Hi all! Just to give back ground I’ve had random allergic reactions all my life, unable to really pinpoint to what. I was tested for a fish allergy as a kid but everything came back normal. Ive had stomach issues, anxiety, low blood sugar, and random rashes on and off. I’ve been connected to a GI but everything came back normal.
I’ve had a bad flare up of hives specifically the last few months and my PCP sent me to an allergist to start weeding things out. I had skin testing and was told I’m allergic to wheat, eggs, dairy, soy and a whole bunch of environmental stuff. They are starting me on allergy shots and I have been take 1-3 10 mg Zyrtec, Flonase, and 20 mg Pepcid daily. My symptoms have definitely improved.
They are still testing me for MCAS, my trypase was normal and the lab didn’t process my 24 hour urine correctly so I have to do it again.
Has anyone else found out they’re allergic to a bunch of things during this process? Could MCAS mimic positive skin testing (they did do a control area and I tested negative to some things)? My doctor told me it would be considered 2 separate things, but that the MCAS could make me particularly sensitive.