Histamine Testing

[fkewatson]

Hi - I've really been trying to find something re: this topic in the archives and while I'm learning a lot about histamine - I'm not find the answer to this question:

My son (4 years old) had some intradermal allergy testing recently. The reaction to the histamine injection was huge - weal was about 4-5 mm and the redness around the weal was about 4 inches in diameter. The doc looked at it and said, "that could be a lot of his problem".

What does this huge reaction to histamine mean? That he is sensitive histamine vs that he harbors high histamine levels? Or that BECAUSE he harbors high histamine levels he IS sensitive? He is also allergic to dairy, egg white, peanut and wheat as well as having genetic profile for being gluten intolerant (double whammy on the wheat/gluten).

Definitely going the route of poor liver/detox function and leaky gut. He has candida overgrowth as well but is responding nicely to nystatin and diet.

But this histamine thing has caught me off-guard. Limiting his diet further to do a low histamine version will be rather challenging, but if it is necessary to help reduce inflammation, we'll do it.

He definitely has some of the symptoms of histamine sensitivity/high histamine levels - high activity level, implusive, over-active fight/flight/fright response, hard to keep him focused.

Any info is appreciated!

Katie

[jayhawkmom]

I'm a bit confused. The histamine is supposed to be huge. The control is supposed to be unremarkable. If the histamine wasn't huge, it would be the sign of a flawed test.

I've had intradermal allergy testing done, and my histamine was also "huge" as were those of my children. They inject histamine directly under the skin, it's *supposed* to react.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something... if so, my apologies.

[huevo-no-bueno]

I'm a bit confused. The histamine is supposed to be huge. The control is supposed to be unremarkable. If the histamine wasn't huge, it would be the sign of a flawed test.

I've had intradermal allergy testing done, and my histamine was also "huge" as were those of my children. They inject histamine directly under the skin, it's *supposed* to react.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something... if so, my apologies.

I had this test done, and no matter how small the histamine concentration was, I reacted and felt awful. I felt so bad, I didn't go back for the treatment. They can't treat me for gluten intolerance this way, only the "classic" food allergy I have to eggs, so I just made the decision to just accept the allergy and move on with my life. I hope this post isn't too discouraging for anyone!

[jerseyangel]

I'm a bit confused. The histamine is supposed to be huge. The control is supposed to be unremarkable. If the histamine wasn't huge, it would be the sign of a flawed test.

I've had intradermal allergy testing done, and my histamine was also "huge" as were those of my children. They inject histamine directly under the skin, it's *supposed* to react.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something... if so, my apologies.

Yes, this is what happened to me, too. The histamine on me got big and itched like crazy the whole day after the test. I asked the allergist about it before I left the office and he said it was normal.

[Muriel Harvey]

I think it means you have high levels of histiamine in your blood. So are generally allergic. I think there are natural supplements you can take to help this.