iction ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁alco hol ▁that ▁aff lic ts ▁many ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁" class ical " ▁form ▁of ▁ast h ma , ▁the ▁air way ▁con str iction ▁disease ▁ev oked ▁by ▁the ▁in hal ation ▁of ▁all erg ens . ▁ ▁Al co hol - indu ced ▁resp ir atory ▁re actions ▁reflect ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁different ▁and ▁often ▁ra cially ▁related ▁mechan isms ▁that ▁differ ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁classical , ▁aller gen - indu ced ▁ast h ma . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Bres lin ▁et ▁al . ▁tested ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁alco hol ic ▁be verage ▁consumption ▁on ▁the ▁resp ir atory ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁ast hm atic ▁subjects ▁who ▁gave ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁ast h ma ▁attacks ▁following ▁certain ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁ing est ing ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁be verage ▁that ▁the ▁subjects ▁reported ▁to ▁prov oke ▁their ▁sympt oms , ▁six ▁developed ▁the ▁ast hm atic ▁sympt om ▁of ▁ch est ▁tight ness , ▁two ▁developed ▁a ▁sympt om ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁ast h ma , ▁rh init is , ▁and ▁one ▁subject ▁developed ▁both ▁ch est ▁tight ness ▁and ▁rh init is . ▁ ▁Sym pt oms ▁developed ▁almost ▁immediately ▁after ▁ing estion , ▁in hal ation ▁of ▁f umes ▁from ▁the ▁be ver ages ▁did ▁not ▁precip itate ▁sympt oms , ▁and ▁bron cho con str iction ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ing estion ▁was ▁confirmed