Here we go, the everyday living with MCAS from people who are living it!
The Spoon Theory is a metaphor used to describe the limited energy and resources available to people with chronic illnesses. It was created by Christine Miserandino to explain to a friend what it’s like to live with lupus, but it has since been widely adopted by people with various chronic conditions. Here’s an overview of […]
Surviving, thriving, or maybe even hiding while living with MCAS? Today and this past year I am surviving. Striving to get back to my “normal” has been insanely hard. Feeling great and going down (which means an asthma attack, inhalers, white Benadryl, sleep, and repeat) has been more of my norm lately. This is NOT
Scary, isolating, and devastating, and no one seems to get it except other MCAS patients. Why? Most likely because no one really knows about it unless it’s affecting you or someone you love. Imagine being highly allergic to peanuts and you go through a store or an airport and you know someone is going to
MCAS triggers are far more than I can list on my own. So below I have a list generated by Lilly (our AI writer ; )). Not only are there so many, its soooo confusing. Triggers can come and go, they are not the same for everyone, and they can pop up at any time.
So why can sometimes you and I can tolerate some foods and other times we can not? I mean even the same food! Why are some scents tolerated and other times they are not (same scent), and so on and on… one day it’s ok the next it is not…. This always baffled me and
Why MCAS causes fatigue is a really good question. The reason I’m writing about it today is because I am so tired and there is no reason why. My kids are grown, my house is clean, my work is done, it’s time to wake up and enjoy…… yet I’m so tired and tired of being
I am a web designer but nothing I have designed has come this easy and this fast but here’s the issue….. I have no one to show this to. This is why maybe this is so needed. I know no one personally that I can discuss MCAS issues, triggers, symptoms, medications, and just plain how
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition characterized by the abnormal activation of mast cells in the body, leading to a wide range of symptoms that can affect multiple organ systems. It’s important to note that MCAS is a relatively newly recognized condition, and there is ongoing research into its full spectrum of associated
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How to help your family and friends understand this unfamiliar territory. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome – is a condition that causes mast cells to release an inappropriate amount of chemicals into your body. Like an allergy but different. These chemicals wreak havoc in our bodies all the while changing the triggers (what sets off these
Welcome to the MCAS resource site! My goal is to put MCAS resources in one place, so to help navigate this world of MCAS. My story is like so many others. I have symptoms all over the place, and doctors pass me off to other doctors making me feel well a bit insane. I know
