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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 have tried everything everyone has suggested and nothing works but glucose. And it only works for about 4-6 hours for me. After that the solid red and pounding heart comes back. My only thoughts are that I have some other ailment that isnt well known. As for the corn syrup, it works but the body has to process it into glucose so it takes longer to work. I tried different spirits to see the different reactions and it seems the only thing that goes the smoothist is rum. I tried vodka (a very high end vodka) and it seems as if the only thing I can comfortably drink (as if any is realy comfortable) is rum, there was almost no hampering the effect when I tried other types of alchohol. ((Drinking Rum Right Now)). If any one comes up with something new let me know, till then good luck my asian buddys and all others that suffer from this ass sucking ailmen... Laterz
Hey guys, I'm 100% white and suffer from asian flush, with extremely severe effects. I drank heavily for years and the symptoms just appeared out of nowhere. I've just started researching and plan to try everything you guys have been suggesting, but I found an article from some Dr who suggested eating a lot of suger to aid in metabolizing the alcohol. I first started with a 1/2 cup of suger in water waited 15 min and took a shot of rum, (Normally resulting in immediate flush and extreme pounding of the heart.), and all i felt was a slight buzz and was able to drink till my hearts content. Sumplementing more suger for longer periods of drinking. I've also found that InstantGlucose ( used to raise bloodsugar levels in diabetics) works wonders, although somewhat expensive. I recieved a suggestion earlier today to try corn syrup, which is mainly fructose (sweetened form of glucose) I plan to post the results later. Good Luck in the search for answers
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