I don't understand I've always had clean results on urine and stool. Now, in a week I've got two bad results - bacteria in urine (don't know which one) and Helicobacter pylori antigen in stool. What?! I was a bit shocked when I've seen this! Two infections in that short period in time?! I don't know what to think about all of that! Is this "normal" for MC troubles? Help someone!

Hi Anaphylaxing, thanks for your response!

I've had increased urination, nausea, stomach pain, having stool more often, sometimes diarrhea.. BUT it would come and go, I'd be fine for some time and then it would hit again (urine and GI problems would often be separated). Now they've decided to have a party without asking me first! I was always thinking it was masto and histamine, now I'm not so sure.. My doc started me on antibiotics for UTI but he didn't see the other results yet.. oh it will be fun..

Enko, don't go ruling out a mast cell problem yet. The reason I say this is that I too had the Helicobacter Pylori. It was discovered during tje time when doctors were testing me for all sorts of things to help me figure out what was going on. When H. Pylori was found I was put on a mega dose pack of antibiotics and Prilosec (a proton pump inhibitor). It cleared up the H. Pylori but I still had some issues that didn't go away; in fact my symptoms continued to get worse which meant my search for an answer continued 2 more years until I was diagnosed with MCAS. So DO get treated for it and see where your symptoms are at that point.
Good luck my friend!

I hope the antibiotics help clear a lot of your GI problems!  When I take them, though, I take probiotics in between antibiotic doses.  I think it helps, especially if you're prone to yeast infections.

I switch around, but generally prefer ones with more strains of bacteria.  Right now I'm taking PB-8 vegetarian capsules.  I keep them refrigerated, even though they aren't supposed to need it.  I used to take 2 capsules a day, but now I only seem to need them once a week or not at all.

You should know that Cipro can be a direct mast cell degranulator, as can other fluoroquinolone antibiotics.  Doxycycline can also be a problem that way.  Of course, they don't effect everyone that way.

Waaaiiiit...

Joan, by saying that Cipro can stir things up, you've maybe just explained something and not even knowing that you did! What? Here:

I'm low on hgb, well under the bottom border but still not in the critical area. So at practically the same time they've started me on iron IV (Ferrlecit) and Cipro. For first day I had no problems, on second day I've figured that after IV th my right arm started getting numb but after third I've had major reaction - first while in the middle of IV therapy I've had nausea, which I ignored (by now I have PhD in ignoring nausea and pain, I guess that you know how it feels and why it is like that); after the th I've left the hospital and my nausea turned into stomach pain, my left fist was starting to go numb, then right, joints on them started hurting, and when I've got home I noticed that I have hives on my belly, arms and right leg so I've immediately took one extra H1 and went for bed. Then the headache started, I've started to cough a bit and had to go to the toiled constantly, either for no.1 or 2. Other than that, basically, I've been sleeping for next three days. They've discontinued IV th but I still was on Cipro for next five days and I've had constant feeling that I can't rest enough no matter how long I sleep, random sensations of going numb all over my body, belly ache, being unstable on my legs and had to go for the no.2 multiple times a day. I thought it was masto and that I didn't recuperate after the last episode, but could all of this be because the IV, Cipro or both?

Kim,
look what I've found! I didn't read it all well yet, but I think this might be interesting!
http://www.howardsteer.co.uk/pdf/paper004.pdf

When having H. Pylori, did you ever have a feeling like that your stomach has "wrapped" itself around your spine and that it awfully hurts? I can get that when I'm hungry..