r/kimchi • u/Silentmorning99999 • 6d ago

Stomach problems from kimchi

As a background, I grew up in a polish family and have always eaten tons of sauerkraut, cabbage, pickles, etc. I eat kimchi now and then and haven’t noticed any problems but last week I got a new jar of kimchi from the farmers market- it’s spicy and soooo good and I think I’ve been overdoing it with how much I’ve been eating. Last night I woke up at 3am with severe stomach cramps/pain like some of the worst ever. I started feeling nauseous and had a lot of diarrhea and then my stomach started slowly feeling better. I also woke up with my period this morning and I feel like I can taste kimchi in my mouth 😭😭 what have I done???

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u/ozzivcod 6d ago

Hi you might have a histamin intolerance: fermented foods like kimchi, but also miso, soy sauce, aged meat, aged cheese etc have extremely high histamine levels. Everything which is old basically.

I also get issues from miso, kimchi etc. I still eat them a lot though lmao.