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Histamine Intolerance: Not just a food allergy
Jackie Dallas MD
October 15, 2026
If you’ve ever had some aged cheese, avocado, or a glass of red wine, only to find yourself dealing with a sudden onset of flushing, a racing heart, nasal congestion, or unexplained digestive trouble, you might be dealing with histamine intolerance. It can present with a baffling cluster of symptoms, where lab work can return completely normal and so many women are simply told that they are just experiencing a strange food allergy. But histamine intolerance is not an classic allergy at all! It is a mismatch between how much histamine enters your body and how quickly your system can break it down.
