This Wine Is Making Me Feel... Sneezy?
Popular Claims to Having a Wine Allergy Confound Doctors
Cursed, blessed wine. Since ancient times, this drink has been simultaneously touted for its health benefits and blamed for its tortuous side effects.
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While many report runny noses, congestion and headaches after drinking wine. Whether allergists think it's an allergy or not is up for debate. |
"I, too, have experienced the stuffy nose after a glass of wine," said Sloan Miller, a food allergy coach and advocate, who is also president of Allergic Girl Resources Inc. in New York City.
Miller said the symptoms can get worse since she has found that wine frequently compounds her other food allergies. "It seems between the stuffy nose and the skin irritation that there's a reaction," said Miller.