MCAS, also known as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, is a condition where a person experiences repeated allergic symptoms such as swelling, hives, swelling, low blood pressure, difficulty breathing, and severe diarrhea.
High levels of mast cell mediators are released during those episodes. Mast cells are allergy cells responsible for immediate allergic reactions. They cause severe allergic symptoms, by releasing compounds called mediators stored inside or made by the mast cells.
MCAS can be caused by the following:
Continue reading to learn what Earth Clinic readers have tried or learned for this condition.
