Talk:Alcohol flush reaction

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Pepcid AC??

Has there been any real verification that Pepcid works?

Contents 1 problem sentence 2 proposed merge 3 disulf 4 histamines 5 link 4 is busted 6 Asian?? 7 Non-Asians??

[edit] problem sentence

"People affected by flushing may be inebriated more quickly than others, but there are other cases where the side effects prevent people with alchohol flush reaction have not been necessarily intolerant of alchohol but just seem to have an external indicator of drunkness."

I tried editing this only to find out that I have little idea what it's talking about. So I put it here, because if there is an important concept that I've mistakenly removed, you're welcome to clarify and re-insert the sentence. --Lux 06:09, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] proposed merge

By all means, go ahead. I searched for it, but didn't find it, probably because I included the word "disease", which I've added to the also known as so people can find it more easily if they are more familiar with the term, as I was. --Lux 06:19, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, no discussion is necessary. Since they refer to the same disease, a simple redirect, after the consequent merge, will work. I will do that now. Hold on. --Lux 07:07, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] disulf

In fact, disulfiram, also known as Antabuse, is used to treat alcoholism

this statement doesn't really have a sensible tone when "disulfiram" is mentioned for the first time in the article

Sensible tone?--Lux 02:00, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

In fact, disulfiram, also known as Antabuse, is used to treat alcoholism

The sentence above does not indicate, in any way, how disulfiram relates to anything in the article. The rest of the paragraph also does not adequately prove that disulfiram produces a flush reaction chemically identical to the article's subject. It's POV speculation and original research by the contributor of that section.

[edit] histamines

probably why h2 blockers work... decreasing histamine release locally at the stomach and systematically

http://www.parkinson.org/site/pp.aspx?c=9dJFJLPwB&b=100073&printmode=1

Facial Flushing and Drugs

Certain drugs can cause the sudden or gradual appearance of a red, burning face. Any drug that releases histamine, vasoactive peptide (substance P), or prostaglandin can cause facial flushing. Examples of these types of drugs are:

Nitroglycerin

Nifedipine

Niacin

Vancomycin

Calcitonin

Ethanol

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Disulfiram (Antabuse)

Corticotrophin-releasing Hormone

Twobrain 17:14, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] link 4 is busted

=D 17:20, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Asian??

The second source attached to this article implicates only Chinise, Korean, and Japanese people. Shouldn't this be mentioned somewhere?

[edit] Non-Asians??

Myself, my mother and a good part of her family all experience this, though as far as I know they are entirely European. Is this a different condition or does this mutation occur in other ethnic groups?

I understand that it also affects people of Jewish descent. Is it possible that you're European jew? Ttchiem 06:23, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

i am also affected by this, none of my family are, just me!!!! i am half greek though? i dont get it...at all! im not asian just half european? explain?

Russians and Ukrainians also have this condition. Their genes came from the Mongolian conquests.

I think this just hit me for the first time today... I'm a non-Jewish Caucasian, and most of my ancestors came from Germanic countries and the British Isles. After three beers tonight, my face got really red, (except right around the eyes, where I suppose there are fewer capillaries), and I had red blotches on my neck and chest. I could also feel my carotid artery pulsing and my sinuses felt "stuffed." I actually had to take a few sprays of Afrin to relieve the congestion. I only hit upon this page once I recalled some of my ethnic-Asian college buddies would turn beet red after only a few drinks.

Weird, a couple of months ago I had developed a week-long episode of hives after a night of drinking and I feared I had developed an allergic reaction to alcohol. Maybe it's coming back?