What to do if you get red spots on your body after drinking

When the human body ingests a certain amount of alcohol, it will first produce a certain degree of irritation to the gastric mucosa. When the irritation reaches a certain level, there will be a vomiting reaction. Some people will also turn red all over the body and large patches of erythema will appear. This shows that the human body lacks a substance called acetaldehyde converting enzyme, which causes an allergic reaction in the body. In life, we are bound to have such friends around us. What should we do when such a situation occurs?

What is alcohol allergy? Alcohol allergy refers to allergic symptoms such as respiratory tract, digestive tract and skin rash that occur after the human body comes into contact with alcohol or drinks alcohol. For example, symptoms such as red spots on the body, itchy skin, nausea and vomiting, or even worse, anaphylactic shock. So why does alcohol allergy occur? It is a skin allergy symptom caused by the lack of acetaldehyde converting enzyme in the human body. Alcohol is ethanol. After the human body comes into contact with ethanol, acetaldehyde converting enzyme converts ethanol into acetic acid in the body. However, some people lack this enzyme, which makes it impossible to convert ethanol into acetic acid and excrete it from the body, resulting in symptoms of acetaldehyde poisoning. People who can drink a lot have more acetaldehyde converting enzyme in their bodies, which allows them to convert ethanol quickly. They don't show any symptoms of poisoning and therefore don't get drunk.

The main cause of alcohol allergy is the lack of acetaldehyde converting enzyme in the body. Alcohol, also known as ethanol, is converted into acetaldehyde in the body. However, due to the lack of acetaldehyde converting enzyme in the body, it can no longer be converted into acetic acid and excreted out of the body, thus causing acetaldehyde poisoning, and people will show various allergic symptoms. People who can drink a lot have a lot of this enzyme in their bodies, which can convert it quickly without showing any symptoms of poisoning and therefore will not get drunk. People who are allergic to alcohol usually have an allergic constitution. The symptoms of alcohol allergy generally include itching all over the body after drinking, and the appearance of red bumps and spots on the body. People who are "allergic to alcohol" are advised to abstain from alcohol, because if people with this constitution drink alcohol for a long time, immune complexes will be deposited in the internal organs and cause lesions. If you must drink alcohol, you can take heat-clearing and detoxifying or yang-warming medicine in advance to relieve symptoms.

In addition to antihistamines, you can use 1 to 2 drugs such as 6-aminocaproic acid, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin B12, histamine globulin, transfer factor, antibiotics, etc., which are expected to be effective. Sometimes, antihistamine H1 antagonists, such as cyproheptadine or chlorpheniramine, can be used in combination with H2 antagonists, such as cimetidine, which often improves efficacy.