What is histamine intolerance?
Histamine intolerance is not a sensitivity to histamine, but an indication that you’ve developed too much of it.
Histamine is a chemical responsible for a few major functions:
When histamine levels get too high or when it can’t break down properly, it can affect your normal bodily functions.
- communicates messages to your brain
- triggers release of stomach acid to help digestion
- releases after injury or allergic reaction as part of your immune response
Symptoms of histamine intolerance
Histamine is associated with common allergic responses and symptoms. Many of these are similar to those from a histamine intolerance.
While they may vary, some common reactions associated with this intolerance include:
In more severe cases of histamine intolerance, you may experience:
- headaches or migraines
- nasal congestion or sinus issues
- fatigue
- hives
- digestive issues
- irregular menstrual cycle
- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal cramping
- tissue swelling
- high blood pressure
- irregular heart rate
- anxiety
- difficulty regulating body temperature
- dizziness
Histamine Intolerance: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
Histamine intolerance is the overproduction of histamine in the body or the inability to break it down. When histamine levels get too high or when histamine cannot break down properly, it can affect your normal bodily functions. Learn about the causes and symptoms of this condition.
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It took me most of my life to determine what was happening to me.
I had to find out myself since no doctor was able to diagnose my problem.
Every doctor suspected I had a heart condition.
When I was young, I was told I had bronchitis. Wrong.
For quite some time, I believed I was allergic to wheat protein. Wrong.
Later, I believed I might have Celiac Disease. Wrong.
Later still, I thought I was gluten intolerant. Wrong, but not completely.
Finally, finally, I discovered my lifetime medical condition was due to a histamine overload.
If you have severely swollen legs due to water retention and have breathing issues when sleeping, you may have the same problem I have been having all my life,
There are other causes for swelling of the legs through water retention, such as heart disease, so that needs to be determined by a medical professional.
It is disappointing that I have had to suffer this affliction all my life, and no medical professional could determine the actual cause.
It is very satisfying that I could find out what the cause of my problem was through my own investigation.
I am simply sharing something that has plagued me all my life.
Hopefully, someone may benefit.