Before I was of a legal drinking age, I learned that I was allergic to alcohol.
I did not need to drink a lot to become tipsy or experience symptoms such as lethargy and headache (which I thought was drunkenness) and occasionally shortness of breath and hives all over my abdomen and back in the morning.
Of course I did not like feeling this way, so I've chosen either to not drink or maybe just have 1 of something.
This past week I was in Nashville and told my husband I'd need to taste some Tennessee whisky.....just a little.
We had a dinner function and there was free alcohol. Score! (I didn't want to pay for a few sips especially since I knew I would have less than a shot.)
I picked up a glass of whisky on ice. One tiny sip and my throat was on 🔥. 😂
Then I met some newfound Illinois friends and they said there was a whisky tasting bar. I went to check it out and grabbed a Belle Meade and Gentleman Jack. I took a few sips of those too.
By the end of the function, I realized I drank everything 😳 and felt nothing. NOTHING. What in the world? 🤔
I went to talk to the bar folks to ask why. The lady asked me if I had a sulfite allergy and proceeded to tell me that drinks like wine have a high sugar content and goes straight to the bloodstream. Wine also has sulfites. Whisky has no sulfites because of its aging process.
Curious, I returned to my room and started to research sulfites and learned that sulfite reactions normally affect breathing, but some people with sensitivity have skin reactions, such as hives, or digestive problems, such as abdominal pain or diarrhea. Some individuals experience a mixture of symptoms, including respiratory, skin, and digestive reactions.
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I also learned that it impacts 70% of people who have asthma.
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...and Sulfites naturally occur in food and are also an additive.
Baked goods, cereal, crackers, glazed fruits, processed potatoes (such as frozen French fries), snack foods, biscuits, bread, pies, pizza dough. These are items I've found to upset my stomach and make me very bloated very quicky.
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I think I'm on to something and will continue my research.
Who knew that alcohol could teach us lessons that have nothing to do with puking and doing stupid things while drunk!
We can learn from many sources and in many different ways.
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