Hi Mama's!
I know this is a wierd question but the last two times I have had white wine I have felt sick afterwards. Last night I had maybe 1 1/4 glasses of wine, over a 4 hour period and a couple of weeks ago had 1 glass and felt badly afterwards. I never felt buzzed, was well hydrated and don't seem to have these problems with red wine. I've drank white in the past with no issues.I know the obvious answer is to not drink white wine again, which is what I'll do from now on, I just didn't put it together until today. Anyway, I 've heard about red wine making some people ill, but have never heard of white wine doing that. I was curious if anyone has had the issue or heard about it.
Thanks and have a great weekend!!!
Thanks for your responses everyone!! I knew that red wine had sulphates, but not white wine. I am not a huge drinker but now with summer, and my bday was last week, we have been having lots of outings that wine is being served. If I am drinking wine, I will stick with the red and watch it to make sure I don't have a reaction. If I'm serving white wine, I will try a organic, sulphate free wine. Thank you again!!!!!
It might be a reaction to the sulfites used to produce the wine.
You can develop a sensitivity to it at any time.
http://www.thekitchn.com/sulfites-in-wine-necessary-or-10...
You can try finding a low sufite or no sulfite wine and see if it makes a difference.
I agree with B, it's the sulphites in the wine, regardless of the color.
Although sulphites do not cause a true allergic reaction, sulphite-sensitive people may experience similar reactions as those with food allergies. Those who have asthma are most at risk to sulphite sensitivity and other forms of sulphite reactions.
When someone comes in contact with an allergen or sulphite, the symptoms of a reaction may develop quickly and rapidly progress from mild to severe. The most severe form of an allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis. Symptoms can include breathing difficulties, a drop in blood pressure or shock, which may result in loss of consciousness and even death. A person experiencing an allergic reaction may have any of the following symptoms:
Flushed face, hives or a rash, red and itchy skin
Swelling of the eyes, face, lips, throat and tongue
Trouble breathing, speaking or swallowing
Anxiety, distress, faintness, paleness, sense of doom, weakness
Cramps, diarrhea, vomiting
A drop in blood pressure, rapid heart beat, loss of consciousness.
Currently there is no cure for food allergies or sulphite sensitivity. The only option is complete avoidance of the specific allergen.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/allerg/fa-aa/allerge...
Sulphite reactions are common... And wines have varying degrees of sulphites in them (not by color, but by winery and country of origin).
So, too, are specific sugar allergies (there's a great deal of sugar in wine, although less than in grapes), yeast allergies (how the wine ferments), and nutrient allergies. All of which CAN (rarely) provoke a 'varietal' allergy (aka just allergic to one kind/family of grapes. USUALLY the allergy is more general.
I have a specific allergy to watermelon... Most people allergic to watermelon are also allergic to strawberries, other melons, and something quirky I forget (beets? Rhubarb? Something red). Similar to how most people are allergic to all nuts, but others have specif allergies... Say an almond allergy.
So, in short, it could be... But is more likely a sulfites reaction or general allergy that is slowly getting worse to all wines or alcohols,
People can be allergic to anything, at anytime at any age.
I used to drink a lot... in college, and drank all kinds of alcohol.
But the thing is, I am sensitive/allergic to Sulphites. Red AND white wine. But I knew the limits of how much I could drink, or get away with it.
But as it is presently, I really shouldn't drink. And, I hardly drink now.
I get reactions, to sulphites. And it also affects my Asthma.
But, I also get reactions to alcohol. More so now than when I was younger.
Even to mouthwash, I get reactions.
So you may have reacted to the Sulphites in the wine, and/or the alcohol.
My late Dad, had these reactions too, and once ended up in the hospital because of it.
BUT you may be sensitive to other things in the white wine. Because there are many "ingredients" in wines.
Here is a link about white wine allergy:
http://allergies.ygoy.com/2010/11/11/what-are-the-symptom...
http://forum.purseblog.com/health-and-fitness/white-wine-...
I react to wine as well, but mostly like nasal allergies. As long as I take a Zyrtec before I drink any wine, I feel great- otherwise my sinuses get stuffy and I have a headache.
my boss gets headaches from most kinds of wine....so maybe!
Try sulfite free wine. I get stuffed up and achy and get migraines if I drink wine due to the sulfites. It started when I was about age 30. Such a bummer bc I love a good glass of wine.
Not really but I'm hoping that I get an allergy to chocolate or really anything sweet
If you like your vino and sulfites are the issue, maybe try organic wine?
