“How do I know what foods are bad for me?
Well, how do you feel when you eat? Do you notice any throat clearing, runny nose, inability to breathe from one or both nostrils (as though you’ve been punched in the nose) or wake up stuffy? This could be a Histamine Response.
There are excellent lab tests available to help identify if you have a problem with certain foods, but you can take common sense action to pinpoint foods that may be causing you trouble. Some individuals, because of reasons too in depth to cover in this format, have a histamine reaction to foods.
Whether it’s a breakdown in your physiology at the root cause or certain food(s)
that may be the big problem, you can easily detect the worst offenders.Here’s How:
Ever wake up with a stuffy nose or one nostril difficult to breathe from?
You had a histamine response from something you ate last night.
Ever get the annoying throat clearing cough after eating certain foods?
You just had a histamine response.
Get a runny nose and lots of mucous out of the blue after eating or drinking
but you don’t have a cold?
Guess what you just had? Yep, Histamine.
Do you get bloated after eating but not gassy – just a distended abdomen?
Bingo. This one could be Histamine.
that may be the big problem, you can easily detect the worst offenders.Here’s How:
Ever wake up with a stuffy nose or one nostril difficult to breathe from?
You had a histamine response from something you ate last night.
Ever get the annoying throat clearing cough after eating certain foods?
You just had a histamine response.
Get a runny nose and lots of mucous out of the blue after eating or drinking
but you don’t have a cold?
Guess what you just had? Yep, Histamine.
Do you get bloated after eating but not gassy – just a distended abdomen?
Bingo. This one could be Histamine.
A Histamine, in the most basic sense, is a chemical produced during an allergic response. When an allergen triggers an immune response, a type of white blood cell called mast cells release histamines. It gives you the puffy and swollen eyes, rashes, hives, runny nose, swelling in the throat and itching as the most overt symptoms. However, it can also cause a wide variety of other symptoms including migraines, digestive upset, nausea and even low blood pressure.
What Do You Do?
Keep a Food Diary and record what you eat for 2 weeks. When you feel any of the histamine symptoms, like the ones mentioned, try to isolate the food(s) that may have caused them; then eliminate it. Try keeping these food(s) out of your life for 10-14 days and see how you feel. If you found the culprit, Congratulations! You will notice a difference for the better and are likely not to go back.
By Dr. J. Philip E. Gatcha, D.C
By Dr. J. Philip E. Gatcha, D.C
