Can buffalo wings give you a hangover?

Last night I ordered something I usually never order: Buffalo wings.  I rarely eat chicken, not because of health reasons necessarily, I just don't like the taste.  I happened to have eaten lightly for most of the day so by 9:00pm, I was really hungry.  I purposely passed on a glass of red wine because every time I have wine, I wake up the next morning to red cheeks, puffy face, eyes twice the size as normal and of course, tired and sluggish and a slow moving morning.   I ordered water with lemon, "boneless" buffalo wings appetizer which I had no idea were actually like fried chicken nuggets (I should have asked) and celery with blue cheese dressing.

I haven't eaten wings since I began tracking my food so it had literally been years since I had eaten wings.  The first one tasted amazing!!  The sauce, the blue cheese dressing (so many calories - ugh.  Don't look if you don't want to know.  The second one, not as good but still pretty good.  By the time I had eaten most of it, I had a bit of a sick feeling, that feeling of being too full and just "heavy".  I had totally regretted I had ordered it, but I was kind of psyched I made the "mistake" so I wouldn't be ordering them any time in the future.

So this morning?  I woke up with the EXACT same symptoms of a night after a few glasses of wine. 

Cheeks red?  Check
Face puffy?  Check
Sluggish?  Check
No Energy?  Check
Eyes twice as big as normal?  Check

So yes, I believe buffalo wings can give you a hangover.

Comments

[Debby]

I felt hangover-dreadful the day after eating a rack of Costco Barbeque Ribs for supper (PS - I don't drink but when I used to I'd never get a hangover). I put it down to all the 'e' numbers, preservatives and additives in the sauce - will check the label for MSG when next shopping there.

[Mashael]

The only time and last time I ate at Chili's, I was sick for two days, could not get out of bed. I figured out it was because of the food additives they use, so I was correct.

[Niki]

Blue cheese has a lot of the same characteristics as red wine which could explain why your reaction was similar to that of a hangover. They are both foods that trigger my asthma!!

[Carole]

I recently had lunch at a chinese buffet in
Brentwood, CA. Within 20 minutes my heart
wa racing, i was extremely nervous, I felt like I was having a panic attack. It took
8 hrs for me to get over the mega dose of
MSG. I had to just lie down and get over it. A wasted day.

[Jennifer]

I have had also had reactions to regular chicken wings and the Chilis boneless buffalo wings. I was visiting a friend and we had a couple of drinks and decided to share some chicken wings. I never eat wings unless I am forced to. I like them, but 100 calories a piece I would rather eat a cheeseburger than ten wings. Anyway, I ate about five or so and the next day I had the worst hangover. Nauseous, tired and very sluggish, dehyrdated, diarrhea and just feeling awful.

The other time, I was out with my boyfriend and we were at Chilis having a couple drinks. I was starving and decided to get boneless buffalo wings. Within two hours, I was violently vomitting all over the hotel room floor. ould nto even make it to the bathroom. You might be thinking it was the alcohol but I only had two drinks that night. Anyway,, the next day I was sick with nausea, dehyrdation, diarrhea and was tired and sluggish. I never put the two instances together until reading this article. Thanks!

[Joy Brennan]

I had a horrid experience with airplane food. Just felt "jumpy" "irritable and restless following an airplane "meal".. Finally realized that is the very reaction I get with any foods with msg.
I have learning, with your support, to be more mindful of what's in the food I eat when I dine out.
thanks so much!

[jackie]

I never thought about this. MSG. You could be right. There is a cream cheese from Noah's bagels, it's lox/cream cheese spread. I was almost "addicted" to the taste and one day I look at the ingredients to find MSG. Thanks very much for the comment.

[Melissa]

Have you ever had issues with MSG? This sounds familiar to the symptoms I've heard in the past regarding this 'spice/additive' - kind of like a borderline allergic reaction.