Alcohol allergy is a condition where the body’s immune system reacts in a negative sense to the intake of alcohol. It is a rare kind of allergy and a very small percentage of people around the world suffer from it. A person suffering from alcohol allergy may experience certain symptoms which are mostly similar to the food allergy symptoms. This makes the alcohol allergy a thing very difficult to detect at the very first place. Alcohol allergy symptoms may include:

• Itchy skin and rashes
• Stuffy nose
• Stomach pain and cramp
• Heartburn
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Faster heart beat
• Headache
• Diarrhoea
• Running nose and nasal congestion
• Possible numbness in some limbs

Alcohol allergy can become dangerous because some elements present in alcohol may cause Anaphylaxis in some patients. It is a life threatening situation and may become very dangerous if not treated properly. Anaphylaxis may cause a sudden drop in body’s blood pressure level and feeling of dizziness and even loss of consciousness may follow. It may attack several functions of the body simultaneously causing great agony to the patient and can permanently damage some organs of the body.

Alcohol allergy symptoms may also include an increase in the blood flow to different parts of the body especially to the skin.People who are allergic to alcohol can have an allergic attack from the intake of a very small amount even from a few drops of alcohol.

Alcohol allergy symptoms first appear in that portion of the body of the patient which is more prone to allergies.In the majority of instances different areas of the skin first shows the symptoms of the reaction.

In cases of alcohol allergiy it is seen that in majority of occurrences the symptoms are severe and the patient has to undergo a lot of pain before the symptoms go away. But in the cases of other allergies we see that a majority of people only experience mild to medium allergic reactions which not even last a single day. Alcohol allergy symptoms sometimes may become very hard to battle with and can cause great discomfort for the patient before leaving him.