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WHY DO I GET HEADACHES AFTER DRINKING WINE?
PROBLEM: Many people suffer after drinking wine and they don’t know why. Well, here is the answer! approximately 95 percent of wines contain sulphites, SO2, which can cause allergy-like symptoms such as rashes, headaches, restricted breath and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Free (added) Sulphur Dioxide CAN and DOES cause allergic like reactions in all types of people. Often people will say “I just cant handle wine the same as I used to”. Sulphites are a preservative designed to lock oxygen out of the wine to keep it in a pristine condition. The problem begins when we then consume the sulphites and our bodies inability to digest them.
The body’s natural defence system combats these sulphites in a variety of ways, one of which is to release histamines and, as in most allergic reactions, it is the histamines that can cause allergic like symptoms – not the sulphites themselves.
Symptoms of sulphite ingestion can vary dramatically from person to person, although the most common is headaches, hot flushes, rashes, sickness and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). More acute symptoms are tightening of the skin, the restriction of breathing and closing of the throat and lungs.
Did you know that people who suffer from asthma are more susceptible to allergic reactions due to sulphites in wine.SOLUTION: Search for wine that does not contain Sulphites and yes here it comes. Limit your drinking to a maximum of 2 glasses to minimalize headaches from the alcohol itself.