11/09/2025
I’ve had a really busy week in the clinic seeing clients with histamine intolerance, a lot more than usual. So here’s a little bit of information 🤧
• Histamine isn’t exactly a genuine allergy but more typically associated with the bodies ability to break down histamine.
• Histamine is a natural chemical involved in immune responses, stomach acid production, and acting as a messenger between nerve cells. It’s also found in many foods (especially aged, fermented, or processed ones).
•Symptoms of histamine intolerance:
They can look like allergies or other conditions:
Headaches or migraines, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, hives, skin flushing, itching
digestive problems (bloating, diarrhea, cramps, reflux) to name a few.
Causes can be due to genetics, imbalanced gut bacteria, ingesting high histamine foods and medications.
Eliminating high histamine foods, introducing DAO enzyme supplementation and certain nutrients may be of benefit 😊
