Susannah Barnett

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• What are the benefits of a care team for systemic mastocytosis?

  With a care team, you’ll have access to the right specialist for every aspect of living with SM.

• Living with systemic mastocytosis: Tips for managing skin lesions

  Stressing about your skin’s appearance will not help: stress is a common symptom trigger.

• Your guide to systemic mastocytosis and anemia

  In SM, overactive mast cells cause anemia in two ways.

• Systemic mastocytosis and pollen: Nipping a common trigger in the bud

  Proactively avoiding exposure to pollen requires planning ahead.

• Tips for dining out with systemic mastocytosis

  Navigating a restaurant menu after an SM diagnosis might feel like walking into a minefield — but it doesn’t have to.

• Can people with systemic mastocytosis take NSAIDs?

  While some patients can tolerate certain NSAIDs, talk to your healthcare team first.

• Understanding EpiPens and how to use them: Tips for those with SM

  Symptoms of anaphylaxis can progress quickly, and the proactive use of an EpiPen is strongly advised.

• How keeping a food diary can help those with systemic mastocytosis

  Keeping a food diary can help you identify foods that act as triggers for SM symptom flare-ups.

• How to know if SM is progressing

  If your symptoms worsen or new symptoms appear, it may be the disease progressing to a new subtype.

• Understanding air quality’s impact on SM

  Poor air quality can trigger SM symptoms, but patients can take steps to reduce their exposure to air pollutants both at home and outdoors.