Histamine-free

For histamine intolerance: avoid cured meats, fermented foods, wine, tomatoes, and spinach.

What It Is

Histamine intolerance due to DAO (diamine oxidase) deficiency: histamine accumulation with migraines, hives, and digestive issues.

Avoid

Aged cheeses, cured meats, wine, beer, vinegar, soy sauce, blue fish that is not very fresh, tomato, spinach, eggplant, strawberry, citrus fruits, chocolate, shellfish, and fermented foods in general.

Alternatives

Fresh meat from the day, very fresh white fish, rice, potato, non-histamine vegetables (lettuce, zucchini, leek), and fresh fruits (apple, pear).