Reasons Why Alcohol Causes Flushing in the Face

If you get red or flushed faced when consuming alcohol or any of these other allergy to alcohol symptoms you may have Asian Glow or Asian Flush.

Some people experience the allergic reaction to alcohol only some of the time they drink and others experience every time they drink alcohol. Which of these allergy symptoms do you get when you drink alcohol?

red or flushed face, fast heartbeat, congestion that feels as though you have been over inflated with air, dizziness, red spots on the face, chest, and neck, congestion and/or difficulty breathing through your nose.

If you have an allergy to alcohol and the symptoms of alcohol allergy indicated above it is because your body does not have enough of an enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) to break down the alcohol properly. If you ever hear someone talk about "asian glow" or "asian flush" or "asian blush" all these phrases mean alcohol allergy or alcohol intolerance.

If you never heard of this condition and these symptoms from consuming alcohol you must not be Asian because alcohol intolerance is extremely common to anyone of Asian decent. Some people don't have these allergic reactions to alcohol until after several years of drinking and in this case the cause is more than likely that the liver is being broken down from long term alcohol abuse.

Facial Flushing when Drinking Can be More Serious than you think

A serious dark cloud to alcohol allergy is that if you experience these symptoms and do not do anything about it, either quit drinking or take the 'Red Face When Drinking' formula, you are at greater risk for throat and stomach cancer.

Don't want to quit drinking?

That will certainly terminate your facial flushing and other alcohol allergy symptoms but if you are not ready for that yet then there are two options available to you. Some people believe the use of an antacid like Zantac or Pecid are an effective solution to Asian Glow or Asian Flush but it can be dangerous because antacids prior to drinking can significantly magnify your reaction to alcohol.

The 'Asian Glow Cure' utilizes certain antacids as PART of its formula and will instantly end all of these symptoms of an allergy to alcohol with the added bonus of reducing your hangover the next day as well.