Detect and prove histamine intolerance
We offer the following parameters:
- Quantitative histamine determination
- Detection of histamine-forming microorganisms
- Determination of diaminooxidase (DAO) activity
Symptoms
Characteristic symptoms of a histamine intolerance are:
- flushing,
- nausea,
- diarrhoea,
- migraine headache,
- heat sensation, and
- dyspnoea.
The main difference between a histamine intolerance and a food allergy: in the case of a histamine intolerance, the strength of the symptoms depends on the amount of histamine added. Patients suffering from histamine intolerance should employ a histamine-poor diet.
Histamine intolerance is a disease that has been described only in recent years. It is estimated that one to three percent of the population suffer from a histamine intolerance. Following the consumption of histamine rich foods, the affected persons exhibit allergy-like symptoms.
Classical allergy diagnostics show no results, as no immunoglobulins can be detected. This is due to the fact that histamine intolerance is characterized by a lack of the enzyme diaminooxidase (DAO) which eliminates excessive histamine.
