This post covers food sensitivities vis-Ă -vis MCAS. What are food sensitivities? Food sensitivities are non-allergic, often delayed reactions to certain foods that cause uncomfortable symptoms but do not involve the classic immune response seen in true food allergies. Instead of triggering IgE antibodies and immediate reactions, food sensitivities may involve other parts of the immune […]
Symptom Logging to Determine MCAS Food and Environmental Triggers
This post is a primer on symptom logging. If you have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) you will likely have a list of foods that you can’t tolerate. You may have a puzzling history of reacting to certain foods in certain circumstances. But you may not have a clear idea of why. By logging your symptoms, and ideally introducing one new food or environmental trigger at a time, you can narrow down the cause of symptom flares.
Surviving with MCAS Away from Home
This post provides tips and tricks for surviving with MCAS away from home.
What is MCAS?
This post provides a primer on what is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.
