“Oh no sweetie, you’re not insane. You’re describing what we now know to be a histamine intolerance disorder…I’m sorry for the way you’ve been treated. But we’re going to help make things better for you going forward.”
So I guess I have a Magic Nutritionist to add to my collection. Also I’ve not been crying on and off all day, you’ve been crying on and off all day.
I’m reading some of the symptoms of this and OH MY GOD.
-Chronic headache
-Unexplained exhaustion
-Sleep problems
-Congested, runny, or itchy nose
-Unexplained anxiety
And MORE.
I’m sitting here like
LIKE NO ONE THOUGHT OF THIS?????
Considering THIS is one of the causes?
-Vitamin B-6, vitamin C, copper, or zinc deficiencies
Along with THIS:
-Extreme or chronic stress
AND
-Injury or trauma
It also says antidepressants can cause it and not one person looked at you and said: “Hmm, maybe it’s THIS”???
GOD WOW.
I am SO glad you got an answer, I am SO happy for you and I wish you a wonderful and painless experience with Magic Nutrition Lady. Magic Physio Man should approve.
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and not one person looked at you and said: “Hmm, maybe it’s THIS”???”
lol, of course they didn’t, they were too busy assuming I was an irrational female and kept upping my valium dosage, which, as a fun aside, valium is linked to an increase of histamine levels in the body. Even the pain killers I’m currently prescribed, are linked to a histamine response.
I literally cannot fucking even right now. But god fuck and damn me I’m alive to seek vengeance so there’s that.
What are the treatments for histamine intolerance?
They’re kind of at a loss cause they don’t really even know how to officially diagnose it let alone treat it. Diagnosis hinges primarily on ruling other things out first and then going “welp, shit.”
Some doctors in the US don’t think it’s even real, but according to my new doctor it’s gaining traction thanks to European research. And the way it’s treated is through low histamine diet for 6 weeks to try and lower body inflammation, and then you find out what you can tolerate and try not to overload your system and trigger a meltdown. So it’s basically just constant lifestyle management, antihistamines, and hoping like fuck they figure something out soon.
There’s also supposed to be some benefits from taking a specific food enzyme? But I haven’t looked much in that yet.
