Wine and headaches?!
Wine and headaches?
I enjoy drinking wine, in moderation,but always get a terrible headache from it, does this happen to anyone else and have you found any solutions?
Thanks
Answers: Check out this site regarding wine and headaches. I thought this article was interesting.
Here is the part that specifically deals with the problem:
It is possible that Joe Coulombe, the founder of Trader Joe's, may have an explanation. He opines that most Americans today drink very young California red wines, and more of it since the medical benefits have been accepted. Some of the substances which cause hangovers become inert with age, so Coulombe believes that drinking older wines will reduce exposure to both hangovers and wine headaches. So who knows?
Is there any solution agreed upon by even a small majority of experts? Not really. However, a curious person might try a half glass of red and wait fifteen minutes, by when a headache, if it is to come, will make itself felt. If no pain, then that wine should be no problem. Further, we add our own advice here that the quality of the wine can have a great effect on a possible headache. Stay with the good stuff if possible.
Whether the cause of red wine headaches is histamines, sulfites, tannins, none of them, or all of them, the bottom line is that one should go with what feels best. If red wines are a problem, thankfully there are plenty of great white wines to try. And, finally, the Times offered the best advice when it suggested you don't confuse RWH with the headache that comes six hours after a full evening of drinking. That's usually called a hangover. Source(s):
http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi... try not to drink red wine. There a lot of people who get headaches from the tannin in the wine. I don't think there is much you can do about it. rob lou is correct. A lot of people have what amounts to an allergic reaction to the tannins in red wine. Stick with white wines or blushes. Or if you must drink red, take Advil or something similar before drinking. I agree with the tannins and the Advil. Also try to match each glass of wine with a glass of water. I'm with you. I get a blinding HA the next day with just a couple glasses of red wine.
It's NOT worth it.
Try sticking to white, or just be like me and have a beer. I have problems with the tannins try drinking a White Zin that's worked for me.