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…
I went to a very interesting doctor-patient seminar in Erlangen on the July 7th weekend. One of the main themes discussed there was Irritable Bowel Syndrome (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…
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…
On March 20th the mid-day BBC 5Live radio broadcast, as part of their medical program, an informative item on allergy 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…
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 then eating becomes a science Around 30 per cent…
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…
The book “What HIT me? Living with Histamine Intolerance: A guide to diagnosis and management of HIT – A patients point of view” is now available on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de! If you don’t want to wait for the paperback you can download the Kindle Edition, which can also be read on the PC, Mac,…
Book out soon! What HIT me? Living with Histamine Intolerance A guide to diagnosis and management of HIT A patient’s point of view Scientists claim that millions are affected by unidentified health issues. One of the reasons can be Histamine Intolerance (HIT). After successfully coming to terms with HIT author Genny Masterman has written a…
Some people believe that self-diagnosis is possible for Histamine Intolerance. It is much more complicated than that. I have been watching the goings on both off-line and on-line for a while now, and would like to clear up one misconception… maybe two. First of all self-diagnosis is not a viable option. There is a worrying…
The importance of diagnosis – “…but maybe it’s all in the mind…?”
