Sensitivity Guide

Histamine

Histamine sensitivity looks at foods naturally high in histamine or that build it up as they age and ferment — think aged cheese, cured meats, and wine.

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Tips for Histamine

Choose fresh foods over aged, fermented, or leftover options.
Avoid eating multiple high-histamine foods in one meal.

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References

Histamine Sources

Authoritative sources for histamine research, clinical guidelines, and food databases.

SIGHI Food Compatibility List

Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance

SIGHI Food List (PDF)

SIGHI

DGAKI Guideline on Histamine Intolerance (2017/2021)(2017)

German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology

RPAH Elimination Diet Handbook (2019)(2019)

RPAH Allergy Unit

Swain, Soutter, Loblay

RPAH Elimination Diet Shopping Guide (2019)(2019)

RPAH

SIGHI Elimination Diet Leaflet

SIGHI

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit

RPAH

FAILSAFE Diet (Food Intolerance Network)

Food Intolerance Network

Histamine and histamine intolerance(2007)

Oxford Academic

Maintz & Novak (2007)

Histamine Intolerance: The Current State of the Art(2020)

MDPI

Comas-Basté et al. (2020)

Sensitivity to food additives, vaso-active amines and salicylates: a review(2015)

BioMed Central

Skypala IJ et al. (2015)

11 sources from peer-reviewed research, regulatory bodies, and clinical guidelines.

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