Can drinking alcohol cause Eczema or other skin disorders?
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at
5:10 am
I know I do not have an allergy to alcohol as I’ve been drinking for 15 years. When I was younger I drank a LOT more then I do now that I have a family but I still have 2-3 cocktails a night, not every night but at least 4 days a week. Recently I’ve been getting what looks like eczema or dermatitis and it’s spreading. I am going into a dermatologist within a few days bvut I was wonder could I be developing an allergy or could alcohol be causing it?
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Absolutely the two could be related. Alcohol consumption over a long period of time is very hard on the liver and the liver’s health has a direct affect on the condition of your skin (which is the largest organ of the body) and all other organs inside you.
Ask for blood tests and a liver scan to determine if it is involved!
I don’t think it could cause it, but it could definitely be aggravating the problem.
no it does not aggrivate or cause it.
It shouldn’t cause it but it can aggrivate it because alcohol is a diuretic – it dehydrates you. Dehydration leads to dry, flakey skin. Up your water intake and see if it helps. You’ll know if it’s eczema. Eczema ITCHES! I’ve scratched holes into my skin during eczema outbreaks.