Diagnosis
Getting a histamine intolerance diagnosis is genuinely difficult – there’s no single definitive test, and the condition overlaps with SIBO, mast cell disorders, oestrogen dominance, and several other conditions. These guides cover the diagnostic process, the most useful tests available, and the conditions most commonly confused with or co-occurring alongside histamine intolerance.
Diagnosis
Why Your Histamine Test Might Be Misleading You
You cut out wine, aged cheese, and leftovers. You bought the DAO supplement everyone in the Facebook group swears by. You even took the histamine…
Diagnosis
Telling Seasonal Allergies vs Histamine Intolerance Apart
Every spring, you sneeze, your eyes water, your nose runs, and you feel foggy and tired. Every spring, you also seem to react more to…
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A DAO Gene Mutation Could Explain Your Histamine Symptoms
Two people can eat the exact same meal, at the exact same restaurant, and one walks away fine while the other spends the evening with…
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Is Histamine Intolerance Real? What 2023 Research Found
You will not find this sentence on most histamine intolerance websites: a placebo-controlled study published in 2023 gave people with suspected histamine intolerance either histamine…
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Histamine Intolerance in Children: Parent Guide
Histamine intolerance in children is less discussed than in adults, but more common than the limited published literature suggests. The condition is underdiagnosed in this…
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Histamine Intolerance vs Mast Cell Activation
Histamine intolerance vs mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is one of the most frequently confused distinctions in histamine-related medicine. Both conditions produce multi-system symptoms involving…
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Can Histamine Intolerance Be Cured?
This is the question most people are really asking when they come to this site: is this something I manage forever, or is there an…
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Histamine Intolerance vs IBS: How to Tell the Difference
If you’ve been told you have IBS – irritable bowel syndrome – but you’ve never quite believed it, you’re not alone. Histamine intolerance and IBS…
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Are Histamine Intolerance and IBS the Same or Different Conditions?
Bloating, cramping, unpredictable bowel habits, nausea after eating – this is the standard IBS description, but it’s also a reasonable description of histamine intolerance. Misdiagnosis…