The Mistaken Beer Allergy

For six months I believed I was allergic to beer.

After years of being an avid beer drinker, suddenly beer made me sick. I am not talking about sixteen-beers-and-the-room-spins sick, this was after just one glass, often of good, yuppy beer. My stomach felt strange and crampy; my head stuffed up. I had heard of people developing allergies over time, so it seemed plausible enough to me. I went off beer, and the stomach issues went away. Then, six months later I had a beer- it just looked so refreshing. Glory! I felt fine.

It turns out, I wasnt allergic to beer. Instead, I think I am allergic to turkey burger meat. I am not allergic to turkey-- gobble, gobble. Just turkey burger meat.