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tj-crochets · 2 years ago

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If you don't want to answer this, I understand, but I'm really interested in allergies and I have a question. Are you also allergic to wine? I might be wrong but I'm p sure vinegar is made from wine, so I was wondering if that also triggers your allergies.

The short answer is yes, kind of? The longer answer is, I *think* the thing I am allergic to is acetic acid, and vinegar is made up of acetic acid and water. Some vinegars are made from wine, but not all are - Wait, okay, I googled this and ended up calling my mom (who, among her many other jobs she's had, has been a winemaker) and you were totally right. Wine has acetic acid in it, just in a lower concentration than vinegar, so I am allergic to wine. Very good to know!

Separate from the vinegar allergy, I also can't really have alcohol. It's not an allergy, exactly*? I have a mast cell disorder**, and alcohol is both very high histamine and a histamine liberator, so this means wine is the trifecta of thing I shouldn't have lol I'm on high enough doses of daily antihistamines*** that on good days I can tolerate a very small amount of alcohol when cooked into a sauce, or a very VERY small amount of vinegar (also only when cooked into something), but I still avoid them, and will be bumping wine up my list of "things I should avoid" right next to vinegar. *there's a difference between histamine intolerance, mast cell degranulation, and IgE mediated allergies, but I'll be honest I'm fuzzy on that science. I just know most if not all of my allergies are not IgE mediated (there's no allergy test for vinegar so I can't say for sure one way or the other about that one) **idk which one yet, but probably MCAS. Tests are inconclusive but the allergists are pretty sure something ain't right with my mast cells lol ***do not take the level of antihistamines I am on without talking to a doctor. Mine are prescribed and keep me from being covered with hives 24/7 but I am taking twice the recommended dose of two different antihistamines, plus montelukast

#ask away!#creakingpines #allergy mention #alcohol mention #food mention #medical mention #this is probably the weirdest way I've ever learned about one of my own allergies. Thanks! Genuinely thank you I appreciate it #I avoid wine anyway for histamine reasons (and also because I think it tastes bad) but I did used to cook with it. Good to know I shouldn't #I am very very very glad to have figured out the vinegar thing #it's been three and a half years since I ended up in the hospital for allergies!#the previous four or five years I'd end up in urgent care or the hospital twice a year every year #every april and late june/early july #because I was allergic enough to the pollen around those times it lowered the threshold of what it took for me to have a severe reaction #or as my allergist would say #it filled my histamine bucket almost to the brim #my allergist back in california was really awesome #idk if or how it impacts my allergies but I also have unspecified adrenal issues #as in: doctors know something is wrong but not what

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