Question 1

is drinking wine good for your health?

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Red wine: Red wine, in moderation, has long been thought of as heart healthy. The alcohol and certain substances in red wine called antioxidants may help prevent heart disease by increasing levels of "good" cholesterol and protecting against artery damage.That means glass of wine a day with meal.

Question 2

what makes drinking wine better (healthier) than just eating grapes?

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They are equal: Eating red grapes and drinking red wine probably provides the same amount of antioxidants, including resveratrol and flavonoids.  These reduce the risk of blood clots, reduce LDL cholesterol, prevent damage to blood vessels in your heart, and help maintain normal blood pressure.  Antioxidants are higher in red grapes and wine than white; also greater in grape skin, stems, & leaves than pulp.

Question 3

is drinking wine bad for weight loss?

Accepted Answer

How much wine?: If you drink wine very day, the calories can certainly add up.  Red wine has about 150 calories a glass, and white has around 84.  Here's a site where you can check further: http://caloriecount.About.Com/calories-wine-ic1410  if you drank only 2 glasses of red wine a night, that's 300 extra calories a day.  A pound of fat = 3500 calories, so you'd gain a pound about every 11 days at that rate.

Question 4

does drinking wine make your nose big?

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Eventually...: One of the many detrimental physical manifestations of long-term heavy alcohol use is dilation of the capillaries in the skin. This is what causes that "red-faced" look and "caput medusae" on the chest. Rosacea will cause redness and thickening of the skin of the cheeks and the nose.  Heavy alcohol consumption will aggravate this condition, leading to "rhinophyma", a large red nose.

Question 5

when drinking wine, feces become red, normal?

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No: very little that you take in by mouth comes out the other end unchanged.  If you are having red feces, the major concern is whether it is blood.  See your doctor who can perform tests to determine what is going on. If you are drinking large amounts of red wine, discuss your alcohol use with your doctor to see if he/she thinks it is problematic.

Question 6

papaya enzyme after drinking wine, what is this for?

Accepted Answer

No idea: there is nothing that I can find in the literature that suggests any benefit, or any harm from using papaya enzyme after drinking wine.  There is, in fact, a papaya-based wine available in some places.  Perhaps someone thinks that the enzymes will better digest the alcohol in the wine, or settle the stomach, but I can find no information on this from usual medical sources.

Question 7

can i take benadryl (diphenhydramine) after drinking wine?

Accepted Answer

Avoid it: Many people are sensitive to Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and the side effects. Drowsiness and disorientation may be cumulative with alcohol.

Question 8

what causes a warm feeling in the stomach after drinking wine?

Accepted Answer

Mostly the alcohol: alcohol causes inflammation wherever it touches - if you have put rubbing alcohol on a cut, you know that it BURNS.  That is the warm feeling you experience in your stomach.  Alcohol also causes increased blood flow to areas, especially skin and muscles, which causes a warm feeling in the rest of your body, while actually your internal organ's temperature is reduced-can cause death  by hypothermia

Question 9

after drinking wine when is it safe to take an anti inflammatory ?

Accepted Answer

Depends...: You should not mix medication with alcohol. So it is safe to take otc meds after the alcohol is out of your system.

Question 10

does drinking wine cause headaches?

Accepted Answer

It can.: If you have a reaction to the sulfites (red wine) you may have a headache. If you drink too much (as with any alcohol) you may experience a headache.

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