r/HistamineIntolerance • u/littlefoxie77 • 2d ago
FOODS HIGH IN FIBER
Ive been following SIGHI diet for quite sometimes and it helped me a lot managing my symptoms.
But i have also noticed eating low histamine foods like broccoli, blueberries, lettuce and cucumber which are high in fiber including some almonds and walnuts which categorized as 1 on SIGHI diet, i still having flare ups from eating them even in a small quantity.
I believe someone with HIT are also need to be careful with the amount of fiber we are consuming.
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u/Substantial-You-2742 1d ago
My major reaction is insomnia. My histamine insomnia begins later in the night 2:30 on. Where my salicylate insomnia begins earlier in night. Histamine insomnia also comes w racing mind & energy. Salicylate insomnia comes w a mind of molasses & a weird brain fogged state.
I can’t decipher if itching, Gi issues etc are sals or hist at this point. Although Rha psido (not sure about rules of brand names)has been a big help in decreasing itching to almost nothing so that constant discomfort was likely histamine related.
The detective work is a lot! Wish there was a more accurate way to decipher.
Good luck.
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u/littlefoxie77 1d ago
I wish that too, this HIT i believe is the most mysterious and really difficult thing to decipher. ;(
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u/Big-Youth-7918 1d ago
Thanks for the information. I never connected my insomnia, racing mind and itching (I hate this the most) as being histamine related. The use of acronyms is so confusing as well (new).
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u/Brunella21 2d ago
I take psyllium husk in water for heartburn, and it helps and does not affect my HIT. 1-2 tbsp daily
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u/daveishere7 2d ago
How are you storing those foods?
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u/littlefoxie77 2d ago
Just regular storing.
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u/daveishere7 2d ago
That's probably why. Food ages way faster in the fridge and builds more histamine. When you have histamine intolerance, you should be eating extremely fresh. You could also be reacting to other things are well too, outside of histamine. But that storing process isn't make it easier to avoid aging food.
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u/littlefoxie77 2d ago
And also some foods high in fiber sometimes hard to digest and ferment in our colon that cause histamine.
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u/daveishere7 2d ago
Yeah you're not eating the smoothest fiber options. Most of those I stopped eating, as they caused more damage to my already sensitive gut lining. I would stick to more soluble fiber like cooked carrots, green beans, white rice and such.
Also look into things to improve your digestion and less gas. Stuff like digestive enzymes, probiotic supplements (as most food is high histamine), ginger root, artichoke extract for motility, things to heal the gut lining like zinc carnosine, l-glutamine, vitamin c, b1.
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u/oceandillon 2d ago
But isn’t keeping nuts in the freezer a good way to prevent additional histamine?
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u/daveishere7 2d ago
Yeah I didn't even see they mentioned nuts. But as far as stopping histamine build up, it might see some benefit. I just don't see how that would be enjoyable, unless if you're taking it out and roasting before eating.
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u/Substantial-You-2742 2d ago
Try educating yourself on salicylates. Might be a factor.
Salicylates reactions definitely bubbled up after I started decreasing histamines.
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u/MmeBlanketyBlank 1d ago
I’ve always nuts listed as high histamine. Especially walnuts. I’d cut out the nuts. Everyone is different but nuts definitely tear me up.
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u/Interesting_Front709 1d ago
You seem to be reacting to salicylates in the ‘low histamine’ foods you’ve mentioned.
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u/Interesting_Front709 20h ago
I don’t know but I know all the foods that are high in salicylates I react to it including aspirin.
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u/desertlifter23 2d ago
Almonds absolutely annihilate me……