Hello,

I thought I'd make another entry to share an idea that I have just learned about. I've not yet had a chance to try it but I wanted to let others know in case they might want to try it too - sooner rather than later.

It might sound crazy, but it turns out that different foods contain different levels of histamine, and this is the interesting bit... I've cut and pasted it from where I found it so you can make up your own minds:

dr-healthcare.com/en/2020/03/27/dao-deficiency-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/

"Under normal conditions, when histamine levels rise above a certain threshold, the enzymes responsible for its metabolism, specifically DAO (Diamino Oxidase) and, to a lesser extent, histamine N-methyl transferase (HNMT), rapidly degrade the excess this amine. However, when the degradation rate is insufficient to cope with the excess, the total level of histamine in the body rises. At a certain critical level, signs and symptoms occur as a result of histamine coupling to its receptors in specific cells.

Histamine is a mediator that intervenes in the inflammation of the immune system by activating intracellular pathways that induce the production of cytokines in the lungs. Cytokines are signaling proteins that regulate interactions of cells of the immune system, thus producing an amplification of inflammatory reactions."

So it seems to me that one can do 2 things. 1) Try and reduce the histamine 2) Try and increase the levels of DAO. Here's another link to a post I read about trying to get to the bottom of things, which I am going to try as of today. Although, I've decided to work backwards, so rather than eliminate almost everything from my diet, I will eliminate or drastically reduce foods which are high in histamine to see where that takes me. In addition I have started to take supplimentary vitamins, especially vitamin C which is supposed to be good for increasing DAO health. So here we go - please, let this be the one!!!

graduatefitness.com/histamine-intolerance-guide/