Chronic Illnesses Connected to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Mast Cell Disorder Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Mast Cell Disorder (mastocytosis) are related conditions that cause dysfunction of mast cells, but they differ in several key aspects. While both conditions involve mast cell dysfunction, MCAS is the abnormal activation of mast cells, which…
Understanding Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Mast cells are a type of white blood cell found in the body’s connective tissues, including under the skin, near blood vessels and lymph vessels, and in nerves, lungs, and intestines. We need mast cells to regulate an immune-responses to allergens, bacteria, and parasites with the assistance of internal…
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a medical condition that causes a person to have repeating bouts of severe allergy symptoms including hives, swelling, low blood pressure, shortness of breath, severe diarrhea, and in extreme cases, loss of consciousness or death. Symptoms may be triggered by anything ranging from sudden temperature changes and exercise to…
Patients often ask us if they could be allergic to the cleaning products they use in their home. Fact is, many people are sensitive to all sorts of chemicals in their home, including natural and synthetic substances in carpeting, plastics, perfumes, air fresheners, paints, cleaning products, cigarette smoke, and other sources. However, a sensitivity differs…
Doctors Sunny Raleigh and Tamara Kurmanalieva recently returned from a conference in Colorado focused on Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and related conditions, originally organized by Larry Afrin, MD (Armonk Integrative Medicine, Armonk, New York) and Mark Renneker, MD (Univ. of California San Francisco) as a meeting of the minds. A select group of doctors and other health…