Christopher’s Story

I have just turned 70. Urticaria Pigmentosa hit me 29 years ago – I do feel a bit of a fraud as so far I have had no really bad effects, as far as I know. All my body – except my face – is reasonably heavily spotted. I do get tired – but cannot 

Caroline’s Story

I’m Caroline and would like to fill you in on my history. I’m 59, married, with 2 sons in their 20’s. I was diagnosed with Masto/Urticaria Pigmentosa 17 years ago and by the first consultant. I continued to see him for many years but government cutbacks meant he wasn’t allowed to see dependants any more 

Ranitidine Recalls?

Many people with mast cell diseases will have been prescribed the H2 blocker, Ranitidine.  You may have seen that there are concerns about whether some ranitidine products contain a chemical called NDMA. NDMA has been shown to cause health problems in laboratory rats who have been given NDMA in large doses.  For this reasons, some