distressing hypersensitivity to Tyramine please help !!!

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Tyramine sensitivity isn't that uncommon, probably more common than MSG sensitivity.

I avoid a host of foods due to weird reactions - tyramine, sulfites, nitrates, MSG, yogurt or cultured foods, and just recently corn (there's such a thing as corn intolerance, who knew!?:p) and I also have Celiac disease.

I'd get tested for Celiac if I were you, (a simple blood test), sudden problems with food could be a sign of malabsorption.
 
Hi, your message was interesting, all I can say is "ditto" to those foods also.
Yes I have been tested for Ceoliac negative in my case. My thyroid is "borderline" only. BUT I have just found out that a low Serotonin level can also cause the Tyramine poblem. I was tested for this some years ago with a nutritionnalist, although I didn't relate to it at the time. I am investigating that further. As I am always feeling negative, low spirits etc. (not like me at all). So I think this is worth investigating. If anyone has tried Serotonin or (centre),let me know. (also known as DHR) Sheila 41
 
to soflasof. Just to let you know that I ate l teaspoon of marmalade last night, and went out like a light, for approx. 10 mins. This is one of my re-actions to tyramine. Just looked at your post again, but didn't realise that marzipan contains this, well I have learnt something new. Also the other day, eat home made cake (just a little) with dried fruit - heart palpitations came on and very bad indigestion.
More information about this is welcome.
Sheila 41
 
Hello Sheila, i apologize for the late reply, and i am so sorry to hear you have such problems with food, i know exactly how you feel and being scared of eating is not a fun place. It seems that you "faint" on top of having heart palpitations + indigestion, which is something i have never experienced, gosh it must feel awful. I wonder what makes you lose consciousness, does your heart gets really fast before you faint ? Have you heard of someone else with these violent symptoms ? What keeps my spirits high is that my new diet forces me to be healthier, and keeps me away from junk food. And if my friends drag me out at night i bring my own dinner at the restaurant in a small plastic container, if you talk to the manager usually they don't mind at all. If i crave something that might trigger a reaction, like jam, chocolate or wine, i make sure i have just a tiny amount of it AT THE END of my meal, but NEVER on an empty stomach. So i mostly eat fresh vegetables, raw or lightly cooked, with a little butter or evoo, pasta or rice, chicken or beef, fresh fruits, milk, bread and yogurt. But i also make sure my diet isn't too perfect in order to become less sensitive, so everyday i eat a tea spoon of something old or processed, like cheddar cheese, sauerkraut or ham, but always after a few bites of fresh veggies+carbs+proteins first. Basically i avoid to eat a dish i haven't cooked myself because even if a dish looks fresh ( sauteed spinach for instance) who knows what was added at the end ( lots of olive oil that was sitting on a shelf for 2 years for example). The hardest part for me is traveling, so i try to stay in a place that has a small stove so i can cook up a little something. It is not easy, but it could be so much worse, like diabetes or Crohn's disease for instance. My thyroid is also borderline, and my serotonin slightly low, so your that's interesting, definitely a good lead. Have you had your adrenals checked ? (it's a 24h urine test ). What does DHR mean ?
All the best
Sophie
 
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