What Is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome? What Is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome? 
Chronic Inflammation

What Is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome? 

Presenting as unique as each individual body, the symptoms of MSAS often confound diagnosis.
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By Ashley Turner BCDHH
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This is part 1 in “Demystifying Mast Cell Activation Syndrome”

Mast cell activation syndrome afflicts many people with a bewildering array of symptoms, making it easy to misdiagnose. In this series, we explore what MCAS is, its many symptoms, and how diagnose and treat it.

Have you been experiencing disparate, unpredictable symptoms? Do you feel like every time you resolve one symptom, another one replaces it? Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) could be driving these debilitating and enigmatic symptoms.

The path leading to an actual diagnosis can be fraught with frustration. Some doctors tell patients that their symptoms are “all in their heads.” After a variety of bloodwork panels, physicians report that everything looks “normal” and send the patient away more confused than before.