Emily,
So many of us mast cell people don't have allergies show up at testing.  Some do though.  I am not "allergic" to any foods, but have gone into anaphilaxis more times than I can count.  Foods high in histamines and salicylates will set me off. I was looking through your lists some are both histamines and salicylates. Here is a great link to look at.  Tons of veggies and fruits fall into this catagory.

http://salicylatesensitivity.com/about/food-guide/

I am always telling the new people on here about salicylates because it took me sooo long to figure it out and if someone would have said "hey look into this" it would have saved me so much time in my recovery.  Save with the histamines.
I did have several things show up on my chemical test...like nickel, fragrace(salicylate) black hair dye(salicylate), neosporen, and epoxy.  
I was also tested for every mold, nothing showed up...but mold is my worst offender.  It makes my throat close up faster than anything else.  I had to move out of our house last year because there was mold some where...I knew it.  We just didn't know where it was....we finally found it. I was finally able to come back in the house with a giant air cleaner by my side constantly!  
oh yeah, interesting that you sometimes react with apples,  salicylates vary in apples, the red being the highest the yellow delish being the lowest...might be a puzzle piece!
Pam

i never had allergies before well not that i new of and when i got tested i was allergic to like everything! what is that about?

i did both actually, once i did the skin test i said let me try the rast and that came back with all the allergens i was like what on earth! i know there is a lot of false positives and the allergist i go to tell me the numbers are so low but i still react to so much, i hate this!

thats so weird then, i would swear that i have this. i been reacting like crazy to things, even smells.. and i have severe flushing all the time. i never used to be like this when i was young either. i have all the symptoms but i do test postive to so many things . maybe i dont have this afterall. idk whats going on then  

Emilyviolet wrote on 07/28/12 at 09:30:31:



Emily, reacting to foods, medicines, contrast, and situations doesn´t rule in or rule out a mast cell disorder.  According to a study performed on masto patients, these patients were NOT found to be any more IgE allergic than any other patient group out there.  In other words, masto patients are highly allergic people but this is not necessarily due to their being more allergic than others.  So, in other words, when a masto patient is reacting, it doesn´t mean he´s reacting because he has an allergy to something.  It means that it´s the disease which is causing the reactions.  

I am totally NEGATIVE to allergies and even with dust, my levels were so low that my doctor was shocked, but I have no allergies and never did.  I will react to tomatoes, spinich, cheeses (I´ve had 3 very serious cases of anaphylaxis to cheese!), chocolate, shrimp and other foods.  This is because they are high in histamines and some are known mast cell degranulators.  I have extremely serious reactions to radiographic contrast and yet tested negative to sea foods and shrimp!  Doctors don´t even dare use any kind of iodine on my skin for antiseptic purposes for this I´ll react to as well!

And tell me, how can they test us for heat or cold, when extremes of temperature are KNOWN to cause us to react.  So you see, allergy testing for masto patients is really unimportant except for the purpose of helping to reduce your triggers.  This is because you will trigger to the things which you have a known allergy to, so by knowing what it is that you have real reactions to, this helps you to identify known triggers and thus avoid them like the plague.  But, having known allergies does NOT rule out a mast cell disorder!


I hope this helps!

Lisa

Oh my yes!!!! Not a pleasant sight or smell. Been there, done that. Although I am blessed right now with a quiet monster that is under contol, I am always pepared and alert.

Most people with mast cell disorders don't have many allergies, if any at all. This is very curious that you have so many!