Am i allergic to alcohol?

[Alex121987]

Hey,

Im 22, healthy and into fitness.  I probably go out and drink once or twice a week but every time i drink more than a few pints (on saturday i only had 3 bottles of beer) my stomach is in bits the next day.  It feels like someone is on the inside pushing out, to the extent it uncomfortable to wear jeans or a belt the next morning and if i want to be comfortable i just wear trackies as any pressure on my stomach is uncomfortable.  The inside lining of my mouth also comes off a bit, like i can actually bite bits off the inside of my cheek.  This feeling comes to effect from about 2pm the day after drinking, and lasts again until i go to sleep and night and wake up, even sometimes till that afternoon too.

Ive tried just drinking spirits, beer, white or red wine, drinking water inbetween, orange juice mixers, the lot, and it has the same effect the next morning after about 5 or 6 units.

I really dont know what else to try? Am i allergic to alcohol in general?  And why does my stomach hurt so much or the lining of my mouth become 'loose'

Thanks

Alex

[Alex121987]

Thank you very much for your advice.  I will stop the alcohol, i dont drink that much anyway to be honest.

I will book an appointment once im finished moving house to get those tests done to see exactly what the problem is, the last thing i want is to hit 30 and have constant stomach ulcers or a disease for what i did when i was 22!

Kind regards

Alex

[Dr Rajput]

Hi, according to your history, it strongly suggests acid reflux, gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, and it is exacerbated by alcohol intake.

Alcohol in some individuals can cause gastric irritations, leading to carrying of impulses to vomiting centre. But is unusual to happen in the next morning, may be you are too sensitive to alcohol or may be due to abnormal metabolism of alcohol (due to raised acetic acid or acetaldehyde).

You should stop taking spicy food, vinegar and also quit alcohol.
A 24hrs gastric pH and urease breath test with upper GI endoscopy will help to substantiate diagnosis.

Antacids and proton pump inhibitors will reduce the acidity for which consult a physician.

Take care and regards.