Alcohol intolerance

Alcohol intolerance is an effect or side effect associated with certain drugs such as disulfiram, metronidazole, or nilutamide. It is characterized as intolerance of and unpleasant symptoms upon the ingestion of drinking alcohol, causing Hangover symptoms similar the "disulfiram-like reaction" by aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency or the Chronic fatigue syndrome.

If people are intolerant, some nearly Non-alcoholic beverages maybe a problem, similar to alcohol containing medicaments, Vinegar, inhalation of alcohol or the vapour of alcohol containing Cleaning agents.

Drinking alcohol first or afterwards together with Calcium cyanamide, an inorganic compound used as a fertilizer, can cause permanent or long lasting intolerance (nitrolime disease),[1] contributing together with other substances the accumulation of the harmful Acetaldehyde by inhibiting the enzyme Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase.

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