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Re: CS>re: mold
From: Paul Holloway
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:21:04
> I'm just suffering a relapse of mold - aspergillus - in my
> sinuses. I was getting sinusitis, and getting other unpleasant
> symptoms, so I did a sinus flooding with CS and washed out lots of
> fungal hyphae.
> Does anyone know for sure that CS will kill mold, especially
> aspergillus? I'm assuming that I have previously killed any
> growing mold, but that there are spores that are more difficult to
> kill. I have started using pao d'arco as well as CS and DMSO as a
> nasal rinse, but I am wondering if the CS really helps. Any ideas
> very welcome. I thought I had beaten this and am feeling a bit
> demoralised.
> Paul H
Hi Paul,
My deepest sympathies. I am also a mold sufferer, and I'm sorry I
have no good news. If your immune system has started reacting to
mold spores, it is too late. The damage is already done.
If your environment is producing enough spores that they are growing
in your sinuses, you should move immediately. This is a very heavy
concentration, and it might not be possible to remedy the problem.
Here is a section that might help explain what you are up against:
Mold: The Whole Picture,
Part 4: Effect of Mold on Schools, Homes, & Human Beings
by Ellen McCrady
"When Pasteur demonstrated in the late 1800s that bacteria caused
disease, it took a long while for the public to get a clear idea
of what bacteria were and how they did what they did. In the
1930s, many people thought you could catch conjunctivitis by
looking at someone who had an infected eye, and even today most
people do not know the best way to avoid infections in general.
Still, most people agree on the basics: You catch an infection
from other people, because a germ invades your body through broken
skin, the digestive system, or lungs. If it makes you very sick,
you go to a doctor, who will diagnose you and maybe take a blood
sample to confirm his diagnosis. Then he will treat you with drugs
or a shot of antibiotics and other therapeutic measures. He may
have to operate. You go to bed, and if you do not die, you will
get well, though you may carry scars (smallpox) or be otherwise
disabled (polio)."
"When people are made sick by mold, it's a whole new ball game.
You do not catch mold spores from other people the way you do
germs. You catch them from buildings, or the materials you work
with. The longer or more intense your exposure, the sicker you
get. What makes you sick is usually not the organisms themselves,
but the airborne toxins and allergens they produce. You may become
so sick that you have to go to bed, but your doctor will probably
not know how to diagnose you and you may look healthy to your
friends. Even if you do get diagnosed, your medical insurance will
probably not cover your treatment expenses. If you lose your job
and your health, and sue the landlord to get the money for medical
expenses and loss of income, chances are very small that you will
win in court, because it is virtually impossible to prove to a
jury that your health was damaged because of mold in the building.
Juries need the equivalent of a smoking gun, and so far, there is
no foolproof way to connect a moldy building with a sick person."
"Even after you think you have recovered, you have not gained
immunity, as you do after you have had chickenpox or measles; in
fact, you may be more vulnerable to future exposures than you were
to start with, just as you would be after exposure to other common
toxins, such as lead."
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an23/an23-7/an23-702.html
I found CS helped remove a huge load of mold from my lungs when I
first started taking it, but it doesn't seem to have any effect on
the symptoms. The only thing that seems to help is to move to an
environment that has a minimal amount of spores. As the article
explains, each new exposure diminishes your health, perhaps
permanently.
Like you, I also thought I had beaten it many times, only to
discover the symptoms hitting just as hard for no apparent reason.
In each case, I eventually found a spot where the mold was growing.
My latest illness was caused by a small patch of water under the
drying tray for the dishes. And this evening I found a spot in the
closet where the cold water line condenses moisture and drips it on
the carpet. The entire area is soaked and producing spores like
crazy. I'll have to pull the entire carpet and throw it away.
If you would like, we could take this offline and I could go through
all the things I've learned about mold. Some things might help your
case, such as how to kill spores in clothing. But in the meantime,
from your description, I'd strongly recommend moving.
Best Wishes,
Mike Monett
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