thanks for the update

I have mastosytosis which is too much histamine in my blood. No one has ever told me what foods I can eat and which foods to stay away from. This helps me out.
Thanks!

Hi, I have been reading through these articles about rosacea and how to best deal with treating it. Overall, I have found a lot of good help. This article has also given me some great new tips of foods to stay away from, but to be honest, I’ve created quite a list now of foods that I can’t eat. I’m a vegetarian (but I do eat fish occasionally) and lactose intolerant. You can imagine how floored I was to find that tofu is just 3rd on the histamine list. About the last food item-canned fish- does this include sardines? I do enjoy the sardines for their vitamin benefits such as omega-3 fatty acids. Thanks again for writing this article.
-Nina

Hi. I am yeast intolerant and thought i was OK to drink champagne, but now discover it is high in histamin – which causes all of of my symptons – are all chamapagnes the same? What about cava is that the same?

Other than peanuts, I have never seen a measured histamine level for any nuts or seeds. Does anyone have any information on actual amount of histamine in various nuts/seeds?

is theren’t a way to see the entire list of foods?

Thanks!

This is unbelievably helpful…I have also read that it can cause eczema…and for the past year I’ve been suffering from incredibly inchy skin all over my body and constant migrane and stomach cramps that sometimes last for 6 hours or more.

This page is incredible. For as long as I can remember I have been ‘allergic’ to just about everything – I am a vegetarian also and have just been told never to eat raw fruit and veg also. Leaves me maybe oil that I am able to eat from the food groups lol. Anyways, I was just watching Mystery Diagnosis and decided to start searching again – as Drs, gasterinteroligists, allergists etc etc etc don’t seem that interested. So all these comments help me a great deal. I will be bookmarking this (although I don’t have rosacea – yet…………..)

Great info. Been having bad migraines all of my life.
I get stuffed up after eating, especially in the evening it is worse and it didn’t matter which foods I ate which is hard to pin point,although I’m going to watch more carefully. I have noticed that the less I eat, the better I feel.
I’m pretty thin already! Any kind of alcohol gives me migraines so I quit drinking years ago. Most is distilled from grains and with the fermenting aspect is a really bad choice. Clear alcohol is the best, for some, if you choose to drink.
My worse allergy reactions happen days later (food allergy), after several days of constipation, my sinuses swell up, and then I get a massive headache (on head and face) very painful (throwing up) and won’t go away until I get antibiotics. The pain will last days & continue until I get antibiotics. No doctors have understood or helped me out.My sinuses were recently scanned but no problems.
I recently got an EPI PEN, so I’m going to try to stop the allergic reaction before the headache starts so I don’t have to go on antibiotics (again). I believe it’s a delayed food allergy problem, but hard to diagnois. Also when taking the full prescription of antibiotics, also starts to give me headaches toward the end of the prescription, so I can’t take more than 22 pills of 500mg of amoxicillan.(Usually the prescription is for about 30 pills) Probiotics also give me migraines, like yogurt, Tutti melon ice cream, or taking probiotics in a pill form.Watch out for that. The headache comes the following day after eating it.
Otherwise, I’m extremely healthy whenever tests come back from the lab. I do have hypo-thyroidism and take synthroid. thanks for reading. Gale

This summer I suddenly started getting hives, but I’ve had rosacea for a number of years now. Since I found out about histamine intolerance, I’ve noticed that the rosacea is getting better. I’ve just started this diet, so I hope it will be as promising as it appears to be. It feels like finding my way out of a labyrinth.

I started suffering Chronic Urticaria and Angiodema 5 years ago, I was eventually told it was Idiopathic (no known cause) and that there was nothing I could do about it, I have also suffered from persistent Rhinitis for nearly 10 years and 12 months ago was told I have early COPD, I was told none of this conditions are linked. Having read a large number of papers about Histamine I have been on a Histamine free diet for 6 weeks and my health has improved enormously. That is until 2 days ago when foolishly I ate pasta covered with a rich tomatoe sauce and added some cheese. Since then I have been wheezing, sneezing, eyes itching and ankles swollen (no urticaria yet)and had difficulty sleeping. I think that regardless of what the doctors say I have identified the real problem and shall be sticking to a strict Histamine free diet from now on.

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Very Interesting – some notes for comments and some questions.

Have a look in top “Blood type and diet” Dr Peter D’Adamo- brilliant chap, you will see lots of links.

Nina are you a blood type A?

also have a look at too much fibre causing problems of this nature.

get the gut right and symptoms ease.

iv suffered from uitrcara for years , an never bin able to cure it, its bin hell still is, can any one tell me does ur hair fall out, its grows back but comes ou all the time much more then normal.

There’s a new product out called Histame by Naturally Vits. It’s made for people who are sensitive to histamine. It contains the enzyme DAO. Hope this helps.

Recently heard of “histapenia” and “histadelia”. Low or high histamine types. If you’re a low histamine type you may actually benefit from adding histamine in your diet! But I assume most people here are high histamine types already. The theory seems to be, that for high histamine types, adding more histamine just makes you worse. But low histamine types, perhaps drowsy individuals by nature, may feel more awake with a (small) addition of champagne or sauerkraut. The other side of the coin. I thought this may interest someone, somehow, somewhere.

I was diagnosed with RA in 2002. I was taking meds unhappily and found information from health enthusiasts stating RA was basically cause from a food allergy. I didn’t believe it but thought the test was worth a try and brought my daily eating intake to only 3 items and water. Almost all my pain was gone in about a week. I slowly tried other items and it seemed if I had a reaction I would feel it in 2 days or less. I was doing great and got off the meds that same year I was given them until 2010. I was in pain all over my body. Couldn’t get out of bed. It was like nothing I had experienced before. Started with my knees, then my shoulders, then my hands and then all over. I had no strength either. It was just zapped out of me. I went to my doctor ended up on meds again but I know a body changes over time and what bothered me in 2002 may be something else now. It all makes sense. I am booked for both a food allergy testing and a food intolerance blood test. And now I will be following this guide and others on what foods are high in histamine and what to avoid as this is primarily what causes pain in Arthritis and RA patients. Thanks for the information.

I am 49 , have had rosacea for over a year and have tracked it down to the histamines in my diet. Someone above said laughingly they were down to eating oil. well that sadly seems to be the diet for me. i am down to melons, sweet potatoes, chicken, and rice, and i am having a reaction to something still! if you google “anti histamine diet” you will find lots of varying lists, some foods allowed, while restricted on other ” histamine” lists. would love to hear from others with rosacea if you have found the holy grail. thanks, lucy

I have arthritis in my hands and other joints, but the worst is my hands, and I am searching for how to help myself without taking prescription drugs. I just learned today from another website that histimines could be causing my problems. Thank you for the information.

I have severe arthritis in my hands and feet and am about ready to give up as it is constant and I suffer. What can i do?

Lucy,

Melon & rice are moldy & potatoes may be as well. This year, I started having anaphylactic reactions to rice, soy sauce & herbal mouth rinse. Common denominator: all are naturally infiltrated or processed with mold. I’m going by fresh organic lean meats & produce that is not over-ripe, spotted or moldy & getting higher level air purifiers for my home & office.

My dietician mentioned several important things in the diet for histamine sensitivity:- ensure you only eat fresh caught fish (or commercial frozen), freeze immediately all left over cooked meat, dont just put it in the fridge. Also avoid sulphites, benzoate and tartrazine additives. I just gave my daily vitamins to my husband as they have tartrazine in them.

@ lucy locket, I’ve read that rice is not good if histamine is high. that may be why your still having problems. I love rice and had to stop eating it also. Not much i can eat anymore either. It’s a real pain.

Thanks for the info…
That may explain why I had violent bout of runny congested nose, itchy skin, itchy throat/ears, sneezing and flushing after eating German food (sausage, sauerkraut, ketchup)accompanied with blush wine…yikes

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56,all my life felt unwell just little stuf joints,rosacea,gluten sensitive,more foods keep adding every histamine food I react ears,lips itch eye lids grainy next day or two red nose cheeks. Going to do histamine diet by Dr.Joneja.