nanonug
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Hello!
Given the typical symptoms, I have recently proposed that ME/CFS is nothing more than a mast cell activation disorder. One of the good things about this, if it is indeed true that ME/CFS is a mast cell disorder, is that mast cell disorders are testable and treatable within the confines of mainstream medicine.
Given the similarity in symptoms, I think it is important to add a fifth test to the mix, to rule out carcinoid syndrome.
The five test, all available from mainstream labs, are:
Given the typical symptoms, I have recently proposed that ME/CFS is nothing more than a mast cell activation disorder. One of the good things about this, if it is indeed true that ME/CFS is a mast cell disorder, is that mast cell disorders are testable and treatable within the confines of mainstream medicine.
Given the similarity in symptoms, I think it is important to add a fifth test to the mix, to rule out carcinoid syndrome.
The five test, all available from mainstream labs, are:
- 5-HIAA (to rule out carcinoid syndrome)
- N-methylhistamine
- Tryptase
- Prostaglandin D2
- 11-beta-Prostaglandin F2 alpha