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Discussion and anecdotes about the Asian Flush/Flush/Glow/Red Face (turning red when drinking alcohol), including using H2 blockers (e.g. Tagamet, Pepsid, Zantac) and other products to combat its effects. Hosted by Eric Cheng on http://echeng.com
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Jan 11, 2005: On December 3, 2003, I posted
a message in my web journal about the Asian Blush, which quickly resulted in over 100 very-informative comments. This forum is intended to be an information source for those of us looking for information about why we turn red when we drink alcohol.
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I use to do the exact same thing, in terms of not eating 4 or more hours before drinking. It was the only way I was able to drink, and could not eat until LATE the next morning. Otherwise I would get sick (heart pounding fast and hard!). Since then (college), my body has become completely intolerant to alcohol of any kind. By the way, I'm half Japanese.
Hi everyone, I've read up to page 12 so far but haven't read anything like I experience (so apologize if it comes after page 12) and wonder if others have had similar experiences and also if the Pepcid worked for them. I use to drink pretty heavily in college (10 years ago) and had no problems other than the redness and a few other symptoms (high heart rate, chills, headaches), like everyone else. But then one time, I drank a lot and then ate right after, went home and went to take a nap and woke up with an incredibly high heart rate (higher than any run I've even been on and I monitor my heart rate all the time with my watch since I do marathons and triathlons. Anyway, I tried to walk and the more I walked, the higher and more intense the pain got. It was really scary and my friends convinced me to go to the ER. The doc at the ER said it was an allergic reaction; I knew that wasn't right. Anyway, after that, being a silly college student, I basically refused to give up drinking. So, I just learned what would set it (my heart) off and it was food. So I would have really early dinners (at least 4 hours before I was going to drink) before I'd go out and be fine. Anyway, now that I've gotten older, Im 33 now, I've found that my body is almost completely intolerant of alcohol. I dont drink now, I quit about 7 years ago because when I would drink, even without food, not only would my heart pound so hard and fast, but also my chest would feel like it was closing up and it was hard to breath well. My doc at the ER said my body would be "more sensitive" to alcohol from then on and he was completely right. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else has or had such severe symptoms. I dont want to drink a whole bunch because my body obviously doesnt want me to drink, and I dont want to increase cancer risks, etc, but it would be SO nice to be able to have a glass of wine with dinner or what have you just once in a while. But am I ridiculous to even try again after the effects I've had?? I would love to hear from anyone. Thanks for reading!
landria
BTW, I'm half Japanese
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