Overigens, de link die ik je eerder stuurde, is echt aan te bevelen om te lezen. Hier staat een beetje alles in wat je kunt ondernemen:
http://selfhacked.com/2014/08/01/deal-histamine/
Op de bovenstaande website worden ook zaken benoemd die het DAO enzym verhogen, ik zou me hierop richten. Meer DAO enzym = minder histamine. Minder histamine betekent ook meer andere histamine rijke dingen nemen zoals gefermenteerde voeding.
De website geeft ook uitleg over de relatie stress, cortisol en mestcellen/histamine, ik quote:
Whenever your stress response is set off, your hypothalamus releases CRH, which results in an increase in cortisol release.
Mast cells get activated by CRH, which leads to histamine release. (R) On the other hand, cortisol inhibits histamine secretion. (R)
So we see that activation of your stress pathway has opposing effects on histamine. But eventually, you become insensitive to cortisol and the histamine reducing effects of cortisol are diminished, while CRH stays elevated.
CRH also activates brain mast cells to release inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-8. (R) Activation of mast cells by CRH increases Brain Barrier permeability. (R)
Some people produce high levels of CRH and lower levels of cortisol, and this will cause a lot of histamine issues.
Through my consults, I’ve realized that a majority of people’s histamine issues are most impacted by chronic stress response activation i.e. too much HPA activity.
Psychological stress is only one of the dozens of reasons why your stress response is overactive. However, it’s often the most significant factor.
Zoals bij vele dingen is stress ook in het histamine verhaal een grote boosdoener!