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To: Adder; tired&retired

I have a similar problem with wine, especially reds. A glass of wine and I have a nasty headache within 20 minutes. Which really sucks because I live near a very good wine producing region.


22 posted on 07/07/2026 5:50:28 AM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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To: Don W

Red wine headaches are typically caused by quercetin, a natural flavanol found in grape skins. When combined with alcohol, it blocks the liver enzyme needed to fully break down alcohol. This creates a buildup of toxic acetaldehyde, leading to a rapid headache.

You could possibly stop the wine headache by taking diamine oxidase enzyme prior to drinking wine. This assumes that the wine (sulfates) causes a histamine release and DAO enzyme degrades histamines in the body.


25 posted on 07/07/2026 6:05:40 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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