Common MCAS triggers include: Mold Allergens, including insect bites and certain foods Viruses and infections Medications, including antibiotics, ibuprofen, and opiate pain relievers Chemicals and other toxins, including conventional beauty, body, and cleaning products Heavy metals, including mercury from dental work Smells, such as perfumes and other conventional beauty products Stress-related triggered, including anxiety, pain, exercise, lack of sleep, and rapid temperature changes Hormonal changes, including those related to your menstrual cycle Mast cell hyperplasia, a rare condition that may occur with certain chronic infections or cancers Diagnosis of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Because MCAS has so many symptoms that overlap with other conditions, diagnosis can be difficult
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