I have been a social drinker for much of my adult life. I am now 34. I have four children, and of course, with each pregnancy, I did not drink any alcohol. After giving birth, I would go back to having a glass of wine with dinner or a couple of beers on a weekend. Each time, following the 9-month hiatus from drinking alcohol, I begin to have allergic symptoms: itchy, flushing face, itchy eyes, etc. I have read some posts that say an allergy to alcohol is rare but that it is likely something else in the wine or beer (preservatives, yeast, etc.). Also, I have read that it is possible that I have an allergy or intolerance to some kind of food, and the alcohol is making me react to the food. Is that possible? I have been tested for a gluten allergy and do not have it. I wonder if it is worth going to see an allergist. What kinds of questions do I ask? What sorts of allergies should I be tested for? This is my first experience with allergy testing.