What are the symptoms of MCAS?

     The symptoms of MCAS can be numerous and rarely look the same from person to person, which is part of why it is so tricky to recognize and diagnose! The best way to describe MCAS is that it is a multisystem, multi-symptom, allergic, and inflammatory condition that can also have aspects of abnormal growth. Symptoms may range any where from mild to severe. They may vary based on the day, your diet, lifestyle, stress, triggers, and an array of other factors.

Your symptoms of MCAS may include:

-All sorts of skin issues:rashes, hives, itching

-Headaches and migraines

-Fatigue

-Weakness

-Dizziness

-Heart palpitations, chestpain, blood pressurefluctuations

-Diarrhea, nausea, and other digestive issues

-Weight changes and poor appetite

-Anxiety and depression,other mood and psychiatric disorders

-Vision changes

-Brain fog and cognitive problems

-Neuropathy, tingling,numbness, and pain

-Cough, shortness of breath, and allergy-typesymptoms

-Hormonal imbalances, endometriosis, PCOS, PMS

-Joint pains, muscle pains, fibromyalgia