974 - SIBO & Histamine Intolerance
Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare
Release Date: 07/07/2025
Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare
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info_outlineToday I’m happy to chat with our patient Leslie who shares her successful journey with histamine intolerance healing. We’ll go through how SIBO led to her histamine issues, the connection to low vagus nerve tone, as well as the low histamine diet and treatments such as dao enzymes. Tune in to learn how you can reduce histamine in the body naturally.
Start healing with us! Learn more about our virtual clinic: https://drruscio.com/virtual-clinic/
Histamine Intolerance and Diet Guide: https://drruscio.com/guides/get-histamine-intolerance-guide/
💊 Products used in Leslie’s protocol:
✅Quercetin:
🔹3 capsules, 1-3 times per day.
https://store.drruscio.com/products/quercetin?variant=39556224778437
✅Resveratrol 500mg Ultra High Potency:
🔹1 capsule twice daily, may increase to 2 capsules twice daily
https://store.drruscio.com/products/resveratrol?variant=39555978494149
✅Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids :
🔹1-2 tsp or 2 capsules, 1-3x per day
https://store.drruscio.com/products/vitamin-c?variant=39591130595525
✅Histamine Digest (DAO enzyme):
🔹1 prior to meals, may increase to 2 prior to meals
https://store.drruscio.com/products/histamine-digest?variant=42174647435461
✅Intestinal Support Formula (ISF):
🔹5 grams of Immunoglobulin per serving
🔹Dose range: 5-10 grams per day. 2 scoops = 5 grams.
🔹May be taken with or without food.
🔹Research shows between 5-10 grams per day to be beneficial
https://store.drruscio.com/products/intestinal-support?variant=29051287765044
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24833942/
✅Probiotic Triple Therapy Sticks:
🔹62 billion CFU per serving
🔹Dose range: 1-3 packets per day
🔹Probiotics may be taken with or without food
https://store.drruscio.com/products/triple-therapy-probiotic?variant=40164201922757
✅Vagus Nerve Stimulation with VaguStim
🔹15-30 minutes 1-2x per day
🔹Follow the user manual and app instructions to get started.
🔹It’s important to ensure you’re using enough conductive gel in the ears for the device to work effectively. If you’re only noticing a faint sensation, even with the device setting fairly high, you’re either not using enough gel or the batteries are low.
🔹It may take up to 1-2 months to observe a benefit from vagus nerve stimulation
https://vagustim.io/collections/home/products/vagus-nerve-stimulation-vns-device-for-individuals
🧠Check out our video on vagus nerve stimulation for more information
4 Powerful Vagus Nerve Tools to Rewire Your Nervous System:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adccokcgo0U
👇 Watch more videos like this 👇
➡️5 Warning Signs You’re Histamine Intolerant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPBAd9RzIf4
➡️The Top Diet & Supplements For Healing Histamine Intolerance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stRThUfzfMM
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👇Read these next 👇
➡️Vagus Nerve Damage Symptoms, & How to Deal with Them:
https://drruscio.com/vagus-nerve-damage-symptoms/
➡️Everything You Need To Know About Histamine Intolerance:
https://drruscio.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-histamine-intolerance/
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:45 SIBO & histamine intolerance signs
07:30 Histamine intolerance protocol
10:57 Low histamine diet
16:14 How intolerance happens
18:24 Gut-brain connection
23:32 Probiotics
25:26 Vagus nerve stimulation
36:21 The importance of mindset
40:31 Key takeaways
41: 17 Choosing the right healthcare
Featured Studies
📉Low Serum Diamine Oxidase Activity & Carbohydrate Malabsorption:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28042564/
📉Disorders of gut-brain interaction in the US:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36961084/
📉Probiotics for Allergic Rhinitis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35663980/
📉Symptoms and psychological status in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36178333/
📉Vagus nerve stimulation & histamine-induced itching: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12105316/
📉Limbic & temporal brain structures & mood enhancing by vagus nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17564758/
📉Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in IBS-C: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689011/
📉Serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin protein isolate in IBS-D https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24833942/
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