Currently recorded a significant increase in the number of patients suffering from allergic reactions. Absolutely any substance contained in food and drinks can provoke the development of pathology. Can you be allergic to beer? Such cases are quite common. Let's take a closer look at the symptoms of an allergy to an intoxicating drink and ways to resolve the problem.
Allergy - what is it?
Before you start fighting the disease, you should figure out what it is. The term "allergy" refers to an inadequate response of the immune system of the human body to the effects of any substance. The latter are called allergens. Allergy symptoms vary depending on the type of ailment.
It is impossible to completely overcome allergies. To alleviate the condition, patients have to take antihistamines regularly.drugs. The list of such medicines is quite wide. Currently, four generations of drugs are available on the market that can block the action of free histamine. The drugs differ in the number of side effects, the duration of the effect, the presence of sedative properties.
Causes of beer allergy
Heavy drink lovers should be on the lookout. Increasingly, cases of allergic reactions after drinking beer are recorded. Provoke such a pathological phenomenon can be either one or several components that make up the drink:
- Hop is one of the main ingredients of the foamy drink, which gives it a slight bitterness. The strongest allergen is myrcene, a substance contained in the essential oil of the plant.
- M alt is another important product that is made by soaking barley grains. If you are allergic to grains or plant pollen, you may very well be allergic to beer.
- Yeast is a necessary component for product fermentation. You should not drink beer if you are intolerant to yeast in food.
Natural beer is hard to find these days. Most manufacturers add ingredients that are unhe althy to the drink: dyes, flavors, flavor enhancers. It is these components that can provoke an allergic reaction.
How much beer can you drink a day without harming your body? It all depends on the state of he alth and naturalness of the product. Doctors recommend limiting1 liter of beer per day, provided that a person does not have problems with the cardiovascular and digestive systems. But still, it is better to cut this amount of low-alcohol drink in half and limit yourself to a glass of good quality beer per day.
Beer Allergy: Symptoms
Signs of intolerance to the foamy drink appear depending on the type of allergen. In this case, the disease manifests itself quickly enough. An allergy to barley m alt is manifested by symptoms such as coughing, difficulty breathing, a feeling of heaviness in the retrosternal region. The face may become covered with red spots, a tingling sensation appears. Puffiness occurs in the lips and under the eyes.
With intolerance to hops, tearing, burning in the eyes, swelling of the eyelids appear. The nasal mucosa also suffers greatly, allergic rhinitis occurs. In extremely severe cases, an asthma attack may begin.
Allergy to yeast manifests itself in much the same way as to other components of beer. In addition, nausea, vomiting, digestive upset, and abdominal pain may occur.
Alcohol allergy
Allergy to beer often develops in people with intolerance to stronger alcoholic beverages. The reason for this is ethanol. Despite the fact that the body independently produces a small amount of this substance, a similar pathological phenomenon is still found in medical practice. How does alcohol allergy manifest itself? First of all, red spots appear on the face, itching,puffiness.
Asthma attack, loss of consciousness, increased blood pressure and body temperature are extremely rare. A similar condition may be due to a lack in the body of the enzyme responsible for the processing of ethanol - aldehyde dehydrogenase.
How to overcome the disease?
If you find an inadequate response of the immune system to a beer drink, you should stop drinking it and seek help from an allergist. Only this method guarantees the complete elimination of the appearance of signs of a dangerous disease.
It will not be possible to completely get rid of the symptoms of the pathology if contact with the allergen is still inevitable and it is difficult for a person to completely eliminate the consumption of their favorite drink. Treatment can only significantly reduce the severity of symptoms, or even prevent them completely for a certain time.
If you are allergic to beer, you should know what generations of antihistamines are available that can significantly reduce the symptoms of the disease. It should be borne in mind that alcohol, including beer, is completely incompatible with allergy medications.
First Aid
If, at the first sign of an allergic reaction to beer, a person continues to consume an intoxicating drink, his condition may worsen significantly. In severe cases, you need to call an ambulance. At home, before the arrival of a team of doctors, the stomach should be cleaned, provoking vomiting. Activated charcoal can be used as an absorbentdrug "Polysorb".
Antihistamines list
Medications that block histamine receptors must be on hand if you are allergic to a foamy drink. Such a drug is selected individually. The specialist takes into account the severity of the patient's condition, the tolerance of the components of the drug and the presence of concomitant pathologies.
All generations of antihistamines have roughly the same effect:
- reduce increased capillary permeability;
- prevent tissue swelling;
- relieve the patient's condition;
- stop spasm of smooth muscles;
- reduce the hypotensive effect of histamine.
First and second generation drugs differ from newer ones in that they often cause side effects in the form of drowsiness. Antihistamine drugs of the 3rd and 4th generation are practically devoid of such shortcomings and are suitable for absolutely all patients.
The most effective allergy medications are:
- "Suprastin";
- "Diazolin";
- Claritin;
- Zyrtec;
- "Allegra" ("Telfast");
- "Cetrin";
- Levociterizine;
- "Erius";
- Rupatadin;
- Zodak.
Cetrin for beer allergy
The main active ingredient of the drug is the substance cyterizin. The drug has a quick effect and eliminates allergy symptoms within half an hour after ingestion. "Tsetrin" is produced in threeforms: drops, syrup, tablets.
Allergy to beer responds well to treatment with this drug. To eliminate the symptoms (lacrimation, itching, urticaria, dermatitis) of the disease, you should take 1 tablet of "Cetrin" per day. The dose can be divided into two doses. Adjustment of the daily dose is carried out if the patient has liver and kidney disease.
Is the drug compatible with alcohol?
Many are interested in how much beer you can drink per day when treated with antihistamines. Experts say that it is highly undesirable to combine antiallergic drugs even with low-alcohol drinks. It is especially dangerous to combine first-generation antihistamines with alcohol, because ethyl significantly weakens the therapeutic effect and increases the manifestation of side effects.
