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Old 05-16-2018, 01:31 PM
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Gottalife
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Allergy is, as far as I can tell, an abnormal reaction to a substance. My feeling is you have two allergies. The one that you asked about would be to a substance other than alcohol, like the sulfites or histamines already mentioned.

The other abnormal reaction is the one alcoholics have when they ingest alcohol. This manifests as a loss of control, an overpowering craving to drink more, which is why alcoholics cannot sustain moderation. That never occurs in ordinary drinkers.
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