Comment: After living 10 years with the flushing syndrome after gallbladder surgery in 1991, Colestid gave me a new life.

These symptoms are indicative of a disease known as the Alcohol flush reaction, also known as "Asian Flush" or "Oriental Flushing Syndrome".

Alcohol flush reaction (also known as Asian flush syndrome, Asian flush, Asian glow, among others) is a condition in which an individual's face or body experiences flushes or blotches as a result of an accumulation of acetaldehyde, a metabolic byproduct of the catabolic metabolism of alcohol.