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What r/MCAS is talking about this week

r/MCAS has 60,413 members and 39 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 19.2 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

60,413members
39posts in the last 24 hours, newest 4 min ago
19.2comments an hour right now, newest 42 min ago
434points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/MCAS this week

flare12ketotifen10cell8reactions8taking7water6diagnosis6everything6tolerate6mast6eating6even6

Top threads this week

  1. This is not new but I am never not shocked that I have an entire debilitating disease that is NO ONE's responsibility in the medical field -- VENT

    there is not a single specialty that actually includes MCAS like, what do you mean there's just ENTIRE DISEASES out here that fall under no specialty?? In my area immunologists and allergists...

    434 points242 comments5 d ago
  2. FOLLOWUP to my recent post: 6 EpiPens, then the ER made me drink water to "see if I'd react" and told me not to come back

    TL;DR: Needed 6 EpiPens. Was told I'm psychosomatic and "not their problem," made to drink water until I reacted, told not to come back, and discharged with nothing. After my last anaphylaxis (4...

    155 points99 comments3 d ago
  3. Nearly died. 4 EpiPens and the shock room, now reacting to water and lost all my safe foods. Did anyone get better from this point?

    TL;DR: Near-fatal anaphylaxis, now can't eat and can barely drink, discharged without a plan, waiting months for immunology. Has anyone been this bad and recovered? How did you get through the...

    139 points130 comments3 d ago
  4. Walking through water feeling??!?

    POTS, MCAS, EDS trifecta here 🙋‍♀️ What the actual heck is happening when you get that feeling as though the world isn’t real, you’re detached somehow and almost in a dream and walking through...

    85 points33 comments4 d ago
  5. Do we have mitochondrial dysfunction?

    I’ve heard long MCAS and ME/CFS is due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Is that true? And if so, is there anything that could reverse that? Or are there any meds or supplements to help reduce the...

    79 points120 comments2 d ago
  6. New diagnosis changes everything

    I was clinically diagnosed by an immunologist with MCAS in January 2025. I've recently started seeing a functional medicine doctor who recognized my symptoms as characteristic of Babesiosis - a...

    74 points38 comments2 d ago
  7. My fear of being gaslighted actually came true

    A while ago, I wrote about how I had seen a specialist at a clinic that treats mastocytosis and—evidently—mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). And my fear about the possibility to be made fun of....

    73 points68 comments6 d ago
  8. Update after 3 years! Thank you to this community

    (Old post from three years ago): Sudden flushing with dread - carcinoid syndrome? MCAS? Hello there! I’m new to Reddit in general. This is my first post on this subreddit. My mum (60F, type 2...

    67 points7 comments7 d ago
  9. Hormone changes as a major trigger

    Are hormone changes a massive trigger for anyone else? I used to think it was all PMDD and hormonal migraines but really dialed in on every signal my body was giving me. While it’s been really...

    64 points51 comments6 d ago
  10. Small celebration moment!

    Hello all, Just wanted to hop on here and share some small positive news😊within the past years I started experiencing severe MCAS symptoms. I often couldn’t catch my breath to the point where I...

    51 points21 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Dreading that week before my period already
    1 points1 comment4 min ago
  2. Feeling lost
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  3. Need toothpaste options without these ingredients??
    1 points1 comment2 h ago
  4. MCAS Treatment question
    1 points1 comment2 h ago
  5. reacting to everything?
    1 points1 comment2 h ago
  6. Acne scars?
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  7. GI problems after ketotifen?
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  8. Finally diagnosed today! 💃
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  9. Tell me all about Xolair, the good, the bad, everything in between!
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  10. Anyone with Central Sleep Apnea?
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
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