Long COVID, Vaccines and MCAS 

I reacted 5mins after first and only shot - paralysis palpitations flushing drooling and difficulty speaking and swallowing and I STILL got zero acknowledgment then or now.

I am super confused if the skin writings because of covid or the vaccine as I got it a month or two after being exposed to covid. And none of my doctors believe that my condition is because of covid🙃

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I would suggest stress and foods.

I usually suggest taking Quercetin at most 1g a day while working out what is triggering the activated state - higher doses of flavonoids like this can inhibit enzymes in the gut and liver, so it is better to maintain lower doses for a longer period of time.. I usually try to use a combination supplement with luteolin in it, and most doses will be between 100-300mg. I am not aware of any interaction between quercetin and prescription medication like Benadryl, there does not seem to be any research suggesting this, but that may because it has not been studied so you should consult your doctors advice first.. Quercetin will have more global beneficial effects and interact with the body differently to prescription antihistamines though so I would think it would be complimentary..

Great question! In my experience there is often evidence of brewing histamine/mcas issues in peoples past history when we look back, which then gets significantly amplified by the viral infection and 'turned into' a obvious MCAS state which is part of the Long COVID experience for them.

Great question indeed!

MCAS is a disorder that sometimes occurs with other disorders like hEDS (hyper mobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome). This also commonly includes POTS.

Kind of… its a genetic mutation in mast cells that triggers overreaction

As I understand it, when the mast cells gets triggered, confused, they starting to fight a healthy parts of the body. The skin, the bowels etc. Which causes a skin disease like psoriasis, crohn disease, graves, disease etc. Could be anything. You body starts to fight healthy tissue. The mast cells are the cause of all auto immune diseases. Is that correct?

Hi Angelika - yes, this would fit MCAS as histamine can be released by mast cells fairly rapidly after eating, which can in turn trigger adrenaline responses in the body and palpitations. It would be necessary to take a full history and look at everything else going on to say for certain though as you say..

You could try a low histamine diet to see if that helps the symptoms