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There is no standard cure for SM, but that doesn’t mean you can’t feel better.

Palliative care is about feeling better, not giving up.

If left untreated, peptic ulcer disease can cause a hole to form in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract.

As mast cells accumulate, the very cells meant to protect you begin turning against your tissues.

Though chronic illness can affect what your life looks like, maintaining friendships is still essential for your well-being.

Although men face a worse prognosis, women with SM are more likely to experience anaphylaxis.

Finding a KIT mutation provides strong evidence that someone has SM.

There is currently no treatment that guarantees mastocytosis spots will disappear, but there might be ways to help.

GLP-1 medications are an intriguing area of interest in mast cell disease, but for SM the science is still very early.

While mastocytosis and other mast cell diseases are immune-related disorders, they’re not autoimmune disorders.