Why would red wine make your face turn red and feel like it's a sun burn?

Answer 1

Might be Rosacea.Rosacea (IPA: [ɹəʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃə]) is a common but often misunderstood condition that is estimated to affect over 45 million people worldwide. It affects fair-skinned people of mostly north-western European descent, and has been nicknamed the 'curse of the Celts' by some in Ireland. It begins as erythema (flushing and redness) on the central face and across the cheeks, nose, or forehead but can also less commonly affect the neck and chest. As rosacea progresses, other symptoms can develop such as semi-permanent erythema, telangiectasia (dilation of superficial blood vessels on the face), red domed papules (small bumps) and pustules, red gritty eyes, burning and stinging sensations, and in some advanced cases, a red lobulated nose (rhinophyma). The disorder can be confused and co-exist with acne vulgaris and/or seborrheic dermatitis. Rosacea affects both sexes, but is almost three times more common in women, and has a peak age of onset between 30 and 60. The presence of rash on the scalp or ears suggests a different or co-exisitng diagnosis, as rosacea is primarily a facial diagnosis.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Ahhh, alcohol! One of the many reasons I don't drink it anymore.

Alcohol can have a lot of undesirable effects, one of which is "alcohol flush", where the capillaries in your face dilate (due to a general relaxation kind of effect on your body.) Red wine is usually one of the things migraine sufferers aren't supposed to drink, because it can make your brain's blood vessels flip out and give you a migraine.

When I drank red wine, I'd get a headache, my esophagus would loosen up (relaxation) and I'd get acid reflux, my bladder would be activated (gotta go gotta go gotta go right now), and I'd get a mad alcohol flush. My head would feel like my brain was sloshing around in a vat of hot liquid, like it was being simmered in a pot.

Not fun. So I don't drink it anymore. Or any other alcohol, for that matter. Though I'll make an exception every now and then for champagne, because it's bubbly and fun and tastes good.

Try non-colored alcohol (distilled stuff, like vodka or gin tends to have less nasty side effects.) Might work, might not. Save red wine for recipes.

Answer 4

It's not the red wine, it's the alcohol in the wine. It thins the blood and causes blood to flush to your skin, making you warmer. This can happen with any alcohol. If it happens to you with just red wine, it might be that red wine has more of an effect on your system such as a combination of the alcohol with sulfates.

Answer 5

You are having an allergic reaction to something in the wine. Possibly the sulfites or, maybe just the histamines generated by that specific kind or type of wine. I personally break out in hives all over my body if I drink Sambuca. Try seeing if another type and or brand of wine doesn't affect you the same way.

Answer 6

Your probably allergic to it. When I drink red wine my lower lip swells like someone punched me and I start to itch all over. Try a low sulfate wine it may help. I have never tried the lower sulfate wines personally but was told it might help.

Answer 7

Allergic reaction. I am allergic to the preservatives in wine coolers.

Answer 8

u know it happens to me every time i drink ne thing alcoholic... but it goes away in about a half hour so i never worried about...lol but the doc told me was an allergic reaction to the drinks

Answer 9

The alcohol thins your blood and weakens your capillaries so that the blood gets in your skin cells.