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Exclusivinterview: 10 Fragen & Antworten über Histaminintoleranz

This is the German version  of the article “Exclusive: 10 questions answered about Histamine Intolerance” for our visitors from the German language area! Prof. Dr. med Martin Raithel, Oberarzt am Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, und seine Kollegen in Deutschland und Österreich beschäftigen sich bereits seit langem mit dem Thema Histaminintoleranz. Nun hat Prof. Raithel uns ein Interview …

Exclusive: 10 questions answered about Histamine Intolerance

Prof. Dr. med. Martin Raithel of the University Clinic of Erlangen (Germany) and his colleagues in Germany and Austria have worked on the subject of Histamine Intolerance for many years. Prof. Raithel has now given an exclusive interview. It should provide those searching for the cause of their symptoms with more information on how to …

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Food Intolerance (FI)?

I went to a very interesting doctor-patient seminar in Erlangen on the July 7th weekend. One of the main themes discussed there was IBS. The lecture given by Prof. Dr. Peter Konturek was of particular interest. IBS is often given as a diagnosis when all tests and examinations fail to lead to any other diagnostic …

New app for food intolerance sufferers

Interview with the developers of the new food intolerance app A few months ago a food intolerance app caught the attention of the Histamine Intolerance Awareness Team. It seems to be quite helpful to quite a lot of people as far as we can see. So I wanted to know more about it, and asked …

BBC 5 Live – Summary of item on allergy and food intolerance

On March 20th the mid-day BBC 5Live radio broadcast, as part of their medical program, an informative item on allergies and food intolerances, lasting about 10 minutes. For those of you who live abroad and are thus unable to hear the BBC podcast, here is a summary of what was said: Taking part were the …

The two degradation pathways for histamine

Chronic form of histamine intolerance (type HNMT) The description of this particular form of this medical condition is based on the author’s theoretical deliberations, interpretations and model predictions and is supported by a growing number of individual case reports. This is primarily an hypothesis and not established scientific data. Summary: Two degradation pathways for histamine …

When eating becomes a science… .

Here is an article published by the Wiener Zeitung (Viennese daily paper) in Austria. It raises several points I thought would be interesting to read and could be very helpful for others, so here is the translation. When someone suffers from one or more food intolerances eating often becomes a science “I would rather have …

Life after the Daily Mail article

Since the Daily Mail article was published, much has happened and there has been a steady flow of e-mails coming in via the contact page. Sandwiched between my normal work schedule, I try to answer as many e-mails as possible as soon as possible. Sometimes however, it can take a little while because I am …