I've known about this allergy for a couple years now, but since joining here I realized this community might have some insight into the cause of it. Before I found out about this allergy, I drank all kinds of beers: ales, stouts, lagers, etc, from all different regions. But about two years ago, I was drinking with my wife and went to bed only to wake up with my throat swelling and scratching my whole body. My whole body was covered in hives by the time we got to the ER. It wasn't a terrible allergic reaction (not like peanuts or shellfish for some people), but obviously kind of scary.
The only new food/drink item I'd consumed that night was Kronenburg 1664 so we suspected that beer was the cause.
A few months later, my love for beer overpowering fear of allergic reaction, I tried another new beer, Delirium Tremens which resulted in the same allergic reaction, but this time I realized it early, took some Benadryl and it died down (drunk+Benadryl=sooooo tired).
Now my question is, what do you think is in these beers that I might be allergic to? I've always assumed it was the yeast causing the allergy, but I suppose it could be anything, hops, malt, perhaps a bacteria. Is there a shared ingredient between 1664 and DT?
For now, I've just been avoiding Belgian/French beers of any kind, but if I could narrow it down to certain types of Belgians, I could expand my beer options especially since I've got a few bars around me specializing in Belgians.
The only new food/drink item I'd consumed that night was Kronenburg 1664 so we suspected that beer was the cause.
A few months later, my love for beer overpowering fear of allergic reaction, I tried another new beer, Delirium Tremens which resulted in the same allergic reaction, but this time I realized it early, took some Benadryl and it died down (drunk+Benadryl=sooooo tired).
Now my question is, what do you think is in these beers that I might be allergic to? I've always assumed it was the yeast causing the allergy, but I suppose it could be anything, hops, malt, perhaps a bacteria. Is there a shared ingredient between 1664 and DT?
For now, I've just been avoiding Belgian/French beers of any kind, but if I could narrow it down to certain types of Belgians, I could expand my beer options especially since I've got a few bars around me specializing in Belgians.