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I was recently tested by an allergist for food allergies, which all came back with normal test results. But that doesn't explain the random hives and rashes I experience, or hot flashes after I eat certain foods. I've have digestive problems, hormone problems, eczema, anxiety, nausea, hives my whole life and also have a thyroid disorder that's been going on for 20 years now. But, no allergist, endocrinologist, nutritionist, or gastroenterologist has ever diagnosed me with what I think I have: a histamine intolerance.

Basically, I am vitamin and nutrient deficient, and as a result, my gut and liver can't break down the foods I eat because neither has the right kind or enough of the right kind of enzymes (I think, anyway).

I think I have a histamine intolerance to certain foods. All foods excrete histamine, some foods excrete more histamine than others and your gut is supposed to break down food histamine with enzymes in the gut and the liver. But some people have problems with that process.

Does anyone here relate? If so, how have you been tested? What steps have you taken to heal your gut? I could use the advice. I'm supposed to see my gastroenterologist in two weeks. I want to go to the appointment with some more information about histamine intolerance. I already emailed my allergist about getting tested for it. What else can I do?

[Carmina]

Your gut requires more than enzymes - it also requires a healthy population of gut bacteria and other micro organisms. If you want to heal your gut you need to cultivate that - think about probiotics you can tolerate, drink Kefir if you can tolerate that, eat more fermented foods, or at least take them in capsule form and don't keep killing them with antibiotics.

I found this book very useful

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gut-Makeove.../dp/B012DY68BA

Originally Posted by Carmina

Your gut requires more than enzymes - it also requires a healthy population of gut bacteria and other micro organisms. If you want to heal your gut you need to cultivate that - think about probiotics you can tolerate, drink Kefir if you can tolerate that, eat more fermented foods, or at least take them in capsule form and don't keep killing them with antibiotics.

I found this book very useful

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gut-Makeove.../dp/B012DY68BA

THank you for the book recommendation. I will take a look at it and will try to follow your advice of eating more fermented foods. I don't know what Kefir is. Would a probiotic supplement tablet work? Or yogurt?

[Carmina]

Originally Posted by cielpur

THank you for the book recommendation. I will take a look at it and will try to follow your advice of eating more fermented foods. I don't know what Kefir is. Would a probiotic supplement tablet work? Or yogurt?

Kefir is a fermented milk drink but has a more complex mix of probiotics than live yoghurt and includes strains that survive to pass into the bowel too, live yoghurt strains tend to be more temporary. You can get dairy free versions though (usually made with coconut milk). Some brands of capsules are not bad but not as natural. There's also other fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi (must be unpasteurised).