Hi!  Is it possible to feel shy online, but not in person ha, ha!  I'm so happy you all have shared a bit of your experiences with me.  There have been many "Ah ha!" moments recently while reading what others have been going through, and medical articles you share.
     I am a stay at home mother of 2 little ones.  My family, friends are incredibly supportive.  I have been lucky that I had non-masto-expert doctors who recognized something unusual was going on, and sent me in the right direction.  After blood testing, allergy testing,  intestinal biopsies and BM biopsy, they have honed in on the problem.  I have an overabundance of mast cells in my duodenum and colon, but clean bone marrow.  The medicines have been a game changer for me, especially after going to 2 amps 3 times a day of the cromolyn sodium.  I am learning about my triggers, but they are mostly stress, whole grains and yeast.  It was a huge sigh of relief to finally know what was causing these knock down drag out fights with my digestive system.  I should have asked a doctor years ago, but I waited until getting surprised by anaphylaxis to take that step.  
        I have a question about something I have scanned the forum for, but don't see a topic on.  Does anyone suffer from insomnia/ or a little restlessness in the legs at night?  I hate to blame everything on my mast cell house party.  (perhaps there is a convo about this that I may have missed). Anyway, it is a great day to be alive and loved, hope I can be a supportive new friend to you all.

I have lots of trouble going to sleep.  At one time I blamed it on age (43 now) and started taking melatonin. I still take 5mg some nights, but then again only known about mast cell issue a month so still working out triggers.  

Hi Heather, and welcome to the board!! Im thrilled you have found your way to us and that our posts have helped you feel better Im much like you in that I dont have an expert DR but I do have a DR who has read about Masto, knew about it at a small level and is willing to listen to how-to and new research on it. That helps so much!!

Yes, I have leg cramps at times. More often, I have Restless leg Syndrome (RLS) and I take Neurontin for that and for Neuropathy. Our nervous system is affected by mast cells misbehaving--the nervous system relies on electrical impulses for communication and mast cells frequently make those impulses short circuit, causing problems. That also is the cause for our "brain fog". I take Vistaril for that (and for my bladder spasms) and it certainly helps. I take one at night and it has effected my RLS and Neuropathy (really well), so I sleep so much better now.  Yes, I also have problems with insomnia--but that seems to be resolved with my night meds of Neurontin and Vistaril. Talk to your DR about this and see what they say. Wishing you much luck and great days
Hugs,
Ramona