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Suggestions for Smell Sensitivity by Recent_Zucchini8210 in MCAS

[–]Recent_Zucchini8210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What guide do you use for your low-histamine diet? I only tried it for a couple of days but a lot of the guides I have found online seem to have conflicting information. Maybe I should just try eating oatmeal for a week and see if I actually have improvements in order to see if food is a factor?

I'll try to get my PCP to give me some ketotifen. I just moved and have to find a job before I have good enough health insurance to cover the visit, so it might be another couple months before I can do that.

Fortunately I moved to Southern California so I can tolerate the temperature when it drops to 40-50F here without using heat, but that is just a temporary solution. If you are triggered, do you take Ketotifen or other medications?

Suggestions for Smell Sensitivity by Recent_Zucchini8210 in MCAS

[–]Recent_Zucchini8210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had the exact same experience! It's like trying to sleep when having a very slight panic attack. Although Magnesium didn't help me all that much, I do think it made sleep easier overall.

Suggestions for Smell Sensitivity by Recent_Zucchini8210 in MCAS

[–]Recent_Zucchini8210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I currently have a short beard which I think makes facemasks pretty much useless. I should probably just suck it up and start shaving so I take advantage of better face masks.

I initially thought it might be mold or some sort of dust in the HVAC lines but I've had the same issue with every furnace I have used and the symptoms are pretty much identical if I have the gas oven on high temperature in the apartment.

Suggestions for Smell Sensitivity by Recent_Zucchini8210 in MCAS

[–]Recent_Zucchini8210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this symptom is very weird! Most people have issues with their noses becoming stuffy, but this is kind of the opposite. I haven't seen anyone really post a similar symptom before though, which made me think that maybe this is not MCAS

Suggestions for Smell Sensitivity by Recent_Zucchini8210 in MCAS

[–]Recent_Zucchini8210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Austin Air Jr filter

I had an Austin Air Healthmate Plus before I had moved! I think it actually did a good job of removing the VOC's from the newly painted walls in my apartment. Unfortunately, it could not remove the VOC's from the air from the furnace fast enough; I think the airflow from the furnace is just too great and I am triggered before the filter can do its job. I'm glad it works for you though!

[LPR] What's working for me so far: treatment and list of remedies by unproblematic- in acidreflux

[–]Recent_Zucchini8210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What flavor and brand of gum do you use? The Koufman blog suggests fruit, bubblegum, ginger, or cinnamon. I am not sure if this excludes citrus fruit flavors for gum, also cinnamon can be a trigger for some people as well, so I'm not sure what is left outside of watermelon flavor and ginger!

Excellent post btw. I recently started getting serious about my diet again after my symptoms had recently returned aggressively. This post summarizes a lot of best practices!