Cankles-McJeggings Just picked up on your histamine post. Something I’ve been looking into for a while. What’s your reason?
Simply having had some issues for a period of my body not being particularly great at breaking down histamine, resulting in occasional histamine overloads.
If it’s something you’re looking in to then I’d recommend finding a probiotic supplement which only has strains which serve to counteract histamine. You have to be very careful with finding a supplement because some probiotics serve to decrease histamine, but there are also ones which boost histamine (probiotic fermented foods such as sauerkraut and yoghurt also tend to boost histamine). This article contains a list of which to look for and which to avoid:
https://mastcell360.com/histamine-lowering-probiotics-for-people-with-mast-cell-activation-syndrome-and-histamine-intolerance/
I currently take this once a day during hayfever season when my histamine levels are more prone to being elevated, as well as before large meals. It is made up of two strains which counteract histamine (bif. bifidum and bif. longum).
https://www.vitabay.net/bifidyn-biotische-bifidobakterien-42-milliarden-aktive-bakterienkulturen-pro-kapsel-1805
The other supplement which I would recommend for this is Diamine Oxidase (DAO). It’s really good to take before a heavy meal, and/or an occasion where you’ll be drinking a decent amount of alcohol as well (as alcohol prohibits your body’s ability to metabolise histamine). They can also help to a slightly lesser degree if taken after such a meal and/or drinking.
DAO supplements can be relatively expensive and tough to find, but they do the trick.
There are a number of other supplements out there which have been recommended to also help, e.g. L-Methionine and Quercetin, that I’ve had some benefits from in the past.
