Unintended consequences

Chrisdat · Post by **Chrisdat** » Fri May 30, 2014 6:12 am

Dr. Casells recommends Querticin 20 min. before meals. Querticin is a mast cell stabilizer. It does not work like Histame, or H1, H2 anti-histamines. Mast cells degrade and produce a number if inflammatory compounds besides histamine. The overload of these inflammatory compounds, as well as the bodies natural reactions to this being impaired, causes many problems, and not just GI.

Histamine is good and natural. Problem is when too many, or dysfunctional mast cells degrade, and there is severe overload.

Querticine is supposed to be a help, with few side effects, I am trying. I think it has helped. Hard to remember 20 min. before meals.

Sheila · Post by **Sheila** » Fri May 30, 2014 7:26 am

Before trying Quercetin, I want to know as much about it's effects as possible. This is what I have found:

It is a bronchodilator
It reduces release of histamine and/or inflammatory chemicals
It alleviates nasal allergy symptoms
It is a mast cell inhibitor
It is contraindicated with some anti-biotics, interacts with flouroquinolones/taxol/paclitaxal.

Leah, it may be a good idea to ask your oncologist about possible interactions between tamoxifen and quercetin.

Almost all of the above information is taken from laboratory or animal testing. There don't seem to be many side effects but there are also a lot of unknowns.

Sheila W

dfpowell · Post by **dfpowell** » Fri May 30, 2014 9:37 am

Chris,

Howe much Querticin do you take and does it have fit c added?

Thanks,

Chrisdat · Post by **Chrisdat** » Fri May 30, 2014 9:52 am

I take 800 MG, 20 min. Before meals. NOW brands. Has Bromelian 200 MG. Chris Kresser did a big article on Querticin and Mast cells. This brand was his recommendation. -Chris

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Fri May 30, 2014 12:41 pm

I have Swanson high potency Quercetin each cap has 650mg. … Thanks I will ask the doc about taking it, but most don't know much about supplements.
Leah