Your gut if usually the starting point for histamine problems

Histamine reactions — from bloating and headaches, to rashes and anxiety — often trace back to the gut microbiome.

When beneficial bacteria are low and opportunistic bacteria dominate, histamine-producing microbes can flourish. At the same time, our DAO enzyme activity can be reduced, leaving our system unable to clear histamine efficiently.

This happened to me recently after being badly food poisoned while travelling overseas last year, and having to take antibiotics. My gut was destroyed and the histamine symptoms came rolling in. Gut testing confirmed exactly what was going on.

The fix? It's not just avoiding histamine foods.

But rebuilding the gut ecosystem, supporting keystone bacteria, and ensuring the body can metabolise histamine properly.

Balanced gut = balanced histamine = fewer reactions