Yes, that is what immunotherapy shots do. But you need to see a qualified allergist and have the shots professionally administered. They titrate the allergens and observe your reactions. It's a big time commitment but has a good success rate and is covered under most insurance b/c it is successful. Don't try doing it yourself. You could make it worse.

Unlikely.

But with things like apples just making you itchy it could be Oral Allergy Syndrome. You may be able to tolerate cooked or frozen apples or acid soaked apples (think vinegar or lemon juice) since it impacts the proteins associated with the OAS reaction.

I wouldn’t proceed without an allergist on board.

No

So happy for you! B12 was huge for me (I was pretty deficient), quercetin (by Thorne) I'm on the fence about (how long did it take for you to see results from that, OP? Or is it hard to say because you dosed a bunch of stuff at once?), and Seeking Health's DAO really didn't seem to help me much at all--maybe because I was trying to see if it would let me eat wheat and/or dairy? Or, maybe because when I don't eat wheat or dairy and am doing all the nutrient-dense, whole foods, I stop needing the DAO and quercetin, and so, stop taking it.🤦 Lesson to self: Stop "testing" foods that clearly make you feel like sh*t. And to you, OP: Thanks so much for the details of your success story (I am totally keeping this protocol in my back pocket). May you only get healthier from here!

Hello,

Do you have intolerance to medicines as well or just food?

Or do you have intolerance to for example dust mold, cat and ect? Or just completely food related?

Be careful! I started feeling amazing on porcine DAO and then the die off started happening 2 weeks in...

coffee with a splash of whole milk is my go to 🙈 oof yes! I was vegan for some time and vegetarian before - it took almost a year before I could tolerate a piece of chicken in my mouth 😅

I'm on week 1 of low histamine(ish) diet and day 3 of quercetin.. with some early improvement in fatigue, fog, nausea & no big food reactions. I don't know the answer, but I'm curiously awaiting others to respond as I navigate this as well!

Does the Quercetin have bromelain? It is an enzyme in pineapple which is a high histamine citrus fruit. Perhaps that might be a place to start. You can get Quercetin without it but they are often sold as a combination pill.

I haven’t taken that specific combo but what I’ve learned is one can have reactions to all kinds of things. I’d look first at the supplements. You can google to see that both supplements can have negative side effects…or you can be reacting to fillers in the brand. I try to work with only one med at a time. Try decreasing the dose. And/or switch to a different brand. Is it still effective? Are the side effects the same.

I can’t say exactly because my approach is to really restrict my diet …I did an elimination diet one food at a time to see what I reacted to. And I still end up taking antihistamines. You don’t mention if you do antihistamines and which ones…you could switch that up too to test.

I take Quercetin sparingly because of the negative kidney effects. I’m just starting DAO and am just growing it myself since I see people have all over the board reactions.

You could also search this subreddit for each supplement by name Eg “Quercetin side effects”

Do you get hay fever? It is the summertime, so maybe that is what you are experiencing? I have pretty bad hayfever with all the symptoms you’ve mentioned at the moment

Quercetin is a very strong MAO-Inhibitor, both MAO-A and MAO-B.

They are involved in clearing internal histamine via the HNMT-pathway.
https://mysupplementrd.com/biochemistry-dao-histamine-intolerance/

I have genetically slow MAO-A, that acts slow and avoid any plant extracts like this.

Highly recommend the Sinusauna!! It's a heated dry air therapy mask I wear before bed 2-3 nights a week for 20 mins and it's helped me sleep so much better as i'm actually able to breathe lol. Def recommend checking it out - https://sinusauna.com/#Overview

This past week in NYC has been rough… constant brain fog and bleh

C’est pas une solution court terme mais tu devrais regarder pour te faire désensibiliser. Je suis passé d’avoir des allergies constamment de mai à septembre à éternuer peut-être deux-trois jours dans mon été. Je peux même flatter un chat et un chien sans réaction, ce qui était impensable avant! Mais c’est un processus qui implique d’aller chez le médecin à intervalle régulière pendant très longtemps. Cela dit je regrette pas du tout, ma vie a changé.

C'est possible que cette année, tes Allegra ne fonctionnent pas. Essaie de changer de marque (ingrédients). Des fois, tu vas avoir une année que le Claritin ça fonctionne pis lanne suivante, pas pentoute! Mais le Reactine va marcher.

1ere génération : Benadryl rose (somnolence)

2e génération : Claritin, Reactine, Allegra

3e génération : Aerius (c'est comme le Claritin, mais ça fait effet plus vite)

Source: j'ai entendu beaucoup de pharmaciens en parler à 1pi de moi. Pendant des années.

Je ne suis pas pharmacienne, tu peux aller en pharmacie et leur demander conseil. Comme ça, si tu as des médicaments, on pourra mieux te diriger si jamais il y a des contres indications.

Pour moi, c'est Réactine 24h tout le mois d'août et septembre avec une shot de Nasanex. Rien d'autre fonctionne et même ça, j'ai quand même des symptômes, mais au moins je respire et ne passe pas 1 boîte de mouchoir par jour.

Nasonex.. c’est sous prescription vu mes sinusites récurrentes.. mais ça fait des miracles!

Laisse faire les histoires de matantes et trucs "naturels" OP.

Tu vas voir le pharmacien, tu lui dis que les allergies frappent fort, que t'es non fonctionnel pis que les antihistaminiques ne suffisent pas. Il va te vendre du flonase.

Deux push par narines chaque matin pis tu vas être un nouvel homme.

You can try , if food is your trigger it would help . I noticed my hives are at their worst when i have soy products . But mine are stressed induced , so soy is just the angry cherry on top .

Dietitian and someone with urticaria. I've done a deep dive on this a couple times and it is essentially not a thing. The mechanism sounds legit and there is some truth to it but that's how the wellness and integrated/functional medicine folks get you. But if avoiding certain foods makes you feel better, go for it. Just be mindful that it's likely a placebo effect and this sort of thing is a slippery slope right in to orthorexia.

Food is not medicine and I will die on this hill.

I have CIU (auto-immune hives) and eating some high histamine foods makes my hives worse, but avoiding them doesn’t make my hives better, if that makes sense.

I did carnivore diet for like a week and all my hives went away. I stopped and ate something with soy and all hives came back. Now I avoid soy and no more hives. Might be worth a shot for you.

Thank you for sharing

Maybe look up some AIP autoimmune Paleo recipes for ideas. Phoenix helix used to have many from various sources. They may need adapting but it can be a good start.

Any lentil dal, there’s dozens of variations out there.

Bean based chili, falafel, marinated chickpeas, black bean soup, refried beans quesadillas, congee, savory oatmeal, all the pasta….

Korean food is hugely accessible and really easily customizable!

I reccomend going into your local Korean grocer and perusing their ingredients! A lot of their premade stuff will have soy in it but I know my grocer has about 3-4 aisles dedicated to just ingredients!

I'll edit the post with some of favorite recipes that I modify for my fiance who has a soy allergy!

waw is that for real ? that must be super annoying!

for recipes (you can find them online):

chilly con carne

dhal

vichy carrots

cassoulet

chorba

sauteed spinash or sauteed string bean with chicken on the side

Borscht

olive tajine

chicken briyani

chicken basquaise

things like turnip, parsnip, celeriac, and onion roasted

mironton

sauteed cabbage

red cabbage soup

tajine peas and artichoke

coleslaw

three beans salad

lentil soup

braised endives

savory oats pancakes

braised brussel sprouts

you can make pretend vegan omelets with chickpea flour

kalentika

split pea mash or soup

mediteranean chickpea salad

stuffed peppers

vegan cauliflower casserole

brocoli and cauliflour salad

steamed fava beans

carrots turnips and onion soup or stew

minestrone

Good old beans and rice

Of course! I love food and if I can help spread the joy it can bring I'm for sure doing it!

Thanks for sharing. I got on a good supplement routine following a flareup in Jan, but never tried DAO. I just couldn't decide which one to go with, and I was prescribed a course of diflucan which really helped clear up the candida, and ultimately helped me manage the symptoms away along with a low-FODMAP low-histamine diet.

But with allergy season hitting me HARD this year and the candida / SIBO flaring up after weeks of travel, I'm back in a histamine overload response. I'm trying the SeekingHealth Histamine Digest, and I may try Oil of Oregano, because I can't go on a course of prescription antifungals 4x/year. I've heard some negative things though - any thoughts?

The supplements I’m taking are helping me actually get out of bed and live life again but I’m not completely cured. I still have good and bad days. However, I got on amoxicillin for 3 days for skin infection 2 days ago.. and it’s oddly making me feel MUCH better like I don’t have most of the symptoms… not sure if it’s a coincidence or the supplements are healing my gut I don’t even know

Everyone’s so used to me being sick all the time I hate it. I was bed ridden for months on and off for 2 years not knowing what the hell is going on, until ChatGPT told me. What we have is most likely a gut issue, H pylori, sibo leaky gut, all that can be cured. Me feeling even more better on the antibiotic proves that it could be a bacteria overgrowth issue in the gut

It’s crazy because just last week I was bed ridden for months. I hope this helps someone 🥺

Tret could be the reason for your PD. Every time I get on it or differin it PD flares up. I deal with clogged pores ever since I was a teen, it’s never ending. I also thought about getting on accutane but it’s risky. I think finacea gel unclogs pores though it’s been helping a bit.

Be careful with quercetin if you take heart meds. Always check vitamins and herb oils against any meds you are taking. Supplements and herbs are medicine also.