A Blog of "All Things MCAS"
MCAS & The RCCX Theory with Dr. Meglathery
Back in July, I had the honor of spending an afternoon with Dr. Sharon Meglathery in her home near Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Meglathery is board-certified in psychiatry and has noted a high percentage of patients suffering from chronic illness, including mast...
The Many Co-Morbidities of MCAS
A frequent question that I get from newly diagnosed patients is “What conditions go hand-in-hand with MCAS?” The short answer is: Research in this area is in it’s infancy. The disease itself has only been coined for a decade, so there’s a scarcity of high...
The MCAS Dream Team
What makes a good dream team? Providers who “get it” and are knowledgeable about MCAS are helpful – but the most important factor is finding a provider who is willing to listen and learn with you and perhaps to do a little extra research or reading on their own. The...
Antihistamines and MCAS: Analyzing the Risk
The Controversy Should patients with MCAD be concerned about continual use of over-the-counter antihistamines like H1 and H2 blockers? Some resources cite that long-term regular use of antihistamines can, over time, lead to cognitive problems such as...
Reducing Toxic Burden for the MCAS Patient
In Part One, we delved into some of the sources of everyday hidden toxins that may influence patients with chronic illness. This blog post discusses some strategies to 1) eliminate sources of toxins and 2) assist the body in removing toxins that have built up over...
Toxic B-I-N-G-O
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...
The “OH Histamine” Diet
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...
HAE & MCAS: Part II
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...
HAE & MCAS: Part One
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...
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 was pondering some...
