A bit of background:
So, allergies release histamines, and histamines causes the actual symptoms.
Well, I knew that it’s possible to be allergic to food. I even knew that if you’re allergic to sulfites you should avoid wine. But somehow I’d missed that some foods naturally contain … histamine.
This also includes beer, wine and liquor.
The basic takeaway seems to be: IF you have allergies, and your allergies are getting on your case? You might want to avoid food and drink with natural histamines. There’s a long list here. A couple studies linking wine (in particular) with more symptoms in allergy sufferers were discussed here.
(Those who do not have allergies are welcome to pour a glass of wine and rejoice in the comments. Those with allergies, feel free to share other coping methods.)
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