PHASE 3 – DAY 2 – Lvl 1️⃣ Food Reintroduction Testing

12 Weeks of trying something completely different to help heal and reduce the effects of 6 months of Mast Cell disorder flare ups.

PHASE 3 – FOOD REINTRODUCTIONS
OXALATE REDUCTION – 100-300mg / day or less
MAST CELL HISTAMINE LIST – continue reintroducing 0️⃣ foods + add up to 2 additional Lvl 1️⃣ food/meal. Score reactivity individually and note any changes in apps.

If minor reaction, retest in another meal to confirm.
If major reaction, note and remove for 4 weeks.

⭕ = contains oxalates
Histamine 🚥 system key below
HISTAMINE charts are from “Food Intolerance” app
OXALATE charts are from “Oxipur” app
[Details are all below – individual results vary]

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MEAL 1
@krogerco Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops
@kikkomanusa Panko Breadcrumbs ⭕
@greypoupon Country Dijon Mustard ⭕
@birdseye Sweet Green Peas ⭕
@clovervalley Wide Egg Noodles ⭕
@belgiogioso Whole Fat Ricotta
@palermo Rainbow Peppercorns ⭕
@misfitsmarket Broccolini ⭕
@divina Dolma ⭕
🌸 HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟡
🥦 OXALATE SCORE: 6️⃣8️⃣
🔥 REACTIVITY SCALE: 👍🏻
✳️ CALORIES: 895

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SNACK 1
@misfitsmarket Organic D’Anjou Pears ⭕
🌸 HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟢
🥦 OXALATE SCORE: 8️⃣
🔥 REACTIVITY SCALE: 👍🏻
✳️ CALORIES: 160

Misfit Market Mini Order arrived

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DAILY TOTALS
🌸 TOTAL HISTAMINE SCALE: 🟡
🥦 TOTAL OXALATE SCORE : 7️⃣6️⃣
🔥 REACTIVITY SCALE: 👍🏻
✳️ CALORIES: 1055

Today I reintroduced / tested:
PROTEINS: Pork
VEGETABLES: Broccolini, Peas
GRAINS/STARCHES:
DAIRY: Ricotta
FRUITS:
NUTS/SEEDS:
SPICES/HERBS:
OTHER:

*needs follow up test

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🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻‍🍳

🍒 Tracking – Calories only – Calorie Command in @iTrackBites

🍽️ GOAL – 4 salad plate meals (no regular big plates, no OMAD [one meal a day] ) – smaller meals to reduce the amount of histamine triggers consumed at one time and limit reactivity during the reintroduction trial phases.

HISTAMINE SCALE
🟢 – contains only Lvl 0️⃣ histamine foods
🟡 – contains some Lvl 1️⃣ histamine foods
🟠 – contains some Lvl 2️⃣ histamine foods
🔴- contains some Lvl 3️⃣ histamine foods

REACTIVITY SCALE
👍🏻 – no reaction
🤧 – itchy eyes, sniffles, glassy mouth (hayfever type)
🔥 – above + hands/feet burning, gut issues, eye/inner ear swelling, muscle spasms esp back / neck
🚨 – above + BP / heart rate / breathing issues, sudden onset headache, muscle weakness

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If you aren’t familiar with my situation, basically I live with several autoimmune issues… an “inflammatory overstimulation response” brought on by my basic blood cells thinking they are Spartan Warriors and attacking everything in sight.

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📚 RESOURCES 📚
MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME
https://www.mastzellaktivierung.info/en/symptoms.html

📝 FOOD LIST I WILL BE USING
This is a free PDF list but has not been updated since 2016 – It is a great place to start.
https://www.mastzellaktivierung.info/downloads/foodlist/21_FoodList_EN_alphabetic_withCateg.pdf

🍓 FOOD INTOLERANCE APP (look for the strawberry)
I just discovered this app and it is more than worth the $6.99 – it is a more updated version of the PDF list above. It contains more information than you can shake a stick at.
https://www.baliza.de/en/apps/histamine.html

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OXALATE APP I AM USING
Oxalates are tricky. There are several lists out there, many in direct conflict with each other. Some of them are lists of things that were tested more than 40 years ago and it can be extremely difficult to find accurate information.

The best option I have found is from the same developers as the Histamine app. It is an Apple only app but it looks like it is going to be very helpful. The basic color system (low/med/high) rating is free but if you want actual numbers, it is also $6.99

🚦OXIPUR (IOS only)
https://www.baliza.de/en/apps/oxipur.html

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WHAT IS HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE?
https://www.healthline.com/health/histamine-intolerance

WHAT IS POTS?
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16560-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots

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MY TOP 3 WORST INFLAMMATION TRIGGERS
These are not the same for everyone and in 90% of people they don’t trigger a reaction – but if you are constantly dealing with being bloated, headaches, muscle or joint pain or digestive distress – they may be worth considering as potential inflammation triggers.

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
https://www.eatthis.com/artificial-sweeteners-side-effects

WHY “NATURAL FLAVORS” ARE A NO NO FOR ME
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/natural-flavors#TOC_TITLE_HDR_7

CARRAGEENAN (Another big no no)
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/carrageenan