How the order and quantity of foods you eat can affect your MCAS and histamine intolerance symptoms.

In our last post, we covered why histamine intolerance and MCAS can cause symptoms that seem completely unrelated. Your stomach hurts. Your face is flushed. Your nose is running. Your heart is racing. Very organized. Very reasonable. Now let’s talk about the chemical behind some of the chaos: histamine. WHAT IS HISTAMINE? Histamine is not inherently bad. Your body makes it for a reason. It is a chemical messenger involved in immune response, digestion, brain function, and the

Is Your Body Being Dramatic Again? You eat something completely normal. Then your face gets hot. Your stomach starts protesting. Your head hurts. Your heart is racing and somehow your nose is involved too. The symptoms seem unrelated. Histamine says otherwise. Histamine is a natural chemical involved in immune response, digestion, brain function and more. Problems can happen when your body struggles to break histamine down efficiently or releases more than it can comfortably