Does wine give you a headache?!
Some people report that certain alcoholic beverages make them ill!. With me its the red wine headache! Vodka never posed a problem!. We're talking sensible drinking here folks!. Two- hundred millimeters of red wine will bring on a headache -- not immediately, but soon after!. Nothing else does this!.
Do any of you experience the same effects, or do you find that specific drinks cause an unpleasant reaction of some sort!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Do any of you experience the same effects, or do you find that specific drinks cause an unpleasant reaction of some sort!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
I do not, thankfully!.!.!.!.!. The tannins or sulfites or !?!?!? in red wine is what produces headaches- and it is very common, some are more susceptible than others- but the cause remains unknown, although there is lots of speculation:
from Wikipedia:
Red wine headache ("RWH") is a bad headache often accompanied by nausea and flushing that occurs in many people after drinking even a single glass of red wine!. This syndrome can sometimes develop within 15 minutes of consumption of the wine!.
The condition does not occur after consumption of white wine or other alcoholic beverages!. Some individuals report that they get a migraine headache hours later from drinking some red wines!. No one knows for certain why this syndrome occurs!. It probably has more than one cause!.[citation needed]
Contents [hide]
1 Sulfites
2 Histamines
3 Tannins
4 Prostaglandins
5 Other possibilities
6 External links
[edit] Sulfites
Since wines contain a warning label about sulfites many people have assumed that sulfites are the cause of RWH!. This is not the case!. Almost all wine contains sulfites!. Many sweet white wines have more sulfites than red wines!. Dried fruit and processed food like lunchmeat have far more sulfites than red wine!. Less than 1% of the population is sensitive to sulfites!.
[edit] Histamines
There are no antihistamines in wine Fi!. RWH is probably not caused by histamines except in rare cases!. Red wine has 20 - 200% more histamines than white, and those who are allergic to them are deficient in a certain enzyme!. Some experts believe that the combination of alcohol and that deficiency could cause headaches!. However, a study of 16 people with an intolerance to red wine, reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Feb 2001), found no difference in reactions to low and high histamine wines!. Taking loratadine (Claritin) an hour before drinking should reduce the reaction to histamines and the resulting symptoms!. This would tell an individual whether histamines were the cause of their problem!.
Another solution that has been advanced is to drink a cup of black tea before you drink the wine!. If one will be drinking over the course of an evening, have another cup or two of black tea during the evening!. Quercetin, a bioflavonoid found in black tea, significantly inhibits the headache/flush response (which is an inflammatory effect from histamines), according to Tareq Khan, M!.D!., a pain expert with St!. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas!. Again, if histamine is not the cause of a given individual's reaction to wine, the antihistamine effects of black tea will be of no more help than the antihistamine effects of loratadine, just as in the example of the previous paragraph!.
[edit] Tannins
Other experts think tannins are at the root of RWH!. Tannins are the flavonoids in wine that give its degree of mouth-drying bitterness one tastes!. The taste is the same as when you bite into a grape skin!. Tannin is a chemical substance that comes from grape skins, stems, and seeds!. The skins also impart color to wine, which is why red wines typically have a lot more tannin than whites!. Red wines are fermented while in contact with the skins and seeds!. Modern winemakers take care to minimize undesirable tannins from seeds by crushing grapes gently when extracting their juice!.
Wines can also take on tannins from the oak or other woods used in wine barrels for storage!. Different woods in different countries affect the type of tannins in the wine!.
Tannins help prevent oxidation, an important role in a wine's aging potential!. As age-worthy red wines mature, tannin molecules gradually accumulate and precipitate out of the wine into the harmless sediment (that black sludge at the bottom of older red wines!.)
Certain wine styles have much less tannin content than others, due to reduced maceration time (grape juice contact with the grape pulp, including sources of tannin such as sWww@FoodAQ@Com
from Wikipedia:
Red wine headache ("RWH") is a bad headache often accompanied by nausea and flushing that occurs in many people after drinking even a single glass of red wine!. This syndrome can sometimes develop within 15 minutes of consumption of the wine!.
The condition does not occur after consumption of white wine or other alcoholic beverages!. Some individuals report that they get a migraine headache hours later from drinking some red wines!. No one knows for certain why this syndrome occurs!. It probably has more than one cause!.[citation needed]
Contents [hide]
1 Sulfites
2 Histamines
3 Tannins
4 Prostaglandins
5 Other possibilities
6 External links
[edit] Sulfites
Since wines contain a warning label about sulfites many people have assumed that sulfites are the cause of RWH!. This is not the case!. Almost all wine contains sulfites!. Many sweet white wines have more sulfites than red wines!. Dried fruit and processed food like lunchmeat have far more sulfites than red wine!. Less than 1% of the population is sensitive to sulfites!.
[edit] Histamines
There are no antihistamines in wine Fi!. RWH is probably not caused by histamines except in rare cases!. Red wine has 20 - 200% more histamines than white, and those who are allergic to them are deficient in a certain enzyme!. Some experts believe that the combination of alcohol and that deficiency could cause headaches!. However, a study of 16 people with an intolerance to red wine, reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Feb 2001), found no difference in reactions to low and high histamine wines!. Taking loratadine (Claritin) an hour before drinking should reduce the reaction to histamines and the resulting symptoms!. This would tell an individual whether histamines were the cause of their problem!.
Another solution that has been advanced is to drink a cup of black tea before you drink the wine!. If one will be drinking over the course of an evening, have another cup or two of black tea during the evening!. Quercetin, a bioflavonoid found in black tea, significantly inhibits the headache/flush response (which is an inflammatory effect from histamines), according to Tareq Khan, M!.D!., a pain expert with St!. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas!. Again, if histamine is not the cause of a given individual's reaction to wine, the antihistamine effects of black tea will be of no more help than the antihistamine effects of loratadine, just as in the example of the previous paragraph!.
[edit] Tannins
Other experts think tannins are at the root of RWH!. Tannins are the flavonoids in wine that give its degree of mouth-drying bitterness one tastes!. The taste is the same as when you bite into a grape skin!. Tannin is a chemical substance that comes from grape skins, stems, and seeds!. The skins also impart color to wine, which is why red wines typically have a lot more tannin than whites!. Red wines are fermented while in contact with the skins and seeds!. Modern winemakers take care to minimize undesirable tannins from seeds by crushing grapes gently when extracting their juice!.
Wines can also take on tannins from the oak or other woods used in wine barrels for storage!. Different woods in different countries affect the type of tannins in the wine!.
Tannins help prevent oxidation, an important role in a wine's aging potential!. As age-worthy red wines mature, tannin molecules gradually accumulate and precipitate out of the wine into the harmless sediment (that black sludge at the bottom of older red wines!.)
Certain wine styles have much less tannin content than others, due to reduced maceration time (grape juice contact with the grape pulp, including sources of tannin such as sWww@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, there are naturally-occurring chemicals in wine that can actually trigger migraines!. also some wines have preservatives and additives in them that are not good for you, which is why there are organic wines on the market now!. One wine company was importing wine from Italy that actually had antifreeze in it !! Www@FoodAQ@Com
I forget the name of it, but there is a specific chemical that causes hangovers, it it is more prevalent in red wine than in any other alcoholic beverage!. You are probably just very susceptible to that chemical!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Red wines contain tannin!. Some folk are sensitive to tannin!.
If you get a headache, rest assured that you are not alone!. Stick to whites!. Or, vodka!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you get a headache, rest assured that you are not alone!. Stick to whites!. Or, vodka!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is not unusual for some people to experience a 'red wine headache'!.
It's possible that you have an allergy to sulfites or tannins only found in red wine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's possible that you have an allergy to sulfites or tannins only found in red wine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
its the same with any alcohol dont drink so much you get sickWww@FoodAQ@Com
