Oddbean

@dfe988cf — I had a close friend with RA who found GAPS very helpful. It’s been a long while now though, so I’ll look into it again. We (hubs and I both have it) are eating meat broths/soups about every other day, often from our own chickens or ducks. We’d love to eat fermented foods, but mast cell activation syndrome is also a problem, so very low histamine is still crucial to minimize allergic reactions. But we are starting to tolerate eating a wee bit of home-fermented foods like sauerkraut.

@205381b6 sounds like you're on the right path already! Mast cell activation syndrome is specifically mentioned in my GAPS book as well. The reasoning is that the gut lining is damaged and lets in too many undigested particles into the blood stream, causing allergies and other problems like MCAS. I'm doing the GAPS introduction diet soon, which is specifically to heal the gut lining. That diet consists out of mostly meat broths to start with. I wish I had my own chickens too!