Histamine Intolerance is an intolerance of ingested histamine probably caused by dysfunction of the two metabolizing enzymes HNMT and DAO. The symptoms are similar to allegic reactions.
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In patients with histamine intolerance diarrhea manifests after the ingestion of greater amounts of biogenic amines. |
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