CIRS / Mold illness
Diagnosis
If you google Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), chances are you'll find lots of links to “mold allergy.” Before you go too deep down that rabbit hole, let’s make one thing clear: CIRS is waaaay more complicated than a mold allergy! In fact, it's a multi‐symptom, systemic chronic condition caused by exposure to toxins in the environment, including those in household and beauty products, industrial chemicals, food, parasites, and, of course, mold. Signs of CIRS include fatigue, weakness, flu-like symptoms, exhaustion, insomnia, respiratory distress, and general sensitivity to things like smell and light, all with different levels of severity. If you're researching CIRS on your own, you might feel overwhelmed to learn that your symptoms overlap with or mimic those of other conditions, including Lyme, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and many autoimmune disorders. And if you have CIRS, you may be dealing with other illnesses as well. If you've tried to get diagnosed, you've probably learned that some in the medical community—and maybe even your friends and family—question whether CIRS is a real condition. Here’s your answer: it is! Studies show that chronic mold exposure leads to changes in the immune system and inflammatory response, and people with CIRS are often sensitive to other toxins as well. Many integrative practitioners think we're all being affected by toxins to some degree, and CIRS may actually be much more widespread than we think. General recommendations for dealing with CIRS symptoms include avoiding toxins and building up your strength and immunity with a healthy lifestyle. That's good advice for most of us who aim to level up our health, but it’s generally not enough to knock out CIRS. Toxins are often invisible and almost impossible to totally avoid. That's why many turn to multi-step integrative therapies like the Shoemaker protocol, among others, to address the root cause of their condition. This approach includes a binding agent like cholestyramine (CSM), which attracts and binds negatively charged biotoxins so they can be eliminated from the body. Whatever approach you take, it's important that you seek some kind of treatment. CIRS can be life-altering and really tough to manage, especially if friends, family, or colleagues don’t quite get what you’re dealing with on a daily basis. Stay in close touch with your WanaFam if you’re dealing with this isolating and misunderstood condition. They can share treatments that have worked for them, or practitioners who have helped them. Most of all, they’ve got your back!
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