What is the Red Rash on my skin after drinking alcohol (my first time)? when will it disappear?

Question

Well it was my first time to drink an alcohol... and I had a lot... when I woke up the next morning... ive noticed red rashes on my legs and in my arms...

It was my first time... please help... is this normal for a first timer? When will it disappear? will the rashes go to my face too?? please help... thanks

Answer 1

I suspect that you are allergic to something in the mix, especially if you had a mixed drink that contained fruit in it. I've never heard of someone getting a rash from alcohol alone, so presumably one of the other components is causing a reaction. Without knowing what you drank, it's hard to be more specific, although I'd look toward things like strawberries or citrus fruit as the culprits, to start with.

Answer 2

I have experienced seeing people having reaction to alcohol, yeah they do have reactions and it's in the form of red rashes. But it's usually just moments after drinking...My older brother experiences that whenever he drinks...his entire back is covered with red rashes usually after having a bottle or two. I guess your case is the same, maybe you just haven't notice it the night that you had your drink. It's normal actually, it some kind of allergic reaction especially from the fact that it's your first time.Usually it disappers after the alcohol leaves your body, try to drink more water and urinate often so that the alcohol will be excreted through your urine.

Watch out though if after two to three days that it don't disappear. Maybe you're having more than a blood reaction. If that is so, consult your physician so that you will be able to determine what is the real cause of those red rashes.

I'm presuming that you have drank beer or even pure alcohol meaning just one kind like vodka or tequila, but if you had cocktails then maybe you're allergic to the fruit or other ingredients that the cocktail contain.

Answer 3

Most of the alcohol that the body takes in is broken down in a two step reaction.

Step one is the conversion of alcohol to acetaldehyde by an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase.

Step two is the conversion of acetaldehyde into acetic acid by an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase.

Alcohol, of course, causes intoxication. Acetaldehyde causes red flushing, dizziness, nausea, headaches, and sometimes low blood pressure.

Some people have an overactive alcohol dehydrogenase and some people have an underactive acetaldehyde dehydrogenase - either condition leads to a buildup of acetaldehyde after drinking alcohol and it's the acetaldehyde that causes the flushing, etc.

If this is what's going on with you, it's likely to happen the next time you drink alcohol as well. Some folks with this condition find that they can take a small amount of alcohol without having a reaction - it all depends on their levels of enzyme activity.

Interestingly, there is a drug called disulfiram (Antabuse) which was developed to try to help people quit drinking. It interferes with aldehyde dehydrogenase and those when people take Antabuse and then drink, they end up with a LOT of acetaldehyde in their system which makes them quite sick. The idea is that this keeps them from drinking again in the future. The only trouble with the medication is that people catch on that if they stop taking the Antabuse, they can resume drinking without having a disulfiram reaction...

Answer 4

i'l be honest, i have never met anyone who came up in a rash after drinking alcohol. sounds to me like some sort of allergic reaction. i'd go to the doctors if i was u, straight away and they should be able to help. they mite be able to control it before it gets worse :) good luck x