Avoid fermented foods as they often lead to an increase in histamine levels. Examples of fermented foods include yogurt (sad face), kombucha (you thought you were being healthy didn’t you?), sauerkraut, kefir, and kombucha.

Try instead making your own low-histamine coconut yogurt. I’ve made a few batches of this. Two were great, one was so-so, and one, well let’s not talk about that last batch.

I make this in a pressure cooker (Instant Pot) on the ‘yogurt’ setting. I heat some coconut cream and coconut milk, and then follow Instant Pot advice on making yogurt, mixing in histamine-friendly probiotics as my starter culture. (Opening up two capsules of Probiota Histaminx by Seeking Health seemed to do the trick).

Once in the fridge, it sets and I’m officially a yogurt maker. Who would have thought it?

Oh, and advance warning: I will not be held responsible for any fermenting mistakes you make.