I have diagnosed myself with MCAS after i saw a TikTok of a woman who had this after getting COVID. I had the same things as her. All of a sudden, after that i started to react very bad to foods also, heart palpitations, running nose, shortness of breath, anxiety, headache, diarrhea, throat pain, skin condition worsening. So now i know i have histamine intolerance, i can’t eat everything and respond very well to Quercitine. I did research on histamine intolerance and MCAS. That’s how i know how to treat myself. Unfortunately my GP is trying to gaslight me. Last time i was there she said histamine intolerance doesn’t exist. I left there crying cause I felt so bad. She was telling me i have anxiety issues. Doctors will still blame things either on your weight or tell you you have hysteria. It’s a shame. We women know what is going on with ourselves. I was fortunate to see that TikTok or else i would have never known what is going on with myself.
Good for you I've dealt with Drs who treated for GERDS and Antidepressants they wanted me to stay on these meds long term and they couldn't treat the actual problem I eventually saw in naturopath who cleared both those illnesses when I told my gp about it he didn't believe the naturopath did that now I've this LC symptoms and I have no hope the GP's are will fully ignorant they are in bed with the pharmaceutical companies
I agree it’s disgusting how the main stream medical community treats patients!! I found a Naturopath 6 months ago and he is very open minded to listening thank God! I have seen so many specialists over the last year and a half and not had any help whatsoever! They literally think you’re crazy. 😡 Good luck to you as well in your recovery!
It may also be beneficial to look into the GAPS nutritional protocol. I have since figured out that all my symptoms, ( a lot of what you also have) are due to a leaky gut! Check out Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride’s books. GAPS stands for Gut And Psychology Syndrome. Hope this helps. There is a way to heal, it’s just going to take time to heal fully. I am doing the GAPS now and realize it’s going to take at least 2 years. I think it’s worth it tho.
I had a wicked case of long covid for 32 months. It was neurologic. No POTS, no brain fog. Dr. Bryan Ardis suggested nicotine patches. I applied a 7mg nicotine patch 24 hrs/ day for 7 days. By 4 weeks later my horrific symptoms abated by 95%. I had been reduced to a mere shell of my former self and couldn't do any of my normal activities. After the nicotine I am back in action! It's cheap, easy and relatively safe. The nicotine binds to nicotinic receptors on the cell surface, in preference to the spike protein. That's the theory. As a physician and surgeon, I'm back in the game!
@@anniecrowther8423 Terrible lighthededness, felt like I would fall in to a coma at any moment. Felt like I was barely conscious. Dizzy occasionally. Raging tinnitus. Ridiculously easy fatigue ability. Zero heat tolerance. Weirdo palpitations that were terrifying, when they occurred I was certain I would die in the next few moments. No brain fog, my cognition was 100% normal. No POTS. My current regimen is daily nicotine patch, methylene blue, nattokinase, curcumin, Quercitin, resveratrol, magnesium (which I take for other reasons) and AREDS-2 to prevent macular degeneration. I’m not 100% healed but very close. I’m not stopping any of this until I feel 100%, if that ever occurs.
@@anniecrowther8423 I was severely lightheaded and felt like I might fall in to a coma at any moment. It seemed I was barely conscious, something akin to being very sleepy or inebriated but not exactly like either of those. Nevertheless my cognition was completely normal, no brain fog. No POTS. Raging tinnitus which persists. Sometimes dizzy or unbalanced but only for a second. No heat tolerance and ridiculously easy fatigue ability. Weird palpitations at times that felt like I would die in an instant. No GI, nor respiratory problems. No MCAS. It was horrific, I couldn’t do any of my normal activities like golf, fishing, cycling, flying. I could barely drive and work, but pushed hard to do so. I missed some work and had to have a driver often. My current regimen is a nicotine patch daily, methylene blue, nattokinase, curcumin, Quercitin, resveratrol, and vitamin D. I won’t be stopping those anytime soon! I’m probably 90% resolved or better. This is month 38.
I have tried nicotine patches after reading your comment, but I only gave up fags after tonsils strep throat 2 months, ago but so sick from covid symptoms since, exactly what u describe, so weak, so fatigues, so bad !!!! Just put pm patch an I feel a tiny bit of life coming back, thk u so much
It would be nice if the instructions could be put in the narrative below the video so that people could just print it out, in stead of having to try to transcribe it. thanks.
This is a short summary of the video, if someone can do better please do. 4000 iu vit D day 30mg niacin day 400 magnesium(not sure which kind)day vitaminc C 3 times a day Selenium 100micrograms day Avoid avocados, wheat,dairy, tomatos, spinach among others. avoid watermelon, bananas, strawberries, raspberries, avoid must nuts. avoid green tea, caffeine, alcohol. Antihistamines may help as well.
@@joyfuljoyful6598 idk i returned most of these pills as i feel taking so many vitamins can put a strain on your kidneys and liver. My symptoms were unrelated to allergies. I was having silent reflux from my stomach which was affecting my breathing and throat. I have gotten better after following a strict gerd diet and making some lifestyle changes.
@@omarct Were you taking the vitamins with food because some people take them alone with water which can be flushed out of your system and not absorbed as they should be.
Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta has 2 good videos . "Which Magnesium should I take?", and "Why Magnesium is so good for you". For Magnesium, I believe Glycinate is best.
This was BRILLIANT!!! Thank you both!! You may have helped me crack the code of my spouses long term undiagnosed Illness here in the US. No one here has ever mentioned histamine intolerance. This is a first and he’s been dealing with it for his entire life! I’ll keep you posted as to his results over time. Thank you for sharing this valuable information! God bless you!
@@tanyawieczorek6603 Thank you SOOOOO much for reaching out! We had so much going on, a big move and life changes that he JUST started a new protocol THIS WEEK! Funny you should ask! LOL! While it's still a little too early to have any major changes, I think he's getting some relief from the constant itching. He spends a great deal of time reacting to histamine and breaks out consistently. I explained to him with great detail what he's possibly experiencing and it resonated with him, which is why he's trying it now. He's a the end of his rope. Dr.'s haven't given him any relief at all. They haven't even given him a REAL diagnosis. We've been dealing with this for YEARS together and for him, since childhood. My hope is that this protocol with consistency will offer not just relief, but regulate his body to normal histamine levels. I appreciate you asking me, that means a great deal! Thank you and God Bless you!
@@alexxdaye1 just saw your post. I'm recovering from long uno what. I found "The Plant Paradox", from Dr. Steven Gundry about lectins in food and bodies responses to environmental toxins like roundup and other such things. I've also been reading Dr. Johanna Budwig about Omega three oils and it's critical necessity in the body. Specifically, freshly ground flax seeds, ( they oxidize and become unfit to eat within fifteen minutes of being ground). Barleans flax oil with the elimination of most other kinds except organic expellor pressed Olive and coconut oil, has greatly healed my liver. The liver is the source of body detoxification. The two sources I gave you should help alleviate the misery if you can do some changes to your life and diet.
This is so accurate! I started having chronic migraines not long after having covid. A few months ago I started seeing a neturopath who's studied extensively in genes. She started getting me to do a lot of these things and I've been light years better! We also did a genetic test and what do you know, I have a high sensitivity to histamine. This information needs to be spread ❤
@@nicolahaseler6513 I agree with 95 % of the information but one aspect she did not mention which is paramount is that supplements do not help for those with inflammation of the bowel because the inflammation blocks the absorption of the supplements. I am shocked that as intelligent as she is she failed to mention one of the most critical factors
She's so on point. I have IBS, GERD, gluten sensitivity, fibromyalgia....my family has recovered from covid and I have not. I told myself today that my intolerance for gluten has become worse since having covid.
I’m a mess since covid and also work in a building that is leaky so think there is mold . This is a tremendous help but wish I saw this before going grocery shopping . Will freeze the bananas for the fam and make them banana bread . I’m off gluten and all grains also
@@BJ-v good luck. I have completely changed the way I eat. Due to IBS and glueten insensitive my metabolism has been messed up since I had covid. I am mostly eating fruits, vegetables and protein for the past week and I am feeling better already. My weight shed fast but I believe my body is finally resetting. My hunger feeling is decreasing and I feel a tiny less fatigue. I have reintroduced bananas yet. I literally stopped coughing about 4 weeks ago. I'm still having chest pain when exercising. Month 3 after covid
@@HaileyMarieGrande So I am old school.. so I started following Suzzane Somers Somersize. I used to do this diet in my late 20s but so many people frowned upon it due to some specific food restrictions. Now that I am 47 negotiating food has become even more difficult and metabolism issues. I started her plan..she actually says no bananas. Covid 19 hijacked my metabolism, mood, and eating habits. So I decided to dust off my book. She has a list of foods to stay away from. They weight loss is different for people. But I lost 10 pounds in 8 days. I have more energy. I'm not better..I have a long way to go. But I like the way she encourages me to eat without needing to count the calories. I feel like my body is reseting. I was only going to do it for a week but my results were amazing. So I'm going to do it a few more weeks then hold off eating things that screw my metabolism. Bread and sweet products just send me off on a eating binge and I can't stop. This was the easiest way I could incorporate what the RU-vid video was saying.
I almost cried watching this, it's truly a revelation! Thank you Dr. Tina Peers for imparting your knowledge so generously, you're a truly amazing doctor who has shed light on 100% of my symptoms. Thank you also to @nicolahaseler for serving as the platform to disseminate this crucial info! I watched this video a month ago and started Gen 2 anti-histamine; it stopped the heart and heading pounding within HOURS. The video also explains the science behind the insomnia. Thank you so much for this! 🙏
wow this explains so much. had many fainting spells and extremely uncomfortable ibs since i was 5 and had unbearable long covid for a year. seeing people normalize getting this virus right now even though the long covid likelihood rates are much higher is scary. thank you for this video ❤
Wow. I have ALL of these symptoms. And I eat mostly high histamine foods! Wow!! What a blessing that I came upon this video after over 2 years of pain and agony!!!
@@leannshort2211 ugh I haven't been disciplined enough to be off certain foods. I try though. I am praying I will find a solution to all of this and get better. The pain and fatigue and weakness etc etc drive me nuts. 🙏❤🙏
@@trishafrye53 I will pray for you too! Tell me about it! The symptoms are debilitating! I haven’t been able to smell or taste for almost 2 years now!! I have severe, constant congestion, yet nose that runs like a faucet, watery eyes, itchy throat and ear canals, sneezing and chronic cough. I am on the GAPS nutritional protocol to help heal and seal my leaky gut. I know I definitely had gut issues before Covid, but after getting Covid in April 2021 all my symptoms blew up and then some. This has pretty much ruined my life. Im barely surviving at this point. I guess I’ll feel worse before I get better, but damn if this isn’t torture! GAPS is very restrictive, especially in the beginning. I haven’t been doing it but for 2 months now. I started it this time last year and was on it for like 3 months. I ended up quitting because the diet calls for homemade fermented foods and they were causing me a lot of histamine intolerance. Which they still are this time around but I guess I’m just gonna try and push through it and hope it gets better with time as my gut heals and everything isn’t leaking into my blood stream. I’m also doing near infrared sauna with bulbs that my husband purchased. I do detox baths and dry brushing as much as I can remember. I try to stay calm but doesn’t really work out that way when you’re miserable every day. UGH, life really sux right now. I hope you find some relief and keep updated on how you’re doing. ❤️
@@leannshort2211 God Bless You!! I am trying each day to believe that there is a purpose for all of this and that one day we can look back and say, "WOW! I'M GLAD THAT'S OVER!!"😀❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much. I suspect this is what has been happening to me all of my adult life; mass cell activation syndrome. I never understood why I did not recover as quick as other people. I suffer from a lot of allergies, recurring sinus infections, upper respiratory infections and food intolerance. Foods that most people eat, certain supplements and black tea & green tea, considered healthy, would cause hives, rashes, swelling and itching. Sometimes I would have to visit the emergency room due to an over reaction. There are times my eyes would be swollen shut after eating something or taking a supplement that my body did not process correctly. Thank you for helping me to finally get answers to my questions. I am literally crying because this has been a life long, sometimes debilitating, medical issue that I have been trying to manage all my adult life with no real help or answers from many doctors. Thank you, thank you, thank you! PS - I am 4 weeks in recovery from covid pneumonia and I searched videos this morning to learn more about recovery and Long Covid.
@@tanyawieczorek6603 I am still in recovery mode. I still struggle with unpredictable bouts of fatigue and weakness, shortness of breath and congestion. My eyes are still puffy, red and watery. I have been doing more and more research on MCAS and have learned about supplements which I have incorporated into my daily routine. I am slowly modifying my diet to eliminate high histamine foods. But that's big endeavor. I am believing for full recovery and a return to my normal life and rhythm. The Spring is coming soon and I plan to be outdoors riding my bike in the month of April or May 😊. Thanks for asking. It's still a journey, but I see light at the end of the tunnel.
Still trying to work through this long haul. Has left some permanent damage. Working hard to do the best I can. I rely on the Great Physician to guide my steps on my journey. God bless you all. We are in this together.
Thank you so much for this information. MCAS is causing my POTS symptoms. I’ve diagnosed myself. I’ve only been dealing with this for about 3 months. I’ve had symptoms all my life but never this. I’ve had Covid 3 times. As I treat the mcas my pots is getting better. I wish I could see you in person!
I have always struggled with ordinary viruses. Ten years ago it took me 7 weeks to completely recover from one. Now on week 8 of extremely debilitating Covid symptoms and this makes so much sense to me. Definitely going to be adding more supplements and going for low histamine diet. Thank you so much for this information.
Thank you! Thank you SO much for sharing this right on track information with all of us!! I’ve been listing to other doctors and scientists who are on board with this finding. Keep sharing! Don’t let the government distract or suppress your findings!! Blessings!❤️🙌🏻🙏
Great talk. I often find low glutathione deficiency in these patients. One study pointed out that glutathione deficient patients have more severe Covid. I also see mitochondrial issues, especially at the malic acid step which is controlled by B3. We have seen a rapid response to glutathione IVs and just starting NAD. IVs. The last patient went from 1/10 to both cognitive and energy to 6/10 in both overnight following a glutathione IV. My favorite supplement is ATP Fuel, which supports mitochondrial function. We have confirmed this finding with a urine organic acid test or Genova Metabolomix test. In general, I agree with your findings. NAD IVs can cause stomach pain during administration unless given methyl donors prior to treatment, but are quite effective.
Thank you checking out your channel. Wishing I had insurance and could find a knowledge Dr. I’m in Va. Never heard of this. Omicron for 3 months menopause and miserable. Diagnosed fibromyalgia in 96 I’m 51 now tired but kids just grew up should be moving on up. Throw PTSD in and it’s just a party. Lol
My daughters and I are following an anti-inflammatory diet, which I think helped keep me from having bad Covid. But I am so tired, and I am allergic to so many foods, so the mast cell activation peaked my interest quickly. Thank you for your video
Any time I hear “mystery illness” I think we should all think Lyme disease! Long haul Lyme symptoms are so similar to Long haul Covid! Nobody ever seems to be able to diagnose. It is complicated and the doctors need to do a deeper dive. There is a lot of suffering happening here. We long haulers seem to have MTHFR genetic snips too. Have you noticed that?
I have the MTHFR gene and have been vaccine injured. 9 months on I have understood that foods DO flare the neuropathy...sadly...never been affected in my life until the pfizer jab.
Thank you so much. I look forward to trying this. I appreciate you both so much. I will be going on 3 years with long Covid in Nov. 😩 I never stopped hoping to be better. Thank you for your insight! ♥️
I feel you and I’m sorry. 2 years dealing with long Covid here. I am doing the GAPS nutritional protocol to help heal and seal my leaky gut. Covid wreaks havoc on your gut which in turn can present with allergies, histamine intolerance, all sorts of weird debilitating symptoms. Check it out. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride from the UK wrote the books. Check them out.
@@leannshort2211 I appreciate you! I will check it out. I am currently doing gluten free and low carb for 6 months in hopes that it helps me. :) I pray we are both better soon. :)
It’s a shame our own doctors don’t have this information and give it out to patients who are struggling like me . I “THINK “ I’ve got long covid but nobody in the healthcare system has pinpointed to this. I’ve had blood tests, scans and x rays which are all normal and then I’m sent back home to suffer tiredness , chest pressure, shortness of breath. Thanks to this doctor things are easing up. It’s Just as well we have the internet and RU-vid to offer advice because the NHS are simply struggling with answers.
I haven't had Covid, I had Glandular fever and Ross River fever years ago and that started me on this path. It's only now so many people are getting long haul Covid that the attention is on it and people that have been suffering for decades are finally getting answers and validation. I fainted in a supermarket, a few months ago, after years of fatigue and numerous other symptoms finally to get a diagnosis of POTS/Dysautonomia, now having to find I have had issues with histamine intolerance for years, waiting to have further tests to investigate the damage done to my digestive tract. I turned 51 this year, I had Glandular fever when I was 13, was told after falling/fainting off a horse (after a 3 month recovery) it was due over excitement and my fatigue was depression this type of 'diagnosis' continued on until this year....The medical fraternity are generally only as clever as what they are spoon fed in medical school. Thank goodness for Docs like Tina....
GPS don't understand this condition and as histamine is on tissues it won't show up in bloods unless a blood plasma test is done which nhs don't do so it doesn't show up as episodic wed need to be in a lab situation or video ourselves for then to see what we experience. Mcas specialists are now popping up but have long waitng lists but worth a go at finding one
What an amazing video. It matches spot on with my long covid experience. I got covid last November, and after some serious PEM, I started taking NADH+. My mood immediately improved and the brain fog/memory/word recall issues started clearing. I guess that freed up the tryptophan! I was still experiencing random muscle twitches in my thumb after that. I started taking zinc and 50% of the twitches went away. Once I added Selenium to my supplementation regime, the muscle twitches went away completely. I think I may have low level undiagnosed MCAS because I've had IBS and allergies to dust since 17 years old. I've been on the low histamine diet and my IBS and allergies went away almost overnight (I'm 42 now so those were problems I've had for 25 years)! I absolutely cannot tolerate the following foods under any circumstances since getting covid as I get really bad mood, super sensitivity to noise, bad sinus congestion, and severe bloating : tomatoes, cacao, eggs, cucumber, dried coconut, sulphites, dairy, meat, especially fish like sardines (mental fog and physical shakes for days), MSG.
Your description of allergies &the list of foods you're sensitive to, are same as me. Even the time frame you cite about age getting allergies and how you avoid histamine.
And don't forget Vitamin D!!! The main playmaker with Zink and Selenium is vit-D..Why!?!? Therefore our cells have VDR(Vitamin D receptors)..When one cell once is unstabile every extern agens will cause over reaction with high histamin production...Zink have is so called corector of FINGER PROTEINS.Keep to take your vit D daily dose and be safe...Greetings
@@fimokostov3110 Yes, I take 4000 IU / day of liquid vitamin D drops. I would take more, but the IRecover protocol doesn't allow more than that. If you take more, you can prevent monocytes / macrophages from re-polarizing to classical state : covid19criticalcare.com/covid-19-protocols/i-recover-protocol/
@@amg726 Hmm, this is the third time I've replied, but YT keeps eating (or deleting them)... I'll try posting this without the link and see if that helps... Selenium recommended intake is 300mcg. I take a 200 mcg supplement and one or two brazil nuts (~80mcg each). I take a 50mg zinc supplement. I find the most effective NADH+ is the Provita brand because it also contains C0Q10 which is necessary to be able to use the NADH. It has 12.5mg of NADH and 30mg of CoQ10 and 5mg of chlorophyll. I also add another supplement called PQQ-10 which contains 200mg of CoQ10 since it's safe to take up to 300mg CoQ10 per day.
This literally made me cry. In a good way. I’ve been seeking answers for months due to my long COVID. This fit me like a glove. Thank you! If anything I can take some anti-histamines and see if that helps. My symptoms have been mild but long lasting.
Wow.. so glad I found this video.. I thought I was the only one experiencing these problems, two months post COVID still feeling all that well. Will def get those supplements and stop eating foods I happen to enjoy, but seem detrimental at this point
I recently caught Omicron....However, I began a vitamin regimen back when the pandemic started. Haven't been sick in 2 years until Omicron early January. I got sick for a couple days, and felt a bit lethargic for a week. Got back to normal very quickly with no serious issues. My children, who do not eat as well (junk food) and do not take vitamins daily, were sick for almost 2 weeks. As a previous smoker, bronchitis has become an issue with me. Now, my recovery time from virtually everything has been cut in half after adopting a better diet and vitamin regimen. For any sickness, or long covid, this is what I take daily, and it really seems to help. 600mg NAC N-Acetylcysteine 500mg Quercetin/Bromelain complex 30mg Zinc in a daily Eye vitamin. 5,000iu Vitamin D3/K2 complex soft gel. Standard daily multivite to add a little Vitamin C, B6 & B12.
I take all those and I added for anti inflammation like turmeric, joint complex vit... B complex for the nerve, PQQ and CoQ10 for extra energy through mitochondria, grapeseed extract, Hawthorne berries for the ❤ and fish oil with vit E to my D3 and K2 since they are fat soluble vitamins. Vit. C 5000mg a day. At one time I forgot to take it bec. Of busy day ahead. The long covid symptoms of sweating, tremors and palpitations (tachy) manifested itself for the first time. Got worried for arpund 2 mins.and remembered not taking my supplements. I had an idea that covid may not be in my respiratory system but it started affecting my brain, nervous system and other organ system. I took my supplements the following days continuously and never wanting to experience the symptoms again. Doctors are still studying this LCSyndrome and will continue my due diligence and share it to others as we all should.
I times ten the dose for d3 for two weeks, 100mg zinc, 1000 mg quercetin. Also vitamin c 500mg 3x a day. Also I got kefir grain and fermented it to help my stomach, as it appears it attacks the stomach as well as the heart. For the heart I took cardio plus. Edit: I am also doing much better with horse dewormer and pycnogel.
ps. if you do high vitamin d you need 100 mg of k2 for every 10000 iu of d, and 2.5 liters of water. Also magnesium high foods or supplement, lemon water, and potassium to help break down kidney stones from the access of caclium.
Thank you for this educational video ,I am seven months into a long Covid now it is becoming very debilitating and it has made me very depressed,I am lucky that I have a good family and girlfriend around me to keep me going I am a key worker and I have worked throughout this pandemic as well as battling from long Covid I am going to try the useful information in this video thanks again
@@nellybelly623 so I was taking multiple vitamins in the hope it would help(the ones stated in the video) , the truth is I did it for around 1-1.5 months but stopped in the end as I was getting chronic knee pains that just wouldn’t go away even when laying down and sleeping at night( still not perfect now but better, suffering with bad anxiety now also , I thought I may be over doing it on the vitamens .. I’ve finally got through to a long covid dept and they are going to help me, I have a phone call today funny enough to discuss weather my headaches have improved( which they have not , I have them everyday and they don’t go away only for about 5 minutes MAX in the morning somethings when first get up.. hopefully he prescribeds me some Hamuteipuline which he mentioned , anyways thanks for asking how I am Kind regards Jake
Wow. Just wow. Thank you. Keep up the work please. I know there’s so many others out there that feel the way I do and there’s no answers. Im following to see what your research reveals. God bless!
Thank you so much , I have been struggling so desperately for the past 13 months since I had my first vaccine ( no I have definitely not had covid ), I am now slowly beginning to work out through my own research and with absolute no help from the medical profession as to why I feel so dreadfully poorly. Thank you 🙏🏼
@@rosstetlowadventures9751 if it helps you, keep on and be thankful. If you get worse, do the exact opposite of the dietary recommondation. Covii is said to deplete serotonin. The anxiety and depression are also caused by depleted serotonin. This info is from an online doc./researcher. Almost all the things in the "avoid" list are serotonin suppleirs or precursors. This is why people can't get all their medical info from "online". All these things are interconnected.
I suffered for many years due to histamine intolerance a doctor on RU-vid suggested quercitin I have been taking it for over a year and can confirm great improvement perhaps it may help others too ...and this doctor is correct what these covid patients describe as symptoms mirrors histamine intolorance.
Yes its all histamine related I am on a zero histamine regime and it helps a lot I was also reacting to all foods. Keep a food diary and yll work out wjat y can manage slowly but surely
One thing I havent been able to nail is I CAN BARELY go outside in humidity. My body internally goes haywire. I am stuck inside. My nose, throat get tight, I have tingling all over my mouth, massive constant inflamed gut (big and round no matter what), and an overall sense of having decresed breathing capacity and feels like the muscles that control breathing OVER-react... harder to expand for breath, and exhale releases TOO much and my body "flinches"
@@nicolahaseler6513 Its crazy. I am JUST about to begin the drugs recommended on Dr Bruce Patterson protocol that is helping massively to get people back to normal. I havent given up hope, but I have all but forgotten what its like to have a normal life. I havent taken a long walk in the sin in almost 2 years and I LOVE the outdoors. If we're alive, then we CAN recover.
I have been struggling for years with the heat (live in Austraila, the tropical part) basically live in aircon for 9 months of the year. Oxygen hunger is real too as is the bloating. Do you have dizziness or feel like fainting? BP or heart rate issues as well?
I've had a terrible time of it, was in great shape before but now I feel debilitated, I can't talk right, upper body strength is almost gone am starting to have trouble walking, brain fog, and am really starting to feel pissed off all the time, I came inside the other day and just banged my head against the wall...only once as I know it was a stupid thing to do. I never had any symptoms before. I've had 3 MRIs a cat scan radiology barium swallow and 10 blood draws and been to 3 nephrology out-of-town doctors ...WTF? I wish that I could still cry.
Absolutely brilliant video!!! Thank you for that recommendation list. There is no harm done by trying it and see if something changes! Thank you so so very much for it!!!!
D-Ribose powder (from another video where a naturopath recommended to some one, that worked for getting proper energy back). It helps the cells in the body function properly again.
@@nicolahaseler6513 extremely! my joints always crack and my left hip comes out of the socket just from sitting down or standing up too fast, one time my doctor was doing an exam and my leg dislocated in his hands.....and i'm only 39....this should not be happening...
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and information! You are such a blessing! I have been suffering for 30 years and covid made things worse. Hopefully this added information will help me. I had been using nac, cdp-choline, glutathione, vit c, vit d3, gr add or seed extract, olive leaf, nattokinase, vit b, niacin(flushing), quercitin.
My family has a history of auto-immune issues with associated fatigue and depression, and I have had rashes and geographical tongue, as well as depression from time to time, I got Coivd and now have "long-covid' which simply reminded me of my mother. I actually had started taking antihistamine because of chronic sinusitis and it seems to have helped relieve but not cure the symptoms, though they make me tired. My mother used an injection of cystamine B that helped her.
Fantastic I want to cry as I’ve had all these symptoms for the last 18 months !!! Thank you so much however I didn’t get how much niacin I should take as I don’t think it was mentioned ??
Tomatoes and spinach are super high salicylate. Nuts and strawberries are also very high salicylates. And the teas and coffee are also super high salicylate they also deplete thiamine. Salicylates inhibit oxidative phosphorylation ( can’t make ATP ). Probably glycine uptake issues due to history of metabolic syndrome. Cannot detoxify salicylates and Benzoic acid without glycine and B5. This leads to high levels of xanthine too >>>> this means they become vulnerable to Sjogrens. , RA, Breast cancer. Tinnitus. Osteoporosis Glycine utilization ( GNMT enzyme ) requires B3 ( NAD ). She even mentioned serotonin being depleted due to B3 deficiency. The body diverts tryptophan to make B3- at the expense of serotonin !! What also helps clean up (conjugate ) toxins ) sulfation which requires B2 B3 selenium. Molybdenum zinc.
I have all these issues, and M.E./CFS for over 25 years. I have cut all of those foods out of my diet and that has helped, but I still almost died, until I was diagnosed and treated for Adrenal insufficiency/Addison's disease. I think that adrenal insufficiency is overlooked by most people in the medical community.
Ahh yes. I suffered from adrenal fatigue and know exactly what you are talking about. Regular doctors couldn’t find it. I finally found a functional medicine doctor who nailed it. A high intolerance to gluten soy and dairy set me on the right path along with many supplement and I haven’t been sick since except for a few hours of covid which went quickly. Now this could thing is revisiting me with the long haul symptoms of mostly muscle and joint pain and a bit of brain fog. I was amazed to hear this doctor talk of rashes that come and go. I have had those for years and would scratch my head as to what it could be. I will send this to my doctor.
Im glad i watched this video. I experiencing chest pain i had ecg last time and blood test but still exp chest pain.. and i realize ive been eating so much spinach and banana i thought it will help me well .. but then i still exp post sympt. Im glad i learned this and now i need to correct what i should eat moving forward
Thank you for the informative lecture that will help a lot of long covid patients. One thing I would like to clarify is if there is some overlap of MCAS with platelet activation as platelets are the major secreting cells for serotonin in the body
I have been suffering with long Covid for a near 21 months and symptoms aggravated with the 2 AZ vaccines. I now have some information I can go back to my go with along with tackling the histamine 😃
I get blank stares and dismissed as a "complaining older woman". Meanwhile my thyroid has enlarged and MCAS out of control. Thank you Dr. Tina for helping me. Not so aone with this now.
I got covid last year April, I was put on the ventilator for 3weeks and was in the hospital for more than a month and I am now suffering from long covid. I have stiffness in my joints and muscles and my back. There's also weakness in my body and get fatigue very often too and out of breath when I go up the stairs. I want my life back, what can I do to help getting my life back where it used to be?
I would take the supplements the doctor mentioned in the talk e.g. vitamin C, magnesium, selenium, zinc, quercetin, niacin, reduce the high histamine foods & the DAO blockers she also referred to. And also take supplements for mitochondria health- CoQ10 and NADH, and glutathione- NAC. Take it slowly and also do mindfullness or something to keep your nervous system in balance.
Caught COVID for the 2nd time on June 10th. Docs believe I’m still suffering from long COVID but searching symptoms online has freaked me out… I’ve been dealing with headaches, burning tingling sensation on arms and hands, lymphadenopathy feels like they are swollen but not very noticeable, muscle spasms, fatigue, anxiety, stress, for a while lack of appetite, losing lean muscle but no weight loss. Also experience dizziness every other day.. Anyone experiencing the same?
Symptoms sprouted near end of Aug 2021. They really ticked up in October. I stopped eating the low histamine foods and increased many of the high histamine ones.
This is exactly me. I got Covid in April 2021. It’s now November 2022, 19 months on and I’m still suffering. I found this video to be one of the best and more precise for what I have been dealing with. It makes sense that Covid exacerbated my MCAS and histamine intolerance. I never thought I had a problem before Covid but looking back a few years before Covid I started having issues with alcohol. It didn’t matter what type I had, I would immediately become congested, sneezing and coughing fits. No wonder! And even before that if I get bit by mosquitoes I welt up huge and have a significant reaction! And even before THAT, as far back as when I was a child I would get poison Ivy all the time playing in the woods and I would always have to go to the Dr and get steroid shots or oral steroids. So bad that I got it in my eyes one time and my eyes were swollen shut for 2 weeks! I swear, I wish I had known this forever ago. I have been to so many specialists over the last year and a half, tests, blood work, procedures. All came back normal, nobody could tell me what was wrong. Finally found a naturopath a few months ago. He had me do a Lyme test which came back positive, I have Chronic Lyme disease. Which Covid has also been recognized for bringing out underlying conditions/ diseases/viruses. Yay me! He wanted me to do a $5,000 Lyme treatment which I declined for the time being because I had racked up thousands of dollars already from all my appointments with previous Dr’s, tests and procedures. So then he mentioned LDA Immunotherapy. I have done 2 shots so far, going in once every 8 weeks. You are supposed to commit for at least a year. I felt 100% like myself after the first shot. Just had the 2nd shot about 2 weeks ago and didn’t notice a difference at all. I have been seeing more and more studies and research come out about long Covid and MCAS that now I am convinced this is what I’ve been dealing with all along. I had actually mentioned to him back in June of this year, 2022 when I had my first appointment with him that I thought I had some sort of MCAS and histamine intolerance going on. Well, turns out I wasn’t far off! I now have an appointment with him next week to go over all of this information and to put a hold on continuing LDA at this time. Maybe at some point in the future, we’ll see. There has been a lot of info coming out of the FLCCC Alliance also on long Covid protocols. I will be discussing what I have just learned from this very informative video and also the protocols suggested by the FLCCC. If anyone is interested look them up as well. They also suggest the use of a Near Infrared Sauna at least 3-4 times a week to help detoxify your body of the Spike protein. Very interesting, I will be looking into this as well. I have also heard of that treatment working for Chronic Lyme patients. Also I have a couple questions. I hope that this comment is seen so I can get a couple things clarified please. The amount of Magnesium wasn’t mentioned. Also, what about this histamine diet? After 6 months time what are you supposed to do then? Slowly start adding in more foods, and what foods? Also what about meat? Which ones are better if so, and how is one to prepare them? I know leaving leftovers in the fridge is not acceptable as the histamine levels grow the longer they are left. So would you freeze any left over meat and then how would one thaw it properly? What about eggs? I’ve been to numerous sites for lists of high and low histamine foods but they’re ALL different! 😑 Some say eggs are fine while others say “if tolerated”. Well what does that mean?? I also wonder if this will be a life long battle or over time will, like the Dr said, your Mast Cells get sort of retrained or new ones develop stronger? I have already changed the way I eat. I have over the past 6 months switched to an all organic diet. Soaking my nuts, seeds, grains and oats. Which I will not be able to do for some time I guess because soaking grains requires an acid medium like apple cider vinegar or lemon juice which is extremely high in histamine so I guess I’ll have to stay away from grains then. If I end up not soaking grains then it could have effects on the gut so I’m out of luck either way. 😔 I have cut out coffee, tea and alcohol for quite some time. I now make all of my own hygiene and cleaning products. I go to my local farmers market and farms to buy meat and produce. I can see this is going to be a long recovery. Thank you again for this very informative video! ❤
@@nicolahaseler6513 Thank you so much for your time and for this interview. I feel like I’m literally at the end of my rope. I don’t even know where to begin when I go for my appointment next week with my Naturopath. Is it MCAS? Long Covid? Could it just be my hormones? (I think I’m going thru the change, 41) My sister thinks my hormones are the driver, but that wouldn’t be causing my shortness of breath and wheezing symptoms. Thank you again! ❤️
@@nicolahaseler6513 have you looked into anti parasitics? Here is a snip of my story with a new beginning discovered after I got c$vid this year. I had chronic hives over 20 years from 20-40 yrs old. Unexplained except allergy positive tests to almost Everything.,!! Lupus test and Lyme negative. I am 65 yrs old now. Eventually in 2001 diagnosed with "cns sarcoid" with swollen spine on MRI. Tested for MS because some similar symptoms, but negative. Was put on many different big time meds, steroids over the years and then infliximab starting about 2009 , body aches like fybromyalgia we're helped by Lyrica some. Eventually used cane starting 2006, then ,2 forearm crutches few years later. HUGE BIG Break through June 2022. (I discovered and started alpha lipoic acid and replaced my Lyrica with that around early 2022). For covid protection, following flccc net for 2 yrs, I had been taking the 30-50 mg zinc, 2 quercetin with bromelain dose on the bottle, 5000 IU Vit D and K2, 350-400 mg magnesium, B1 Benfotiamine, B complex, 1 tsp black seed oil (start out very slow!!), Some days ACV. I had gradually been increasing iodine as well. I had fixed my leaky gut prior to then (spring 2022) using 1/2 - 1 tsp l_glutamine ( twice a day on empty stomach for about 3 weeks ) which was key in absorbing all my good foods (reduced my breads, pastas, sweets but did not count carbs) and supplements more properly. I had already learned much about c*vid and relief protocols from other stuff I learned from Jonathan Otto's brilliant and brave documentaries. Then I finally tested positive for c$vid for first time in May 2022. Mild symptoms for 5 days and tested negative at 12 days I stopped infliximab due to the c@vid but never went back on yet because. . Drum roll please . EUREKA: In May 2022 the Intermittent fasting I had been trying to do about 3 months finally kicked in ( the stem cells it can generate after the body realizes in 3-4 weeks it can handle fewer meals). On June 1, 2022 I felt lighter, slightly less fatigued and achey and I felt like the very cloudy window in my brain had been washed overnight so much that I actually wrote down Brain Fog Gone. Oh happy Day. All glory to God for leading me down that path all those years and all those good doctors who helped me with some symptom relief ... but no real Solutions. They just do not know what they do not know. I started the new detox protocols (including parasite detox which should not be overlooked!!!!) I learned about much of this on J Otto docuseries about c* vid and have been Rapidly improving since then. Much less aches, much improved strength in my legs. I can now stand up totally straight again(!!!),. Much improved balance in just 5 months. My neuro doc and PT folks are documenting my rapid recovery after being locked up in a very sick body all those years my 2 children were growing up and my faithful husband just watched me progress downward and push through whatever came along. . I weeo and thank God daily for the graces to get to this point and the thousands of yt videos from the brave, courageous, persistent doctors all over the world just like on this video who have not given up the hope that solutions will be found. I want to share my hope for full recovery with my suffering and relentless brothers and sisters all over the world who are suffering that there are solutions not just relief. Thank you for reading this far. Gi @nicola haseler have you looked into anti parasitics? Here is a snip of my story with a new beginning discovered after I got c$vid this year. I had chronic hives over 20 years from 20-40 yrs old. Unexplained except allergy positive tests to almost Everything.,!! Lupus test and Lyme negative. I am 65 yrs old now. Eventually in 2001 diagnosed with "cns sarcoid" with swollen spine on MRI. Tested for MS because some similar symptoms, but negative. Was put on many different big time meds, steroids over the years and then infliximab starting about 2009 , body aches like fybromyalgia we're helped by Lyrica some. Eventually used cane starting 2006, then ,2 forearm crutches few years later. HUGE BIG Break through June 2022. (I discovered and started alpha lipoic acid and replaced my Lyrica with that around early 2022). For covid protection, following flccc net for 2 yrs, I had been taking the 30-50 mg zinc, 2 quercetin with bromelain dose on the bottle, 5000 IU Vit D and K2, 350-400 mg magnesium, B1 Benfotiamine, B complex, 1 tsp black seed oil (start out very slow!!), Some days ACV. I had gradually been increasing iodine as well. I had fixed my leaky gut prior to then (spring 2022) using 1/2 h 1 tsp l_glutamine ( twice a day on empty stomach for about 3 weeks ) which was key in absorbing all my good foods (reduced my breads, pastas, sweets but did not count carbs) and supplements more properly. I had already learned much about c*vid and relief protocols from other stuff I learned from Jonathan Otto's brilliant and brave documentaries. Then I finally tested positive for c$vid for first time in May 2022. Mild symptoms for 5 days and tested negative at 12 days I stopped infliximab due to the c@vid but never went back on yet because. . Drum roll please . EUREKA: In May 2022 the Intermittent fasting I had been trying to do about 3 months finally kicked in ( the stem cells it can generate after the body realizes in 3-4 weeks it can handle fewer neals). On June 1, 2022 I felt lighter, slightly less fatigued and achey and I felt like the very cloudy window in my brain had been washed overnight so much that I actually wrote down Brain Fog Gone. Oh happy Day. All glory to God for leading me down that path all those years and all those doctors who helped me with some symptom relief but no real Solutions. They just do not know what they do not know. I started the detox protocols (including parasite detox which should not be overlooked!!!!) I learned about much of this on J Otto docuseries about c* vid and have been Rapidly improving since then. Much less aches, much improved strength in my legs. I can now stand up totally straight again(!!!),. Much improved balance in just 5 months. My neuro doc and PT folks are documenting my rapid recovery after being locked up in a very sick body all those years my children were growing up and my faithful husband just watched me progress downward and push through whatever came along. . I weeo and thank God daily for the graces to get to this point and the thousands of yt videos from the brave, courageous, persistent doctors all over the world just like on this video who have not given up the hope that solutions will be found. I want to share my hope for full recovery with my suffering and relentless brothers and sisters all over the world who are suffering that there are solutions not just relief. Thank you for reading this far. God does want all his children healed, not just feeling a little better. More people have parasites than is recognized which causes much inflammation and the cascade of many chronic.
@@bajone02 Please look into Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. She wrote the GAPS books and I am currently healing my body through that protocol. Any disease, symptom, issues, diagnosis can be treated and reversed by adhering to her protocol. I have suffered from many things including chronic Lyme, MTHFR gene mutations, asthma that I just got diagnosed with after 41 years of life without ever having it. Food allergies, histamine intolerance. All sorts of weird and debilitating symptoms and diagnosis. The Dr’s here in the West really have no clue! And it’s infuriating!! 😡 Please look into her info. It is helping so many people! Another book to look into is a Stage by stage recipes book to help with meals, written by Becky Plotner. Hope this helps! ❤️
Thanks so much!!! Makes so much sense now. I developed a histamine problem after taking fertility treatment. No sickness or flu ever. Then Covid19 in March 2020 so early with no answers. Now my histamine is SO BAD 1.5 yrs later. But antihistamines dry my mouth and eyes out so bad.
Thank you so much. Makes sense that I have coughing fits and phlegm build up after eating banana’s and avacado will start implementing these ideas right away. Thanks so much Had long covid over a year now. Acupuncture helps too Thank you 🙏🏼
Well done to you for continuing to highlight the issue, Nicola. The number of sufferers will keep increasing until governments have a concrete strategy or until individuals have the knowledge. Have you considered a segment on its prevalence around the world?
@Nicola Haseler Thanks again. Im not a journalist and unfortunately its not in your region but if you ever need any info from Barbados, Id be happy to look into it. I have a keen interest in histamine overload and food allergies as underlying predispositions for disease.
Nicola, have you noticed an increase in white blood cells in any of you patients when they are experiencing an bad episode of MCAS? Thank you for the great information! :-)
I am presuming that those suffering with long covid have the same spike proteins left behind as those of us who have reacted very badly to the covid vax.
I bought a Pk of Clarityn antihistamines . I was a bit anxious about using them due to my asthma and COPD I went to bed last night suffering terrible headaches and body aches and took one tablet before going to sleep My headaches disappeared almost immediately and the rest of my body started to relax as the pain disappeared I now know histamine has been causing my suffering for over 21 months Still work to do re diet and stuff but great to have some light at the end of the tunnel You really have to wonder why doctors just give up on you and don’t take you seriously Thank you Ladies 🥰
Are you doing better now I am also a long hauler I feel week doing small chors and sometimes I have difficulty of breathing when I eat something and I dont know what are the triggers
@@GEM-eq9zj Hi , my headaches and body pain have all gone I still get breathless if I suddenly exert myself. Just had \ still have a bad chest infection and airing on X-ray result I feel much better without all the pain but maybe a good while to go for full recovery I think my recovery was triggered.by taking the antihistamines . It certainly took away all my pain Good luck and take care 👍
Thank you so much I’ve read so much about long covid to help me get better but this truly puts together many answers why I have ibs skin issues longer recovery times etc 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this video. I will definitely try this diet and vitamins regimen, although I only eat fish, so I don’t know how that will work, and I love all the things your saying not to eat…. Oh boy. But I need some help, I’m in nursing school and Long Covid is not ideal for my high stress from studying and such. Sigh
I have had buzzing sensations that wake me up from sleep almost every day, for the last 18 months, with no one being able to help me or explain what is going on. I have been sent to a lot of specialists who just say 'it is unusual', but offers me no help or hope that things may improve. I have developed heart problems and have been waiting for a cardiac mri for over a year. Maybe this is the answer.
Sounds like people with MCAS are going to have a bit of a rough time with covid. I'm one of them. It sounds like I have all the symptoms of MCAS, and covid was no walk in the park for me. A cough and lung sluggishness still remains after six weeks now. Getting slowly better, but I hope to get some treatment and good medical advice from a smart covid doctor soon.
Great video! I'm a little surprised Tryptophan itself was not on the list given the information provided in the video?! Hopefully I get a response on this! :) Kind regards Darryl
I have been suffering from Long Covid and found that caffeine made my fatigue worse which I thought was strange. I also tried using Vitamin D which reduced my Dysgeusia (taste distortion) down - but unfortunately this has come back. I believe there is something to this. I've been eating bananas to get that energy kick but I will avoid it now. It will be interesting to see if this theory also relates to depression which I have read is also connected to inflammation.
I never had any issues with any food until my Pfizer vaccine almost 10 months ago. The only thing that has helped (besides steroids) with my symptoms has been changing to a low histamine diet. I also added H1 and H2 blockers.
Interesting. Sorry you’ve been going through that. The naturopathic doctor I’m seeing talks about how incredibly damaging steroids can be on the system. I was on methylprednisone during covid and it nearly destroyed me. I’m thankful for videos like this and holistic doctors. Praying u are feeling better quickly
Sorry to hear this, I've avoided it and Covid due to living an isolated life, due to having dysautonomia which started with Glandular fever in my teens, I've been suffering for decades from histamine reactions, dizziness, pre syncope, anxiety, depression and digestive disorders as well as fatigue and inability to deal with heat and exercise. Only the past six months found out why. Diet is the central part of my stability :)
@@katwoman2371 Sorry to hear of you troubles as well. I don't know what the future holds but for now my diet is the main thing keeping some of my symptoms at a more manageable level.
Oestrogen increases the release of histamine, which tallies with many things we have seen with Covid. Yes stress releases histamine too. I have a previous video with Dr Peers which touches on the wider issue of histamine.
Maybe there is a connection with adrenaline too. It could be the reason why i can do things (like get up early) if I really HAVE to. It could also explain why many of my symptoms (fatigue, wheezing, circulation problems, etc.) magically disappear in the doctor’s surgery and then return with a vengeance afterwards.
@@nicolahaseler6513 I even found I had to take a break from video games for a while because I would get all worked up and adrenaline frenzied when I lost or was facing a stressful encounter, and usually had PEM within a few days after.
Thanks very much for this important informations am a long covid mars 20 and doctors are basically lost with me am wondering if can do a télé consultation with a Docteur as i live in France thanks again.
i have not have many of the symptoms she mentions but i have longcovid. i will change my diet and see what happens. this is very helpful. i have got naicin now. and multiminerals anyway. I have never usually had problems getting rid of colds
I wish I could share this to the people who need it the most, but the survivor groups in in have banned you tube videos as SPAM. There HAS to be a way to get this information into the survivor groups as well as doctors hands, since you tube is now considered a false source!!!
@@michaelday5605 If it had any info about ivermectin, it's being considered fake medical information. Facebook is in a rage about removing 'false information, and since ivermectin isn't an approved treatment, it won't allow it. I've sent links and RU-vid videos that been removed as fake news. If you mention ivermectin, or you tube expert interviews, they get removed and you get silenced. I can't share Dr Patterson, Dr Been, or any rundmc videos. It's messed up because they are cracking down on false information, and are banning the experts!!!
I don’t think so. I’ve done research on which probiotics are low in histamine for example, as some are high in it. Any of the supplements we suggest here are good for lowering histamine.
Wonderful information.. I knew my serotonin was low.. 🤷🏻♀️ explained beautifully thank you so much!!!!!🙏 been long covid for 28 months! Xyzal at night got rid of my headaches migraines! I have just ordered the supplements mentioned because they make sense! Everything I have had an intuition about this illness has come to like with MCAS! Especially the low serotonin!
Such a useful discussion - thank you. I'm so keen to try niacin (as already taking the other supplements) but I'm worried about the stomach issues I have.
I have noticed any side effects and I have a very sensitive stomach. Try opening the capsule and sprinkling half over food to see how you react before taking a whole one maybe?
Hi, I've had IBS for my entire life. I suggest eliminating meat, dairy, eggs from your diet. I have been without them for 4 years and it completely changed my inflammation response. I eat a ton of vegetables (raw and cooked) now and my gut bacteria changed to digest them easier over about 3-4 months of only eating plant-based. Just a tip, it eliminated my IBS except for the occasional stress-induced issues (like a death in the family). I still drink wine and beer and have no issues with those. Never drink liquor.
I m hyper mobile EDS so have been living like this for over 10 years so take Vit D, C, zinc, niacin b3, 3 Brazil nuts and realise I m eating dairy which is causing me problems. I got the worst migraines after Covid….interesting
