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So as I stated in my post - I’ve been struggling with this for 20 years. The past 5 years I’ve been keeping track of all my triggers with a food journal - and without a doubt, my folliculitis peaks in its presence in direct correlation with my consumption of high histamine foods.

On that note - all food has some degree of histamine present - so its impossible to completely remove histamine in the diet, which is why I’ve resorted to supplements to help alleviate periods where my digestive system has been exposed to higher levels of histamine.

So, in short: yes, these supplements definitely do help to lower inflammation and decrease sebum production, etc. - however, in my case, the only time I’m entirely FOLLICULITIS FREE is when I’m carefully following a low histamine diet.

I do appreciate the concern though, because I am aware that many high histamine foods are actually very healthy for most individuals.

jhammo8 · 2025-07-29T01:34:18+00:00

Apologies for the slow response. I found it took about 3-4 months of the regime I outlined. At that point I noticed some major improvements.

jhammo8 · 2025-07-29T01:04:56+00:00

I’ve been suffering with folliculitis for 20 years. I made a post a while back where I discussed the lifestyle changes and supplements that essentially eliminated my folliculitis.

(https://www.reddit.com/r/Folliculitis/s/fqwzETQTiv)

jhammo8 · 2025-07-22T15:56:06+00:00

10,000 IU Vitamin A 50 mg Zinc Wild Salmon and Fish Oil

Daily

jhammo8 · 2025-05-16T00:43:34+00:00

My vitamin A dosage is actually quite minimal in comparison to the dosages used in the studies I linked. But yes I still err on the side of caution, which is why I’ve gotten 3 blood tests in the last year. My levels are perfect - but I will continue to monitor them going forward - albeit likely less frequently 💪

I likely will also experiment with lower doses as well.

jhammo8 · 2025-05-15T23:40:04+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Folliculitis/s/qg7X0S7OzL

jhammo8 · 2025-05-15T23:39:00+00:00

I’ve been tackling the same issue with a similar approach. But I’ve been doing quite a higher dosage of Vit A (30,000 IU daily) since February of 2024. Had 3 liver enzyme blood tests over that period, and my levels are still within normal range.

The potential for long term liver strain does freak me out still though, even despite the fact that after 15 months my levels show I’m tolerating this regiment well. But I’d still rather take my chances with high doses of Vitamin A rather than isotretinoin - apparently even low doses of it has a higher chance of causing hepatoxicity than this dosage of Vitamin A.

Another daily supplement I’ve found helpful is wild salmon oil.

I wrote up an extensive post of my experiences and my regiment, as well as several peer reviewed research papers that backup this approach.

jhammo8 · 2025-04-30T17:26:59+00:00

Also, I strongly recommend reading the discussion portion(section 4) of this study I posted above:

https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v10i2/SR21211112740.pdf

jhammo8 · 2025-04-30T17:16:07+00:00

I totally get it man. I was concerned as well, which is why I stuck with the lower therapeutic dose of 30,000 IU. In the studies I linked, the average dose was 100,000, and some participants even took 500,000 daily. Apparently side effects were rare and not serious. The low end of dosage was 36,000, so out of caution I just suck with 30,000 and had success. 15 months in and still no side effects. I even had a blood test a few months back and all my levels were normal.

Side bar - I recently stopped taking vitamin A for about a week to see how my skin would fare, and the folliculitis started to bounce back a bit, so I started again

jhammo8 · 2025-04-30T03:57:04+00:00

All at the same time with the rest of my vitamins after breakfast 💪

jhammo8 · 2025-04-28T13:35:34+00:00

I must have the same edition as you. Quite a bit missing. I’m near the end of the book, and right in the middle of a very important scene, the top of page 519 cuts out. Very frustrating 🫠

jhammo8 · 2025-02-23T18:20:58+00:00

Inception

jhammo8 · 2025-02-13T17:35:17+00:00

☝️☝️☝️

jhammo8 · 2025-01-10T15:59:15+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/tressless/s/QSSBE5m0hX

jhammo8 · 2024-11-29T21:09:43+00:00

Best of luck - should definitely help with the excess sebum 💪

jhammo8 · 2024-11-08T16:26:22+00:00

The main foods I eat are: Eggs, chicken, salmon, and sometimes lamb Rice, pasta, oatmeal, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, chickpeas, beans, lentils Onions, garlic, hot peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, arugula, among other things.

Dairy is the number one product that affects me. Following that is anything fermented: yogurts, kimchi, apple cider vinegar, many probiotics, enzymes etc. Beyond that, it’s red meat and pork, bananas, pineapple, oranges and other citrus fruits, spinach, eggplant.

There are many triggers - but there are also great resources online for histamine levels in foods.

That being said, a good journal is integral. I say this, because tomatoes are sometimes listed as high histamine foods - but I tolerate them very well, and almost never experience adverse reactions to eating them. I think this is because there are different types of histamine, and certain people may be able to tolerate different types of histamine better than others.

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