What are mold symptoms?

Also I did the ERMI test in my previous residence but am thinking to do it here. Also I did the urine mycotoxins test through Great Plains, pretty sure I posted the results here a while back.

Sunfun, symptoms of mold toxicity vary by person, but can include a whole plethora of things. Often it's indistinguishable from Bartonella. Nerve "zap" sensations, respiratory symptoms, sleep disturbance, eye and/or throat irritation, headaches, fatigue, cognitive issues, dizziness, swollen glands, mood changes, pain, anxiety, and loads of other things. If you have some of these symptoms as well as known exposure (according to your ERMI and urine tests) then it makes sense to look into mycotoxin illness and CIRS.

Have you read Neil Nathan's book Toxic yet? It's a great guide to figuring out whether your chronic illness issues are from tick-borne disease, mycotoxins, mast cell issues, pyroluria, etc. Since for most people it's a combination of issues, the book helps you figure out what to treat first.

To address mold, the general advice says to stop exposure first and foremost, including exposure to contaminated belongings. Then people will start - very slowly!! - with the binders that are best at binding the particular mycotoxins found in their systems. Taking binders means you have to be highly vigilant about making sure not to become constipated. Then some people treat nasal and sinus colonization with antifungal nasal sprays.

If a person is still sick, then various medications are used to address the biomarkers that are abnormal in the set of lab tests used to diagnose CIRS - tests such as MMP9, TGF beta, c3a, c4a, VEGF, VIP, etc.

You're right - most MDs will know nothing about mycotoxin illness. Most will think you mean a mold allergy.

I have been wondering about this too. I think sinus pressure or stuffiness is a symptom. I just started full spectrum enzymes, and herxed. On the other side of the herx my sinuses have never felt better and noted energy improvements… which is what for me thinking mold/mycotoxins/biofilms. Is it from mold or attacking my other infections better ? Idk but seemed like a good outcome

I would like to throw in a discussion of wich binders may be useful.

I have looked into some holistic youtube videos and they said against mycotoxins only
1.cholestyramine
2. welchol
3. ocra extract

are useful binders and said active charcoal and bentonite clay are not good for mold and only good for other issues aswell. is this true?

I recently even saw a paper of the australian government addressing mold illness, so this thing might even become official?

@Threadstarter:

I dont know much about mold but as far as I recall it mold has , just like saraeli said, similar symptoms to bartonella on its own and basically exaggerates other diseases and makes them worse.

there have been some claims that treatment resistance of chronic infections may be due to mold , I do not know wheither this is true, I think the body is incredibly complex so I wouldn't know why this can't be true for atleast some people.

I think, just like saraeli already elaborated very extensivly, MMP-9 + c3a + c4a + TGFbeta + VEGF + addtional labs is a good starting point. MSH might also be low, since mold doctors often claim that MSH often low in the beginning of mold illness already.

As you might see I always used the term "mold doctors claim" or "this might be" ,
this is the case because its a controversial topic, even in the lyme community but according to my belief
"Whoever heals, is right" so look into it, if it works for you, your living proof!

Hope that could help some bit