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Asian Blush, RU-21, Pepsid, etc.

:: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003 @ 4:11:10 pm

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NEW I’ve created a forum to handle all the discussion that has been going on here. Its URL is: http://echeng.com/asianblush/

Go to the forum and post your questions and answers! (comments closed, below)

Here is the original post:

Can someone in the medical profession out there educate me about RU-21? In theory, it might be able to “help” prevent the Asian Blush. Some sites say that it actually helps to metabolize acetaldehyde, but other sites say that it slows down the ethanol oxidation to acetaldehyde. One of my friends has been taking it, but he isn’t sure that it is “working.”

I don’t drink much, but when I do, I sometimes take Pepcid AC 30-60 minutes before having any alcohol. I find that it usually prevents me from turning red, but (un)fortunately makes me tipsy rather quickly.

Jan 11, 2005 UPDATE — Hey, guys. The response here has been overwhelming! I’ll install forum software soon and get a link posted here, so we can all post anecdotes.

| San Francisco, CA | link | trackback | Dec 3, 2003 16:11:10
  • hoho

    The strangest thing: whenever I drink vodka gimlets: 1 part vodka, 1 1/2 parts lime juice, dash of sugar – I don’t get the asian glow. Normally, 1/2 a beer will get me beet red, and I don’t know what it is thats making me normal. Fructose? Citric acid?

  • guest

    it is very important to remind you guys that approximately 75% of all people that had esophagus cancer last year in Japan are ASIAN FLUSH positive!

    Several studies conducted even in american universities showed that the ACETYLDEHYDE metabolised by the body and that is not broken by our asian enzymes, is the main cause for that.

    All I want to warn you all is that, taking Pepcid Ac, Tagamet, or Aspirin, might leave you without the redness and the rapid heart, but actually let those carcinogen bastards floating on our blood.

    And for those of you who are encouraged to drink more when taking these drugs, and even those who insist in drinking the same your fellow white/black friends do, Remember:

    WE ARE JUST NOT SUPPOSED TO DRINK.
    DRINK IT AND DIE OR FACE THE REALITY AS A MAN AND GO PARTY AS AN ASIAN HAS TO: WILD, BUT ALCOHOL FREE!

  • keke

    SETTLE DOWN FUNHATER!

  • Skipper

    I tried using Maximum Strength Pepcid AC (20mg). I took one pill 2 hours before drinking. It worked remarkably well. I had 1 beer, 2 gin and tonics, 1 Seagrams 7 with Coke, and 1 Bloody Mary. Toward the last drink I did start to see some redness, but that’s much more than I would ordinarily have consumbed before becoming beet red.

    The next day I tried using Tagamet (2 pills) and they didn’t seem to work nearly as well as the Pepcid AC. I only had 2 drinks and experienced the old familiar symptoms: flushed face, rapid heartbeat, some dizziness. Although I’ve only tried each once, my early tests seem to indicate that Pepcid AC works better than Tagamet. Your results may vary. ;-)

  • jason

    im pretty sure i suffer from the asian flush too, but i dont really mind the redness. my real problem is the upset stomach i get. does pepcid ac get rid of that too?

  • http://echeng.com/asianblush/ echeng

    Hey, guys. I’ve created a forum for discussion, so we don’t have to use this space anymore. Here’s the URL:

    http://echeng.com/asianblush/

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