The most thing I like is eating meat like this with friends.
I love meats, and today I have samgyeopsal, bulgogi and yukgaejang for lunch (served with many other korean side-dish). It’s really delicious!!
Alcohol Allergy – Oh NOOO… Soju too??!! 😦
I never thought that I have an Alcohol Allergy. Once I ever have a beer (only a can of beer), and the next morning I got hives spread all over my arms (both my arms, and only on my arms), it was sooo itchy like hell!! I thought that something might be wrong with the beer.
Today, I was convinced that my body have a bad tolerance for alcohol. I only drink 2 glass (that little glass) of Soju and I get drunk right away. My heart racing (all I can hear is my own heartbeat), my face red up and burning, but I feel happy, I keep smiling (I think now I know why people like to get drunk when their heart broken – LOL), my head feels lighten but my step feels heavier, a bit sleepy, dizzy and nausea (I even go to bathroom because I thought that I was going to vomit, but it did not happen).
The next day, I got hives spread all over my arms, once it appears on my left arms, I put analgesic balm on it because it’s really itchy and I can’t scratch it because the moment I scratch it, those rash will spread wider, and join together with another rash to form a big rash. Dad gave me some medicine for allergies, the itchy effect is gone and the hives slowly gone, but only for a moment, then suddenly it appears again on my right arm and gone after several hours. The -sudden-come-and-sudden-gone-hives happens for the next 4 days.
And one day, if someone ever ask me to go drink Soju/Beer, maybe I’ll think twice/thrice, those symptom (especially the hives) feels really not good. But the weird thing is, Those reaction doesn’t happen when I drink Wine and Martini (Haven’t try Tequila and Vodka yet).
After drinking 2 glass of Soju, me and my friends go to cinema to watch “The Expendables 2”. All of them was fine, I’m the only 1 out of those 5 women who getting this symptom. I fell asleep several time in the cinema, not because the movie, but because the dizziness in the dark. I’m sober up for the last 30 minutes of the movie, and go shopping till night LOL ~
PS : Don’t drink in the afternoon, not good at all >_<
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Wow is this allergy reaction just recent? Least you had a good time huh 🙂
Hello i Alvee
Im currently in Malaysia
I have a similar problem of hives on my skin after trying soju for the first time with my friends.
The symptoms and the way in comes and disappears is just same as yours. Even one hives joining with others. I want to talk about it if its okay?
Cuz its been almost 8years for you.
Please reply if you can Thank youalvee1662@gmail.com
Here is my mail.
I know its weird but this is the only blog or post i found that anyone shared after effects of soju.
Hi, Alvee. Yeah it’s okay if you want to talk about it 😊. Feel free to tell. It’s not only 8 years ago. I’m still experiencing the same symptoms even till today.
I have the same allergy as you. It all started 2 days ago. Aside from analgesic balm, what kind of medicine have you taken? Please reply ASAP. Thanks!
I took medicine for allergies. You can get it on local drug store…