Anyone ever suddenly developed an allergy to wine??

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I'm been suffering SO BADLY with nasal congestion for the last month or so. It comes and goes. I noticed that if I drink wine, then overnight and for all of the next day, my congestion goes through the roof - and I am blocked and struggle to breathe - also slightly wheezy. I am now off the wine completely to test my theory, but was curious if anyone had had similar? Also, have noticed I am more sensitive to my dog ( if I cuddle him I can get itchy). But it isn't constant. Mucus (sorry) is completely clear, so deffo no infection.

I am so upset to read this!

Not content with doing all the other stuff to us, perimenopause also makes us allergic to wine/beer/cognac/etc. How shit is that?

Apparently, falling oestrogen makes allergies worse. I have really sensitive skin on my face which I'm told is histamine related. There are foods to avoid to help. Mature cheese is one of them-remember as have, or had--major cheese addiction

However, I dared to have half a bitter last week and after years of peri induced feeling ill when drinking, I was fine. Much to my surprise. it made my menopausal brain fog induced word blindness worse though

@LoveMySituation

Apparently, falling oestrogen makes allergies worse. I have really sensitive skin on my face which I'm told is histamine related. There are foods to avoid to help. Mature cheese is one of them-remember as have, or had--major cheese addiction

Nooooooooooooo! Please don’t take my cheese away as well!

I'm sorry Cheesy if it helps, mild is supposedly better than mature as I think it's the maturing process that makes it histaminy? Men will never know how lucky they are!

I have this and it's the sulfites. The solution is to drink higher quality wines (less messed about with) and avoid anything US/New World, where they try to make their wines taste identical every time

My daughter has a few allergies so we have researched allergies and had leaflets from the hospital. One thing we learned that we had no idea about until then was that anyone can develop new allergies at any time! So you could wake up tomorrow, have a prawn sandwich or peanut butter on toast or wine and suddenly have an allergic reaction!

Sulphites are one of the main 14 allergens and most often cause allergic rhinitis (sounds like your reaction). They are found in wine, beer, some soft drinks, dried fruits and other random food items but will always be labelled on the packaging.

Sadly drinks/foods with high levels of histamine can be terrible for allergies. And yes allergies can worsen with age.

My lifelong mild eczema sky-rocketed in my late 30s and I am now on immunosuppressants and see a consultant. I've had allergy testing (cats, dogs and high histamine food/drink came up).

Wine (especially red wine), prosecco and beer all contain histamines as they are part of the brewing process.
Matured cheeses and also cured meats (eg chorizo etc) are also high in histamine.

Luckily gin/vodka and chocolate are fine!

This is all so helpful - thanks everyone for commenting. x

I've had an unexplained allergy symptoms for about 6 years and only now have made the connection to food. I thought I was being super healthy by eating spinach, tomatoes, kefir and greek yogurt daily basis . Spinach and tomatoes give me a violent sneezing attacks, kefir and greek yogurt makes my ears clog up as they are all high in histamines. Oh and as I also follow a sugar free diet, one of my fave puddings was an avocado-cacao mousse. Guess what, very high in histamine too! I love my dark chocolate

I'm now on day 13 on a low histamine diet. It hasn't been perfect but I've eliminated all the above to see if it makes a difference. So far I have managed to stretch the days from 3 to 4 until I have to take an antihistamine pill but the biggest improvement is my sleep. It's been much better now and first time in years and years I am actually waking up feeling fairly well rested. My afternoon brain fog has also lifted a fair bit.

(When I say "fairly and fairly well" I mean it's still not perfect but there's a noticeable improvement.)

Except for last Monday I had a fancy lunch out, I had scallops, chorizo and a glass of rose. Didn't get an immediate reaction but insomnia/restless sleep was back for two nights.

I seem to be better if I stick to trad french, Spanish, Italian wines

Not me but my mum suddenly developed an allergy to red wine and red Leicester cheese (not sure if they share an ingredient or if it's a different allergy). My mum went into anaphylaxis and was in hospital with her allergies, she almost died because of the restriction to her airway. Really weird because she'd previously drank red wine with no problems (ditto the cheese).

There are sulphites in wine , and they do irritate my asthma. Some wines are worse than others. I find white irritates more than red . Just as well as I Love Red

Perimenopause wrecked my ability to enjoy wine. Triggers headaches almost immediately. Gin seems to sit better with me these days...

French white wine only for me. No racing heart or bright red face. Avoid US and new world wines at all costs.