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Speaking to Your GP: Language and Tips for Effective Communication

This guide has been created to help you communicate more confidently and effectively with your GP. It offers practical language suggestions that can help you explain your symptoms, request support, and build a more collaborative relationship, whether you have a confirmed diagnosis or are still seeking answers.

Introduction to Water Purifiers

Handout on different types of water purifiers, created by Deborah Bircham

The Histamine Bucket Theory

This histamine bucket theory is a useful visual aid in trying to understand the impact of factors contributing to histamine levels.

Travelling with MCAS

This downloadable booklet contains tips and resources for managing Mast Cell Activation Disorders on the go, wherever you go.

Life Audit

Are you meeting your Core Needs? Conducting a life audit can be an insightful exercise to help you evaluate and enhance your overall wellbeing.

Triggers

This resource details some of the more common triggers of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.

Symptoms of MCAS

This resource details some of the more common symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.

Recipe Conversion

You can use this blank recipe conversion page to note down any MCAS friendly changes you have made to your favourite recipe's.

MCAS Self-management toolkit

This toolkit contains information about substances in food and in the environment that can affect mast cell activity or trigger MCAS symptoms. It also includes practical advice to help you understand and avoid these triggers, as needed.

MCAS symptom log

The histamine bucket exercise

This histamine bucket is a useful visual aid in trying to understand the impact of factors contributing to histamine levels.

Medication log - adult

A medication timetable to log daily medications

Medication log - children

A medication log blank which you can use to record medications, dosages and medication times in order to keep on track.

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