From: deputyfife23x@gmail.com   
      
   Symptoms of Fungal Exposure (Mycotoxicosis)    
      
   Susan Lillard-Roberts    
      
   Mold toxicity is often the end result with constant exposure to mold of a   
   toxic substance.  A common misconception among allergists who are untrained in   
   this type of toxicity levels in humans, which is technically not their area of   
   expertise unless they    
   have trained specifically in environmental medicine with their  background in   
   immunology, is to do general allergen testing.  Most tests usually result in   
   an unequivocal result, a 2+ or less.  This induces some physicians to order   
   allergy shots,    
   regardless.  These shots are absolutely worthless (and could possibly be   
   harmful) to a person who has been heavily exposed to these mycotoxins as they   
   are already in a state of toxicity.  If anything, this could exacerbate the   
   problem.  Because many    
   doctors are not trained in this field, they may try to "guess" at a diagnosis.    
      
   In laymen's terms, molds produce mycotoxins.  These substances, although   
   unseen by the naked eye, are ingested and then enter the body through the   
   skin, mucous and airways.  Once ingested, mold has the requirements to   
   colonize and spread.  In doing this,    
   it can compromise the immune system and damage everyday processes of the   
   body.  Mold and yeast are interchangeable only in their dimorphic state, which   
   is often a big misconception, although both are fungi. There has been a theory   
   of a connection between    
   Autism Spectrum Disorder onset and Candida Albicans in the body.  New studies   
   are being conducted during the first quarter of 2006.  Updates will follow.    
      
   Fungi, which include yeasts, moulds, smuts and mushrooms, are responsible for   
   causing four types of mycotic (fungal) disease:    
      
   1. Hypersensitivity - an allergic reaction to moulds and spores;    
      
   2. Mycotoxicosis - poisoning by food products contaminated by fungi    
      
   3. Mycetismus - the ingestion of preformed toxin (toadstool poisoning)    
      
   4. Infection (systemic) - (Mycotoxicosis; the subject below)    
      
   The following are a list of the most common symptoms of fungal exposure (bear   
   in mind, people never fit all of below criteria). Most people with some forms   
   of Mycotoxicosis meet at least 8 (recent symptoms) of the following criteria:    
      
   Fibromyalgia/mps (and several correlated symptoms)    
   Respiratory distress, coughing, sneezing, sinusitis    
   Difficulty swallowing, choking, spitting up (vomiting) mucous    
   Hypersensitivity pneumonitis    
   Burning in the throat and lungs (similar to acid reflux and often misdiagnosed   
   as such)    
   Asthmatic signs; wheezing, shortness in breath, coughing, burning in lungs,   
   etc.    
   Irritable bowel syndrome, nausea, diarrhea, sharp abdominal pains, stomach   
   lesions    
   Bladder, liver, spleen, or kidney pain    
   Dark or painful urine    
   Dirt-like taste in mouth, coated tongue    
   Food allergies/leaky gut syndrome/altered immunity    
   Memory loss; brain fog, slurred speech, occasionally leading to dementia    
   Vision problems    
   Swollen lymph nodes    
   Large boils on neck (often a sign of anaphylaxis)    
   Yellowing of nails, ridges, or white marks under nail    
   Thyroid irregularities, sometimes leading to complete dysfunction; adrenal   
   problems    
   Headaches    
   Anxiety/depression, heart palpitations - confusion, PTSD    
   Extreme blood pressure, cholesterol, or triglycerides irregularities    
   Ringing in ears, balance problems (very common), dizziness, loss of hearing   
   (aspergillus niger)    
   Chronic fatigue (also included under this classification directional   
   confusion)    
   Intermittent face flushing; almost always systemic, Called the Mylar Flush   
   (neurological))    
   Night head sweats, and drooling while sleeping, profuse sweating    
   Multiple chemical sensitivity; only upon exposure to Stachybotrys and   
   Chaetomium    
   Nose bleeds (stachybotrys)    
   Bruising/scarring easily; rash or hives, bloody lesions all over the skin   
   (Often systemic, see images; skin)    
   Reproductive system complications; infertility, changes in menstrual cycles,   
   miscarriage    
   Sudden weight changes (Detoxifier genotypes tend to gain weight,   
   non-detoxifier genotypes tend to lose weight)   
   Cancer    
   Hair loss, very brittle nails, temporary loss of fingerprints (in rare cases)    
   Joint/muscle stiffness and pain    
   Irregular heart beat/heart attack    
   Seizures, inadvertent body jerking, twitching, inadvertent facial movements or   
   numbness in face    
   Hypersensitivity when re-exposed to molds, which can lead to anaphylaxis    
   Anaphylaxis upon re-exposure to mycotoxin producing molds    
   Death, in extreme cases    
   Note: despite inaccurate and misleading reports by theorists regarding   
   immuno-compromised, babies, and the elderly being more susceptible, this is a   
   big misconception as exposure to the T-2 mycotoxins found in many types of   
   current indoor molds will    
   poison anyone in time; no one is immune.  The reason for this conflicting   
   information is that studies have never been conducted to prove this.  If so   
   called experts are going to make such a broad and misleading statement, they   
   may as well say that this    
   same category of people is more susceptible to SARS, West Nile Virus, AIDS,   
   and cancer. The T-2 mycotoxins found in many of these molds are the exact same   
   T-2 mycotoxins that have killed widespread groups of innocent people with   
   Yellow Rain, a biological    
   warfare agent.    
      
   Different mold species can have varying health effects, but it is important to   
   remember that any excessive mold growth needs to be taken care of, regardless   
   of the species. Any excessive mold growth can lead to increased allergies,   
   toxicity, and house/   
   building structural problems.    
      
   Aspergillus spp    
      
      
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