Headaches, hives & heartburn? Histamine could be the cause

Headaches, hives & heartburn? Histamine could be the cause

Dealing with symptoms like heartburn, headaches, and hives is no walk in the park. This is especially true if you have no idea how to stop them. Most people and even some conventional doctors don't know how to prevent or stop these types of symptoms because they don't understand the cause. Any time you try to treat a problem, you must first find the root. This is exactly what we do in naturopathic family care.

One of the most overlooked health problems in America is allergies. It is an uncontrollable disease that cannot be stopped, only remedied with medication. Statistics show that about one percent of the population experiences symptoms when faced with histamine overload. Symptoms usually include migraines, rapid heart rate, constipation, low blood pressure and diarrhea. The problem is that these symptoms can be related to a variety of other underlying conditions, making it difficult to pinpoint histamine as the culprit.

Histamine intolerance is a real disorder

Another way to look at allergies is histamine intolerance. This is a disorder that can cause the symptoms mentioned above, but is hardly ever associated with histamine. If you were to do allergy testing during these times, this would become clear. At this point, you can ask a naturopathic primary care doctor for a natural allergy treatment like SLIT. This is a non-invasive treatment that can relieve and reverse your allergy symptoms over time.

A closer look at histamine

We hear the word histamine (or anti-histamine) all the time, but what is it really? Histamine is part of a group consisting of small molecular neurotransmitter substances such as adrenaline, serotonin and dopamine. It is always circulating in your body and transmitting messages to your brain. It goes between neurons and your nervous system. It can help regulate things like sleep, proper bowel function, and even sexual responses.

When your body is exposed to allergens, it triggers an immune response (an influx of white blood cells) that releases histamines and causes inflammation (like puffy eyes and rashes). Histamines can also be produced when you eat certain foods that contain histamine and by gut bacteria.

Overcoming histamine intolerance

The key is to train your body how to identify substances that are not harmful as friendly. In this way, immune effects that trigger the histamine imbalance are no longer generated. One way to do this is through natural SLIT allergy treatment. A naturopath can help you improve your diet and lifestyle during this process so that you can improve the outcome of therapy.