I believe they're talking about people with allergies, and that's different from MC diseases.  There are articles like this published a lot.  While some of the things they recommend are fine for some people, some of their advice wouldn't be accurate for others.

Diet is so individual that it's hard to generalize for everyone.  If you look at the low histamine diet on the ICUS website, you can find a starting point for figuring out if foods are triggering your symptoms.  You can also read what Dr. Theo Theoharides has published regarding quercetin.  He's  been studying luteolin as an alternative to gastrocrom, and you might be able to find something written about that, too.

I've used quercetin, and it helped me, but it irritated my stomach, so I took a break from it.  I've been taking turmeric capsules, but I wouldn't take both of those at the same time.  I think quercetin was better for me, but the turmeric was less difficult on my stomach.  Vitamin C and bromelain are part of my regular supplements, and I like both a lot.

It's trial and error.  If you know 5-10 foods that you can eat without problems, that's a good place to begin.  After eating only those for a couple of weeks, begin adding foods back into your diet, one every 2-3 days, and see what happens.  Good luck!

Just in case it helps you Maiysa, I recently found that not eating the same food two days in a row (same fresh food, not meaning left overs) has cut back some of my reactions and allowed me to introduce more lately.

Everyone's different but just in case you start noticing reactions to a food on day 2-3 but not one.....

good luck and I wish you safe and healthy eating!

Ana

poppy seeds! Ha! Can't live on those.

That is awful Maiysa, yes I am very impressed about the doctors I hear about with such common sense even when not aware of MCAS etc; they've found ways to listen and help their patients. Great role models

I hope you feel better

   I switch brands sometimes and first started with a bromelain/turmeric combination capsule.  The Turmeric I have now is Solaray, and it contains 300 mg. turmeric (curcuma longa, root extract), Guaranteed 285 mg. (95% Curcumin).  The only ingredients are the turmeric and gelatin capsule.  The recommended dose is one capsule, 2-3 day with a meal or a glass of water.  My stomach was happier when I took them with a meal.

  I haven't tried Dr. T's formula, but am going to when I decide which one to try.  I know what you mean about beeswax, as I have a concern about Algonot with fish extract in it.    

  He's coming to Colorado to our support group meeting in a few weeks, so I'll ask him about shellfish and beeswax.  We can't be too careful!  His topic for the meeting is the effectiveness of luteolin vs. gastrocrom in stabilizing mast cells.  Another of my questions for him is which formula to take.