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Can you be allergic to alcohol? how does that happen and why? what are the symptoms?
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No.: Allergy does not occur with small molecules. However, some people can be very sensitive to alcohol. Many asians lack the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase which leads to a build up of acetaldehyde and consequent facial flushing which might be incorrectly interpreted as allergy.
Answered 3/26/2013
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