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Why does wine make my stomach burn, but not other types of alcohol like beer?

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Dr. Vythilingam Alagappan answered

Specializes in Bariatrics

The percentage : It depends on the net alcohol content and the amount you consume. Sometimes people have hypersensitivity to some components of the wine

Dr Seibert and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 5/14/2017

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