Sulphite allergy

Give up alcohol for a bit (month or so) and see if anything changes.

That's the worry bags

Keep a record of what & when you eat and drink.
How much coffee do you drink? A colleague had to stop her strong coffee habit as she was getting palpitations.

I don't drink any coffee at all Nellie just 4 cups of tea, water, cherry juice, an occasional hot chocolate while I'm hygge-ing on the window seat and my glass or two of white wine while I'm cooking.

No joke , but it could be Sulphites in the wine ?

I have asthma and have been wondering if sulphites affect me. I drink white wine and on doing a bit of research, find that things like dried apricots (which I put on my cereal every morning) also contain them. My GP didn't seem to think it was very likely but I am not so sure.

I lead a fairly healthy lifestyle but do enjoy a drink some evenings and really don't feel like giving up alcohol for a month!

I have an intolerance to sulphites. If I drink white wine I have an upset stomach. One New Year's Eve we were drinking Prosecco with some neighbours and the whites of my eyes turned pink. Dried apricots cause IBS type symptoms too and also nuts which I love. Sulphite intolerance is well known.

It's because wine contains sulphites that I asked the question. Allergy websites say dried fruit, prawns, pickles and table sauces (among other things) as Liz said, contain sulphites - I'm going to have to develop a taste for g and t!

I think it is possible to buy organic white wine but I guess it will be expensive.

As we grow older our ability to metabolize alcohol diminishes. You could try taking an over-the-counter antihistamine but many of these have a sedating effect and taken before drinking alcohol you will have a double-whammy and could be in the land of nod before you know it!

The effect of sulfites is mainly on the respiratory system of those who already suffer with asthma and allergy problems.

Chardonnay an Sauvingnon Blanc are low in histamine and tyramines and would be a better choice than red wines which are high in sulfites and remember to drink a glass of water between each glass of wine.

It's not great when we're denied life's little pleasures.

Check out this website:

www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=59

It's all about butter beans (aka lima beans) and in the 'health benefits' section, sensitivity to sulphites is right at the top! Apparently, molybdenum is needed to metbolise sulphites and butter beans have it in shed loads! There are many other health benefits listed too. Here below is a lovely butter bean recipe from Rick Stein:

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/gigantes_with_tomatoes_47546

We eat this (modified) as a fasting day meal every week because if you half the recipe (use two tins of Napolina butter beans - other brands are available ?) and reduce the olive oil to one tbsp, the finished dish is as near as dammit one calorie/gram. This feeds two, fasting, with a portion left for the next day. With a little hot water added, we warm it, zizz it up in the blender with a drizzle of olive oil (about 1tbsp) and use it like hummus. It's lush.

Thanks for the link to the recipe and the tips lizzypopbottle. I'll give it a go.

Have you checked maybe you have consumed some wine in the near time. However Natural wines or those made without added sulphites are produced with minimal intervention in the winery. If you want to read more about sulphites in wine then I have an interesting blog for you.

I've stopped drinking any alcohol and coffee, and my stomach has thanked me for it. It was a wrench though, as I loved black coffee and a gin and tonic. ??