Topic: Reducing the flush

Hi i'm new here, interesting to know that such a forum exists.

Anyway im male, 20, 5'11.5 and quite skinny. I used to think that I had too little blood volume in my body to dilute the alcohol, hence the redness. One time when I was 16, I had a mug of vodka(yea its stupid, but i was 16) and I stayed red ALL night. Later on when I was 17, I had 3/4 pint of beer and got only slightly red, but developed the worst headache I'd ever had in my life. It was so bad i had to go right home n sleep for several hours. The pain remained even after I woke up and I had to take 2 tablets of paracetamol/acetaminophen to get it off. Regular drinking never produced any tolerance against the flush.

More recently, I had red wine and irish cream on separate occasions and didn't develop the flush nor any headache. I suspect it was because I had food in my stomach, and drank slowly, sip by sip on both occasions. I also have this theory that malted drinks induce a stronger flushing/headache reaction, as my worst flush-related experiences all involved malted drinks. I don't wish to pop any pills to antagonise the flush, and I hope to learn more "natural" ways to overcome it. :)

Re: Reducing the flush

One natural way to overcome the flush, without taking Pepcid AC, is to prepare yourself before you go out drinking by drinking enough alcohol so that you become totally flushed, then waiting until the flushing dies down before you go out and start drinking.  The level of flush that you experience the second time around will be significantly reduced.

Regards,

Re: Reducing the flush

Has anyone heard of or tried Sobrietol?

http://www.sobrietol.com/page/asian-flush

Re: Reducing the flush

Yes I have and it does not work, Pepcid AC works.

Re: Reducing the flush

mmmm yeah pepcid AC works but only partially, Zantac less so - has anyone tried any of the other antacids?