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SUBMITTER: Schnedl WJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6859183 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schnedl Wolfgang J WJ Schenk Michael M Lackner Sonja S Enko Dietmar D Mangge Harald H Forster Florian F
Food science and biotechnology 20190524 6
Histamine intolerance (HIT) is thought to be caused by a disproportionate amount of histamine in the body. The enzyme diamine oxidase (DAO) is considered for the gastrointestinal degradation of histamine. For this open-label interventional pilot study, we identified 28 patients with HIT. For 4 weeks, they were instructed to take DAO capsules before meals. Then, throughout a follow-up period, they were instructed not to take the DAO. We used a questionnaire that included 22 symptoms, which were d ...[more]