What causes for alcohol intolerance?

Is there a specific mechanism or infection it causes such intense intolerance to alcohol. Yeast mold parasites Lyme and co-infections etc?
there's clearly some type of enzyme or conversion pathway it's getting log jammed because after I got sick quite suddenly I could no longer tolerate any amount of alcohol. Anybody know the chemistry and or beneficial treatments or supplements? Thanks

Do you recall how soon after your infection?

Alcohol intolerance also was a sign for me that my body was breaking down, both in my initial illness and many years later when I relapsed. Alcohol is literally poisonous to everyone, and I figured our livers already have enough to deal with. But then I learned about MCAS and it all made even more sense. In my case, I am certain that MCAS is the driver of alcohol intolerance. I get a buzz from a drink of kombucha! Fermented things are not an option for me, especially when I am not doing well.

as others have posted - many of the lyme and co pathogens give the liver a hard time - some indirectly by producing lots of endotoxins - or by messing with the gut and causing hyperpermeability - thereby releasing more endotoxins and other stuff into the bloodstream that the liver has to try to clear up - and some by directly infecting the liver - like Lyme and Bart and others.

Alcohol increases the toxic load on your liver which may already be at its maximum from the other aspects of the illness. it also increases oxidative stress which damages cells, blood vessels, and especially mitochondrial membranes - needed for energy production. if you are noticing alcohol intolerance it is a sign that this process is evident in your case and steps to reduce the load on the liver are advisable.

this oxidative stress is already high in many of these chronic inflammatory conditions and mitochondrial membranes already damaged if you have fatigue ( the most commonly reported symptom of lyme).

so it does do harm via multiple mechanisms and is best avoided in my view as recovery from this illness for most entails pulling on every available little lever to move you forward - and that is still not enough for many.

the liver is a tremendously complex organ. it makes something like a few thousand chemicals/enzymes to do its job - and is believed by many to be the core of all health. it makes many of the chemicals needed for the proper functioning of the rest of the body and all blood from the digestive system must pass through it before being released into the rest of the circulation to nourish the body. so it's not a simple case of to get more of A out - put more of B in.

general detoxification nutrients may help - but if it's already struggling with alcohol - doubt there is anything you can put in that will resolve that.

I have even had to take steps to evaporate the alcohol from tinctures before consuming them as otherwise, this would have been too much for me on a daily basis ( i take quite a few tinctures - per buhners latest protocols)

Post Edited (Garzie) : 7/11/2020 3:47:14 AM (GMT-6)

Brandwine,
You may want to jump to the Dry Rawls or the Marty Ross sites. Both package the same Buhner herbs or modified a bit. Both reconize and give credit to Mr Buhner. I went with the Rawls herbs as they were very convenient.