urticaria pigmentosa

[mommaduke]

are there any foods you should advoid eating?

[margypops]

I have also copied this down and for more information we have a Dermatology forum on MH       Triggers for Mast Cell Disease



Physical stimuli:  Exercise, heat, skin friction, hot baths, hot drinks, cold exposure (especially swimming), sunlight, emotional stress, spicy foods.



Medicines, oral and injected:  Aspirin, alcohol (in cough compounds and pediatric elixers), morphine, codeine, dextromethorphan (“DM” in cough compounds), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, procaine, opiates (codeine, Demerol, morphine), thiamine, high molecular weight polymers (dextran).



Medicines, topical:  Topical antibiotics containing polymyxin B.



Medicines sometimes used with general anesthesia:  D-tubocurarine, scopolamine, decamethonium, resperpine.



X-Ray Contrasts and Agents:  Radiographic dyes, gallamine.



Venoms:  Snakebites, bee stings, jellyfish stings.



Histamine Containing Foods:  Parmesan, Blue, and Roquefort cheeses, spinach, eggplant, some red wine, tuna, mackeral, bonita, skipjack.



Histamine Releasing Foods:  Ethanol, egg white, crustaceans (crayfish, lobsters), chocolate, strawberries, tomatoes, citrus.

[margypops]

Here is a site which will have a list of foods to avoid as they have potential degranualtors , which means they can cause a potentially dangerous release of histimine     www.mastokids.org