{"id":363,"date":"2009-07-27T09:03:03","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T09:03:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-04-11T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T00:00:06","slug":"beer-allergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/beer-allergy\/beer-allergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Allergy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beer allergy is an allergic reaction<\/a> to one or more ingredients in the beer<\/a>.
\nIn most cases, this is likely to be:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Yeast<\/a> (yeast allergy<\/a>)
\n\u2022 Barley<\/a>
\n\u2022 Wheat<\/a>
\n\u2022 Gluten<\/a> (gluten allergy<\/a>)
\n\u2022 Sulphates
\n\u2022 Hop (humulus)
\n\u2022 Other additives<\/p>\n

Yeast and sulphates are an intrinsic part of beer. Unlike distilled alcohol, beer, like wine<\/a>, always contains yeast because it is make by fermenting starches with yeast.
\nIf you have a yeast allergy<\/a>, then beer is strictly off limits for you.
\nYeast produces sulphates, so there will always be some level of sulphates in beer, although some manufacturers may add more sulphates as a preservative.
\nIf you are allergic<\/a> to sulphates, check each brand of beer to see if they add sulphates. You may find that some brands of beer work for you, were as others have too high a level of sulphates.
\nSome people may be allergic to hop, a type of plant used to flavor beer.
\nMost beer is made by fermenting either barley or wheat. If you have a gluten allergy<\/a>, you will not be able to drink most beer.
\nWith the rising profile of gluten intolerance and celiac<\/a>, it is becoming possible, even easy in some areas, to buy gluten free beer<\/a>.
\nGluten free beer is made with alternative grains<\/a> and pseudograins<\/a> such as rice<\/a>, buckwheat<\/a> and sorghum. It is still a specialty product so while more available than ever, it still may take some searching to track down.
\nSome beer is more \u201cpure\u201d than others. Some brands add preservatives and other additives, which you may react to.
\nIn this case, it is a matter of finding which brands agree with you.
\nIf you are allergic to both beer<\/a> and wine<\/a>, the most likely reason is yeast<\/a>. Otherwise, watch out for the other causes listed above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"