today and she said wine naturally has histamines in them. On reading this article, it sounds like those shouldn't be the issue, and they suggest to test a sulfite allergy, to eat five dried apricots (which have more sulfites than wine would) and see how you react. http://www.drvino.com/2010/04/26/wine-sulfites-allergies-histamines-red-alcohol/ I'll give that a shot! Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skhathaway Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Do you have a sort of rash with the itching? I recently tried a few sips of my husbands bourbon and ended up feeling very itchy on my stomach and torso with small red bumps. I've gotten this at other times, but this was by far the worst. I usually cannot figure out what causes it - I do get it when eating totally whole 30 - but this time I clearly felt it was this specific alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WholeStanley Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I used to always get an itchy back, chest and neck when I had night outs before - I used to put it down to hot house parties or nerves around meeting new people but as Whole30 has made me think about how what I put in my body effects me I think I'm coming to the realisation I might have a mild allergy to alcohol (although I wouldn't usually drink wine - I'm more of a vodka, rum or gin kind of girl). I'm interested to see what will happen during my alcohol reintro and if this reaction will be more pronounced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beespajamas Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I have experienced systemic itchiness with alcohol...I also get night sweats after a drink or two, so I am just going to continue to avoid it., except for special occasions when I feel it might be worth it to pay the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginsky Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I had red wine as my first reintro and also had itching. interesting about the dried apricots. I can't eat them ever, they kill my stomach so maybe it's sulfites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Wine makes me itchy too, especially in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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