Get a Second Opinion Exploring Mast Cell Activation Syndrome with Dr. Leonard Weinstock

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IBS & SIBO SOS™ Summit Get a 2nd Opinion: Exploring Mast Cell Activation Syndrome with Dr. Leonard Weinstock Shivan Sarna:

Hi, I'm Shivan Sarna. And I'm here with Dr. Leonard Weinstock. He is a gastroenterologist who is a specialist in a lot of things including SIBO and IBS. But we're going to be talking today about the big picture and mast cell activation. If you're not familiar with that term, it's really no surprise. He’s touring the country right now at conferences actually educating people around the world about this topic and working with other top researchers. He’s here to educate all of us and definitely get our minds thinking about some other possibilities about what else is going on. Thank you, Dr. Weinstock for being here as always.

Dr. Weinstock:

Shivan, thank you for inviting me.

Shivan Sarna:

Oh, my gosh! Highlight, highlight… big time. So, I know you're really excited about mast cells and mast cell activation syndrome. There are a lot of people who've never even heard of it before. What is it?

Dr. Weinstock:

Okay! So we have this particular white blood cell that normally lives in precursor cells in the bone marrow. And you don't get it in your bloodstream unless something happens. It comes out normally when there

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