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Ask HN: Good books on body inflammation

2 points by stevofolife ↗ HN
Hey guys,

Recently found out I have fistulas in my pelvis area. I'm looking for ways to reduce body inflammation and potentially fixing my immune system.

Any books on this sort of thing?

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No doubt books exist, but this is not settled research by any means, so I'd start with recent journal articles instead. I'd be interested in what you can find by searching at pubmed.com.

Meanwhile, here's an interesting start: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029209 This suggests that inflammation isn't an artifact - but compensatory. If so, one should be careful about palliatives such as histamine blockers or steroids that might prevent your body from fighting back. (Sunlight might help, too.)

Some treatment ideas to reduce inflammation. But note, "natural" doesn't mean it ain't acting like a drug. Ginger is a very powerful antihistamine, for example. http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/what-you-eat-c...

Note the causal arrow might go both ways, with fistulas causing inflammation www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17109067 as well as inflammation causing fistulas. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428674/ Mast cell responses can weaken collagen.

MCAS is a possiblility.

MCAS = Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

MCAD (Mast Cell Activation Disorder) = MCAS or mastocytosis

links here: http://strengthflexibilityhealtheds.com/2016/02/04/diagnosin...

http://www.mastattack.org/2014/10/mcad-general-information-p...

http://evilmastcells.com/

http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(14)02927-3/full...

Dr. Anne Maitland’s presentation on Allergies & Mast Cell Activation Syndrome in EDS Patients. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktFdr-9rpIM&feature=youtu.be

https://mastcellblog.wordpress.com/mastcellguide/