I have a family friend that's from Germany & every fall she comes to visit. Well a few years ago she came and on the last night she was here we had a going away toast. As you can tell the drink of choice was wine. It was really good & it was literally less than half a glass. Well that didn't matter because the next morning I woke up with irritation on my arms and thighs. I really didn't think much of it, but as days went by it got worse. It was so horrible because it was during the beginning of a new sememster & I had to go to school like that.
It spread & my right lower arm actually was swollen. It itched so bad & I had no choice but to go to the dr. He asked me the obvious questions if I had changed soaps or lotion & I hadn't. Then he asked about food. Once I said wine he was like bingo! & I actually got yelled at lol. Seriously. He told me to avoid wine & even some alcohols. He also said I was lucky that my reaction wasn't severe, scary! He just told me to keep Benadryl with me to help with any allergic reactions I might have in the future.
After a round of steriods, itch pills & cream it was gone. Well almost. For a while I had a discoloration on my wrist from where my arm was swollen. You literally could see the outline. Thankfully it faded away! Since then it was acted up maybe twice, but now I'm aware & better equipped to take care of it myself! Some people say I'm missing out because I can't drink wine BUT...
They do make sulfate free wines!
XOXO,
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