by Amber Walker | Jun 15, 2018 | All About MCAS, Environmental Concerns
I usually love playing B-I-N-G-O, but lately it seems that my body has been stuck in a nightmare-ish game of TOXIC bingo stuck on repeat! And the prize is a whole lotta extra mast cell activation. Patients with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) are typically...
by Amber Walker | Mar 13, 2018 | All About MCAS
Yeah, you read that right. It says “OH Histamine.” As in, a doting and gushing and favoring admirer. As in, “Ohhhh Histamine, you are absolutely mahhhvelous!” The mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) patient community has been focused on the trend of a low-histamine...
by Amber Walker | Feb 23, 2018 | Hereditary Angioedema
The goal of this post is to explore potential connections between Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a common (but highly underdiagnosed) condition, and Hereditary Angioedema (HAE), a rarer disease. In order to do that, let’s start with a little background on...
by Amber Walker | Feb 11, 2018 | Hereditary Angioedema
February 28, 2018 is Rare Disease Day. I haven’t found many blogs about HAE that discuss abdominal attacks, so I decided to take a stab at it and share my HAE story. I’ll also share more information about HAE in Part II! My idea of the concept of pain...
by Amber Walker | Dec 15, 2017 | Just for Fun!
Holiday Survival Tips for MCAS The truth is, the holidays are (sadly) a stressful time for many. And we all know that stress, crowds, new foods and odors can all lead to mast cell degranulation… which makes the patient with MCAS feel like one giant party pooper. As I...
