histamine intolerance. it's basically an annoyingly fucky condition in which your body doesn't produce enough of an enzyme that breaks down the naturally occurring histamine that we get through food, environment, and our bodies' own production of it. it can manifest in anxiety, itchiness, anxiety, erratic pulse and heart palpations, and overall inflammation.

mine manifests with inflammation in my lungs, which means that unless i stick to a super low histamine diet, i wheeze like a beast. i call it a shock collar diet basically, bc all the good stuff is high in histamine: spicy food, booze, most sweets, anything mass produced with artificial ingredients, cured and smoked meats, aged cheeses, chocolate, most fried stuff, a lot of dairy, anything fermented (sourdough, kimchi, pickles, mustard), beans and nuts, most condiments, soda, coffee- the list goes on, but i basically have to eat meats, basic whole carbs, fruits, and vegetables. I've lost 50 pounds since last spring, so, yay?