{"id":1567,"date":"2023-11-21T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=1567"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:51:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:51:48","slug":"our-stories-copy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=1567","title":{"rendered":"Mast Cell Activation Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1567\" class=\"elementor elementor-1567\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7553ac4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7553ac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d258b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80d258b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">mast cell activation disorder (mcas)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8eda6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d8eda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a1fb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1a1fb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5300cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5300cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=1313\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/woman-5941896_640-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/woman-5941896_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/woman-5941896_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ed34d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ed34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Mast Cells are found all over your body so symptoms can occur in any part of your body.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9d8c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff9d8c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17d43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c17d43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0Mast cells are part of your immune system and have an important role to play but if they are activated, release over 1000 mediators (chemicals) to warn you there is something wrong and the results are not pleasant.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Symptoms can be seemingly unexplained or feel like &#8216;reactions&#8217; to things.\u00a0 They can include,\u00a0 swelling, itching, inflammation, rashes, chronic pain, headaches, sinus issues, cramping, abdominal pain, vomiting, diahorrea, constipation, flushing, fast heart rate, fluctuations in blood pressure, fatigue, fainting, sweats,<\/strong> anaphylaxis,\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c5f16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37c5f16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ad3d6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e2ad3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67a2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67a2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b>One of the chemicals released by mast cells is histamine.\u00a0 If there are too many &#8216;triggers&#8217; the histamine levels can become so high <\/b>\u00a0<strong>a person can experience extreme &#8216;allergic&#8217; type reactions to foods or substances they can otherwise be fine with. The histamine bucket is a useful illustration.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><b>Triggers can include high histamine foods, additives, chemicals, medications, weather changes, infection, stress, overexercising, fragrances or fumes and fatigue among others.\u00a0 Some people react to vibrations, heat, cold, overstimulation &#8211; excitement or busy places.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ccdfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96ccdfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e07540 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e07540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f7653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8f7653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/histamine-bucket.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1568\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/histamine-bucket.png 522w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/histamine-bucket-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8644fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8644fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Illustration sourced from the &#8216;Mast Cell Action Group&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ff4ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0ff4ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce6aa1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ce6aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b13c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b13c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1081120623013972?fbclid=IwAR3qvbXTNOWs3NiZAfd7XRVxfeXBB1EB9jnbczM67LdTmVn9XsrRunw8Y2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research,<\/a> mast cells can contribute to neuroinflammation.\u00a0 This means that they can be connected to neurological issues too, including mood swings.\u00a0 They are also located <span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: ElsevierGulliver, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, STIXGeneral, 'Cambria Math', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Microsoft Sans Serif', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Arial Unicode MS', serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); font-size: 1rem;\">glands including the hypothalamus, pineal and the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/body\/21459-pituitary-gland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pituitary glands<\/a> so can affect hormones. Mast Cell Activation is closely associated with Autonomic Nervous system dysfunction and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/ehlers-danlos-syndromes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ehler&#8217;s-Danlos Syndrome<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f620ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f620ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43ed70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e43ed70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c98be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8c98be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Mast cells have been connected to a wide range of disorders <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e1e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e1e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>See figure below (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7013937\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source)<\/a>\u00a0 .\u00a0 For several decades mast cells were considered to play mainly proinflammatory roles in several allergic disorders, but more recently they have been associated with a variety of infections, tumours, autoimmune disorders, MS, inflammatory bowel diseases and heart issues such as heart attacks and hardening of the arteries. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7013937\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source)<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0The good news is that this can be treated with lifestyle management, low histamine diet and with medications.\u00a0 Getting a diagnosis in Scotland on the NHS is currently tricky, with many opting to go privately.\u00a0 Hopefully this should change because it is common for people suffering from long covid as well as vaccine injury.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3707424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3707424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdce14c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdce14c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/?page_id=1313\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mast-cell-activation-2-1024x699.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mast-cell-activation-2-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mast-cell-activation-2-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mast-cell-activation-2-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mast-cell-activation-2.png 1186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a07771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a07771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Follow the links below to find out more, how you can help yourself or what treatments can help.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57854e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57854e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3088cc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3088cc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3db96 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf3db96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/lowhistamineeats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Low Histamine Eats<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f255803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f255803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Learn more about the histamine bucket theory and find some low histamine recipes<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef78cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ef78cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1a0b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc1a0b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b812e0 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b812e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/jodiettenberg.com\/mast-cells\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Jodie's Resource Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b89dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b89dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fabulous website with heaps of resources that further explains causes of chest pain with MCAS amongst other things<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61aba6d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"61aba6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915f64d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"915f64d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71eb02c elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71eb02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mastcellaction.org\/managing-mcas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mast Cell Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393c953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393c953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Learn how to manage your symptoms and find more resources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac97c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cac97c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452f483 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"452f483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21583eb elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"21583eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mastzellaktivierung.info\/downloads\/foodlist\/21_FoodList_EN_alphabetic_withCateg.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Low Histamine Food List<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8030d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8030d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Food Compatibility List &#8211; find out the &#8216;safe&#8217; foods to eat.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651733d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"651733d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bb8b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19bb8b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1546e1c elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1546e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/hoffmancentre.com\/12-tips-living-mast-cell-activation-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">12 Tips for Living with MCAS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22acc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22acc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>From the Hoffman Centre<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af1ac9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1af1ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce0e12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cce0e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3012993 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3012993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drtinapeers.com\/mcas\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Dr Tina Peers on MCAS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c106611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c106611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This website has some great advice but also vital information if you are going for a general anaesthetic and you have MCAS<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c1993 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21c1993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef94545 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef94545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53d084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d53d084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Videos Explaining More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c247aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c247aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f0a4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6f0a4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7837695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7837695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: More than \u201cjust allergies\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ddacf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ddacf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Dr. Anne Maitland presented this webinar about mast cells and EDS\/HSD on July 11, 2018. Much more information about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders is available at ehlers-danlos.com.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e43f1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"47e43f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9ea27 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c9ea27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e554bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e554bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4cf76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4cf76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Dr. Andrew J. Maxwell, M.D. FACC | The Embryology, Potential Mechanisms that Tie Together The Pentad.  Andrew J Maxwell MD. FACC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fd562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40fd562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Presented at the 7th Annual ILC Conference in 2019 &#8211; Linking Hypermobility Pain Disorders with their Multi-Systemic Cormorbid Conditions. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254bce5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"254bce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cf439 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83cf439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ade16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ade16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">What is Mast Cell Activation? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cc55f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47cc55f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Dr. Deering, Consultant.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cf04c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"23cf04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/510576844\/videos\/351519953748009\/?idorvanity=540225674357341\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409d118 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"409d118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mast cell activation disorder (mcas) Mast Cells are found all over your body so symptoms can occur in any part of your body. \u00a0Mast cells are part of your immune system and have an important role to play but if they are activated, release over 1000 mediators (chemicals) to warn you there is something wrong 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