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What are Mast Cell Disorders

Mast Cell Disorders

Mast cell disease refers to a group of disorders caused by abnormal accumulation or activation of mast cells, which are a type of white blood cell involved in allergic reactions and immune responses. There are two main types of mast cell diseases: systemic mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).

Systemic Mastocytosis

In systemic mastocytosis, there is an excessive buildup of mast cells in various organs such as the skin, bone marrow, liver, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract. This can lead to symptoms like flushing, itching, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, anemia, bone pain, and enlarged liver or spleen. Severe cases can cause organ damage and anaphylactic reactions.

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

MCAS, on the other hand, occurs when mast cells release too many chemicals (mediators) inappropriately, causing symptoms similar to allergic reactions. These symptoms can include swelling, hives, diarrhea, vomiting, flushing, and itching. Unlike typical allergies, MCAS symptoms can occur without a clear trigger and can affect multiple body systems simultaneously.

Both conditions can be challenging to diagnose and manage, often requiring a combination of medications and lifestyle adjustments to control symptoms.

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Things that can trigger Mast Cells

Food and Drink

Gluten

Dairy

refined sugar

bananas

avocado

cheese: Yellow, aged or blue cheese

chocolate

coffee/black tea

wine/beer

fermented foods: sauerkraut, yogurt,

soy sauce

bone broth

aged and processed meat: salami, pepperoni, hot dog, bacon

fish eggplant

grapefruit,

mango,

pineapple,

strawberries,

tangerines, prunes/plums

tomatoes

peas

mushrooms

yeast

mustard

dried fruits

watch your spices!

Environmental

Food and Drink

Environmental triggers for MCAD

Food products
Chemicals
Physical stimuli
Psychological stress
Internal physiological influences
Pathogens

Products

Food and Drink

Products

toothpaste

deodorant

lotions

haircare products

make-up

detergent

cleaning products

scented sprays/mists

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Stress

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

Products

Ways to relax:

Pray

meditate

start a hobby

paint on canvas

get in Nature

take a walk

exercise

stretch

take a bath

read

listen to soft music

Talk to someone who will listen!

Some medication

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

General medications to avoid if possible with MCAS:

Alcohol
Amphotericin B
Anticholinergic drugs
Dextran
Dextromethorphan
Ethanol
Polymyxin B
Quinine
Vancomycin IV
Alpha-adrenergic blockers
Beta-adrenergic blockers

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Medications to Avoid with MCAS

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

Potassium deficiency

vitamin K2 deficiency (due to elimination of ferments and cheese)

Vitamin B deficiency (if organ meats not consumed)

increased age of food can increase content, so food leftovers beyond 24 hours are discouraged

The amino acid histidine can convert to histamine-be careful of amino acid supplements that contain histidine

withdrawal symptoms can be moderate to severe

challenging to eat outside the home

can cause a fear of food element

Resource Credit to Functional Nutrition Alliance

How Mast Cell Activation can affect you, organ by organ...

Dematologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Common dermatologic symptoms of MCAS include rashes and lesions of many sorts (e.g., migratory and waxing/waning patches of redness, acne-like folliculitis), itching, flushing (sometimes migratory), swelling (often migratory), pregnancy-like purplish lines/bands (“striae”) about the abdomen, flanks, armpits and/or hips, redness in the track of a scratch (“dermatographism”), poor healing, and nail issues (e.g., brittleness, longitudinal ridging, “white spots” (dyshydrotic eczema); ingrown nails, too, are seen sometimes).

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Ophthalmologic: Common eye symptoms include irritation and inflammation of the eyes (often described as feeling “sandy,” “gritty,” “dry,” and usually without any clear infection to account for it), usually fairly brief episodes of difficulty focusing vision, eyelid tremors/tics (“blepharospasm”), and unusual sensitivity to either bright lights or lights of certain colors.

Otologic: Common ear symptoms include ringing in the ears and irritation and inflammation in the ears. Less common are a sense of chronic fluid build-up in the ears, hearing loss (one-sided or two-sided), or uncomfortable heightened hearing sensitivity.

Hematologic/Immunologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Hematologic/Immunologic

Hematologic: Common hematologic and clotting system issues include modest abnormalities in blood counts, easy bruising, and easy bleeding (for example, excessive menstrual bleeding or easy nosebleeds). Excessive blood clotting is a good bit less common than easy bruising/bleeding.

Immunologic: Common immunologic issues include prolific and/or unusual sensitivities/reactivities/allergies, impaired healing, an unusual extent of autoimmune diseases, increased susceptibility to infection, and difficulty recovering from infection.

Nasal/Oral

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Hematologic/Immunologic

Common oral and nasal symptoms include ulcers and pain (sometimes described as “burning”), white patches about the tongue or other surfaces, swelling of the tongue or other surfaces, sensitivity and/or deterioration of the teeth and/or gums despite reasonably good attention to dental and gum hygiene, alterations in the sense of taste, throat irritation/soreness/inflammation and/or hoarseness (without any infection clearly being present to account for it), difficulty swallowing, congestion of the sinuses and nose, sores up inside the nose, and nasal and post-nasal drip.

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Lymphatic: Common symptoms of the lymphatic system include a diffusely migratory, waxing/waning enlargement and/or irritation/inflammation of the lymph nodes, typically about the neck and in either armpit and to either side of the groin, but possibly in other areas, too (including in the spleen, the body’s largest lymph node, which often is felt as a left upper quadrant abdominal discomfort).

Cardiovascular: Common cardiovascular symptoms and findings include palpitations, lightheadedness, unexplained/unexpected hypertension and/or hypotension, palpitations, chest discomfort or pain (usually non-anginal in character), vascular malformations such as aneurysms or hemorrhoids or hemangiomas or telangiectasias).

Respiratory

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Common respiratory tract symptoms include painful discomfort at any level of the respiratory tract, bronchitis, cough, shortness of breath (often modest and inconstant; “from time to time, I just suddenly can’t catch a deep breath” is the most common phrasing MCAS patients use to describe their shortness of breath). Frank wheezing is not seen all that often, and when it’s present during the episodes of shortness of breath, it’s usually fairly subtle. Obstructive sleep apnea can happen, too, even in patients who are not morbidly obese.

Extreme unexplained fatigue, weakness, weight loss, sweats, chills, general feeling of ickiness (malaise), severe whole-body allergic reactions (anaphylaxis).

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Common gastrointestinal symptoms include pain/inflammation (often migratory) in one or more segments of the GI tract, gastroesophageal reflux, abdominal discomfort/pain, abdominal bloating (usually shortly following meals), unexplained/unexpected fluctuations in appetite and/or weight, queasiness, nausea (vomiting is relatively uncommon), and diarrhea (or “soft stools”) and/or constipation (often alternating). Blood in the stool can happen but is pretty uncommon.

Urinary: Common urinary symptoms include unusual frequency of urination, difficulty initiating urination, inability to fully empty the bladder, and painful urination (as if a urinary tract infection is present, except that testing can’t find clear evidence of infection). Flank or abdominal pain from kidney stones can happen but is not all that common. Blood in the urine can happen but is pretty uncommon. Genital Tract: Other than decreased libido and erectile dysfunction and possible fertility issues, genital tract symptoms are uncommon in men but may include inflammation of the prostate or other parts of the genital tract. In women with MCAS, genital tract symptoms are common and include an inflamed and/or itchy vulva and/or vagina (often mistakenly attributed to, and treated as, bacterial or yeast infections even though no evidence of infection can be found), inappropriate/dysfunctional uterine/menstrual bleeding, and painful intercourse. Endometriosis seems somewhat common, too.

Endocrinology/Muscular/ Skeletal/Joint

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Endocrinology: Common endocrinologic/metabolic issues include delayed or premature puberty, excessively painful and/or irregular periods, excessive menstrual bleeding, weak bones, thyroid abnormalities, high cholesterol or triglycerides, high glucose levels (usually diagnosed as diabetes mellitus) or low glucose levels (sometimes rapid alternation among normal and low and/or high levels), and selective abnormalities in absorbing or transporting or using certain important minerals and vitamins (e.g., iron).

Muscular: Common muscular symptoms include migratory pain and weakness.

Skeletal: Common skeletal symptoms include migratory pain. Fractures are uncommon but can happen from loss of skeletal strength, and these include vertebral fractures which can lead to loss of height.

Joint: Common joint symptoms include migratory pain; migratory swelling and even redness, too, can happen, but usually are not as prominent as pain.

Neurologic/Psychiatric

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Mast Cell Activation Disorders

Neurologic: Common neurologic symptoms include headache (including migraines), episodic lightheadedness/dizziness/vertigo (which can happen either when getting up or even when lying down or sitting or after already been up for a while) (total loss of consciousness can happen but is much less common than lightheadedness), tingling/numbness (most commonly in the hands and feet but potentially anywhere), weakness, tics/tremors, and a wide variety of sleep disruptions (most commonly insomnia and frequent waking and non-restorative sleep but also excessive sleep, sleepwalking or sleep talking, sleep paralysis, or night terrors).

Psychiatric: Common psychiatric symptoms include anxiety (sometimes even to the point of panic), depression, mood lability, anger, attention deficit, and a wide variety of aspects of cognitive dysfunction, most commonly issues with memory, word-finding and concentration. “Disassociation” or “depersonalization” is occasionally seen. Frankly psychotic behaviors (e.g., auditory or visual hallucinations) are fairly uncommon.

Mast Cell Activation Disorders

Auto immune Diseases linked to MCAS

Mast Cell Activation Disorders

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome causes chronic multisystem inflammation ± allergic-type phenomena ± abnormalities in growth/development in potentially any tissue(s), so any patient who “fits the profile” and hasn’t been identified, with appropriate work-up of the various individual problems, to have any other disease which better accounts for the patient’s full range of problems is a reasonable candidate to be evaluated for MCAS.

Flushing, itching, or hives
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting
Anemia or bleeding disorders
Bone and muscle pain
Enlarged liver, spleen, or lymph nodes
Depression, mood changes, or problems concentrating
Anaphylaxis, characterized by flushing, fainting, gastrointestinal symptoms, low blood pressure, and fast heart rate
Seizures
Fibrosis
Cancers
Ulcerative Colitis

Auto immune Diseases linked to MCAS

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Elevated arterial blood pressure
Ventricular fibrillation
Cardiac arrest
Kounis Syndrome
Myocardial inflammation
Dystonia
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Recurrent infections
Autoimmunity
Urticaria
Allergic rhinitis
Asthma
MCAS is thought to be the possible mechanism underlying these effects.

Information Resources:

Auto immune Diseases linked to MCAS

Clinical Manifestations of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome By Organ Systems - Dr. Tania Dempsey Credit for Organ by Organ information on this website

Mast Cell Activation is linked to a wide range of other conditions | The EDS Clinic

The Many Co-Morbidities of MCAS | Mast Cells United

Mastocytosis: What It Looks Like, Causes, and Symptoms (Linked to Cancers)

https://www.lipedemawarriorclinic.com/mcad

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Response to Mast-Cell-Directed Treatment: A Case Series - PMC

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Perfect Low Histamine Dessert Options for Stay at Home when you have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome or Histamine Intolerance

Low Histamine beverages

Everyone may have a different reaction to foods

Low Histamine Dessert Recipes

Concentrated:

Blueberry Juice

Pomegranate Juice

(I drink 100% POM Blueberry/Pomagranite

Juice diluted with water)

Cherry Juice

Purity Coffee

(Sweeten coffee with Honey)

Low Histamine coffee Bean

Everyone may have a different reaction to foods

Black beans, Kidney beans, Pinto beans, Navy beans, Green beans, Yellow beans, White beans, Edamame, and Soybeans (fresh).

Canned beans may contain higher histamine levels.
Fresh, sprouted beans tend to be lower in histamine.
People with histamine intolerance should consult with a healthcare professional for personalized dietary recommen

Black beans, Kidney beans, Pinto beans, Navy beans, Green beans, Yellow beans, White beans, Edamame, and Soybeans (fresh).

Canned beans may contain higher histamine levels.
Fresh, sprouted beans tend to be lower in histamine.
People with histamine intolerance should consult with a healthcare professional for personalized dietary recommendations.

When looking for low histamine cheese, opt for fresh, soft cheeses like mozzarella, ricotta, cottage cheese, cream cheese, mascarpone, and young goudaas they generally contain lower levels of histamine compared to aged cheeses; always prioritize minimally processed options with no added additives.
Key points about low histamine cheese:

Freshness is key: The less aged the cheese, the lower the histamine content.
Soft cheeses preferred: Soft cheeses like mozzarella, ricotta, and cream cheese are generally considered lower histamine than hard cheeses.
Avoid aged cheeses: Aged cheeses like cheddar, parmesan, and blue cheese tend to be high in histamine.
Check for additives: Be mindful of cheeses with added preservatives or stabilizers.
Pasteurized milk is better: Cheese made from pasteurized milk may be considered lower risk.

Low Histamine Herbs and Spices

Basil.
Bay Leaves.
Cardamom.
Caraway.
Chives.
Coriander.
Cumin.
Curcumin Powder.

NUTSNuts generally contain low levels of histamine, but some may trigger histamine release in individuals with histamine intolerance. Here are some nuts that are typically considered low in histamine:
Almonds, Brazil nuts, Cashews, Coconut, Hazelnuts, Macadamia nuts, Pecans, Pistachios, Sesame seeds, and Sunflower seeds.
It's important to note that individual sensitivities can vary, so it's recommended to consult with a healthcare professional or registered dietitian to determine which nuts are appropriate for a low-histamine diet.
When looking for a natural sugar that is considered low histamine, options include maple syrup, stevia, and raw honey (in moderation for some individuals) as they are generally considered safe on a low histamine diet.
Key points to remember:

Maple syrup: Widely accepted as a low histamine sweetener.
Stevia: A natural plant-based sweetener with no histamine concerns.
Raw honey: While generally low histamine, some people might experience sensitivity and should consume it cautiously.

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Ways to Stabilize Mast Cells

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Magnesium

quercetin

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin B12

Omega-2 fatty acids

Curcumin

Magnesium

quercetin

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin B12

Omega-2 fatty acids

Curcumin

DAO (diamine oxidase) is considered beneficial for MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome) because it is an enzyme that actively breaks down histamine in the body, which is a key chemical released by mast cells, meaning a sufficient level of DAO can help manage high histamine levels that often contribute to MCAS symptoms like flushing, headaches, digestive issues, and skin reactions.
Key points about DAO and MCAS:

Histamine breakdown:The primary function of DAO is to degrade histamine, preventing its accumulation in the body which can trigger MCAS symptoms if levels are too high.
DAO deficiency:Many people with MCAS experience low DAO activity, which can exacerbate their symptoms by impairing histamine metabolism.
Supplementation benefit:Taking DAO supplements can potentially help manage histamine levels by providing additional enzyme activity to break down histamine from food.
Gastrointestinal impact:DAO is primarily found in the gut, so its deficiency can lead to significant digestive issues often associated with MCAS.

Enhancing DAO Function

fresh meat and fish.
eggs.
most fresh vegetables — except spinach, tomatoes, avocado, and eggplant.
most fresh fruit — except citrus and some berries.
oils like coconut and olive oil.
grains, including rice, quinoa, corn, teff, and millet.

(Before adding a new supplement, please be sure to consult your Physician)

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So many people may suffer from MCAD (Mastocytosis/MCAS) since their Covid infection, and not even know what is triggering their "Long Covid" symptoms. Covid triggered my MCAD, and knowing what was happening to my body and what my triggers were, was the key to my healing.

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What is Mast Cell Activation Disorder

What is Mast Cell Activation Disorder

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What is Mast Cell Activation Disorder

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Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

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Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

General medications to avoid if possible with MCAS:

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

Things to know while only consuming low Histamine

How Mast Cell Activation can affect you, organ by organ...

Dematologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Hematologic/Immunologic

Ophthalmologic/ Otologic

Hematologic/Immunologic

Nasal/Oral

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Hematologic/Immunologic

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Respiratory

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Lymphatic/Cardiovascular:

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Endocrinology/Muscular/ Skeletal/Joint

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract

Neurologic/Psychiatric

Gastrointestinal/ Urinary/ Genital Tract