This post provides 4 products for pain relief for those chronic pain when you can’t or don’t want to take NSAIDs.
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Pain is an everyday issue with a chronic illness like Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). If you are like me, your pain may migrate around your body and show up in new areas each day. Having strategies in place to address pain helps me to feel prepared for when I have pain, and eliminates some of the overwhelm that happens when my pain level is high.
In this post, I address ways to diagnose the cause of pain when you have MCAS or another chronic illness. And in this post, I also talk about atmospheric pressure changes as a cause of pain. I’ve also posted specifically about headaches here.
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a chronic condition that affects all organ systems. MCAS is serious and disabling and people with MCAS experience often significant and debilitating symptoms daily, including anaphylaxis, which can be fatal.
MCAS is often found in combination with other chronic conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
Frequently healthcare providers do not know about MCAS, and the tests for MCAS are problematic because they are not uniformly reliable. MCAS can be difficult to manage. Treatments include blocking mast cell mediators with anti-histamines and mast cell stabilizers, as well as avoiding triggers.
Check out this post on how to manage MCAS.
One of the keys to understanding the level of your bucket is knowing your symptom progression. It is helpful to keep track of the symptoms you are having and to evaluate whether they are escalating. Symptom escalation means that the level of your bucket is rising.
Knowing your symptom progression in a symptom flare is the key to developing your own rescue plan. In this post, I discuss how to determine your own symptom progression. Once you know what typically happens in your symptom progression you can design a rescue plan to address those symptoms.
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Here are the pain-relieving products that I turn to when I am experiencing pain:
Essential oils are nature’s medicine cabinet for all sorts of ailments. Note that some people with MCAS are not able to tolerate essential oil use at all. See my cautions about essential oil use here.
I’d love to hear your tips for dealing with pain when you have a chronic illness. Leave a comment below!
The preceding material does not constitute medical advice. This information is for information purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, cure or treatment. Always seek advice from your medical doctor.
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