Coffee may be low histamine. In fact, coffee is generally low in histamine, but it also contains caffeine, which is known to block DAO activity. This means that if you’re deficient in DAO (diamine oxidase), the enzyme which clears histamine from your system, then you should avoid coffee and other caffeinated drinks, like tea. If …
Tea may be low histamine depending on whether the brew includes tea leaves or only herbs, and whether it’s sweetened with honey or another sugar. Herbal teas are mostly low histamine, but anything made with tea leaves contains caffeine, which can prevent histamine from being cleared. This means that teas like hibiscus and peppermint are …
No, alcohol is not low histamine. While different types of alcohol contain different levels of histamine, alcohol itself is a so-called histamine liberator, meaning that it provokes the release of histamine and/or blocks its degradation. In this case, alcohol (also called ethanol) directly competes with histamine for use of diamine oxidase (DAO) in order to …