Dr. Theron Randoph, the founder of clinical ecology, believe that allergies to alcohol may actually cause people to become alcoholics. Well, clinical ecology is a new field of medicine that studies how allergies to foods and environmental chemicals cause lots of different physical conditions. Randolph has shown that addictions to food and alcohol can cause highs and lows. These people begin to crave alcohol when exposed to the underlying ingredient to which they are addicted. A study of 422 alcoholics conducted by Dr. Herbert Karolus showed that almost half were allergic to wheat or rye, the grain bases of many distilled liquors.
Alcohol can cause havoc in the brain's chemistry.
For those allergic to alcohol, the first drinking experience is very unpleasant. Their bodies send a clear message of alcohol intolerance by making them feel very ill. With repeated doses of alcohol, their bodies adapt in highs and lows. Once the pattern is established, it starts with a high when alcohol is taken in. One of the ways the ways the body reacts to allergens is by producting its own addictive narcotics, the opioid endorphins, which create a feeling of euphoria.