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Can you be allergic to beer?
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Beer: Certainly. There are several sybstances in beer that may cause an allergy.
Answered 12/15/2012
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Yes: Most cases of beer allergy reported so far have been associated with hypersensitivity to the non-specific lipid transfer protein (ltp). Some ingredients that could trigger allergy to beer include: brewer's yeast, wheat, and barley/malt.
Answered 12/9/2013
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