Re: allergic to mold vs. suffering from toxicity?

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This an excellent beginning. He points out that it is a difficult question. I

would like to

point out that my own allergic responses became life threatening, and were not

limited to

the garden variety types of allergies he starts with. If not treated, it can

progress to severe

asthma, and even to anaphylaxis symptoms. This has happened to many people.

Allergists

have traditionally stated that avoidance is the primary route of treatment, but

in many

cases, it is not practical, as in pollen allergies.

They are correct, that avoidance is the A and the B and the C. But that is

difficult.

I also have bad mold toxic reactions, as well. One of the main points for me was

getting

some treatment to detox and desensitize, after avoidance was started. It is

wonderful that

he is looking at it from this point of view.

>

> Would you please define for me the

> difference between being allergic > to mold vs. suffering from

> toxicity?

> Date: 12-01-2001 01:08

> By:ph P. Klein, Sr., M.D.

>

> You have asked an excellent and difficult question. I will answer it

> from a clinical point of view from my own experiences, from

> experience gained by discussing symptoms with those afflicted and

> from my reading of the literature.

> Allergic symptoms to mold would include sneezing; a running and

> itchy

> nose; watering and itching of the eyes; nasal stuffiness;

> respiratory

> symptoms such as wheezing and coughing, especially in asthmatics;

> itching of the skin.

> Toxic symptoms are due to mycotoxins on the mold spores. They can

> include: memory loss ; attention deficit/concentration problems ;

> personality changes such as irritability or depression; neurological

> disorders such as tremors; tingling or burning of nose, mouth;

> chronic fatigue; dizziness; nausea/vomiting; bleeding in the lungs;

> suppression of the immune system; headache; flu-like symptoms; red

> eyes (without watering or itching); incoordination; muscle spasms

> and cramps; damage to internal organs. Toxic symptoms from these

> mycotoxins have similarities to toxic symptoms from poisoning.

> Stachybotrys spores produce multiple mycotoxins, including

> trichothecenes. Trichothecenes have been produced commercially for

> use in biological warfare. These are strong neurotoxins. Mycotoxins

> are nearly all cytotoxic, disrupting various cellular structures

> such

> as membranes, and interfering with vital cellular processes such as

> protein, RNA and DNA synthesis

> If you were to meet a person suffering from allergy to mold, that

> person would most likely complain of symptoms similar to those

> of `hay fever'. Those symptoms are detailed above under " allergic

> symptoms " . The symptoms would most likely be described as annoying

> (with varying degrees of annoyance); they would not, however, be

> described as devastating. Their symptoms would be rather straight

> forward , easily observable and easily understandable.

> If you were to meet a person suffering from toxicity due to mold

> mycotoxins, your first impression might be that the person is

> affected by a mental problem. Your first thought might be that the

> person would be best off consulting a psychiatrist or a

> psychologist. The person might have a lot of vague symptoms –

> symptoms way out of proportion to what you could observe – symptoms

> that might be difficult for the affected person to explain and for

> you to understand. But, the underling theme, if you listened

> carefully, would be that of toxicity. Most likely the toxic person

> would complain of extreme fatigue, weakness, tiredness, flu-like

> symptoms, and often respiratory problems: but not usually coughing

> or

> wheezing. Instead, he/she would complain of terrible burning or

> soreness in his/her lungs, possibly aggravated with exertion or

> exercise. And, instead of telling you that the experience was one of

> annoyance (to a lesser or greater degree) as allergy sufferers would

> tell you, the toxic sufferer would more likely describe her/his

> experience as a hellish nightmare.

> The toxic sufferer's behavior would more likely be that of a frantic

> effort to get away from the contaminated source and an almost

> paranoiac effort to rid themselves of contaminated materials. This

> is in stark contrast to the allergic sufferer who would most likely

> find the offending mold to be more of a nuisance rather than a

> substance sent from hell.

>

> I hope this will be of help to you.

>

> ph P. Klein, Sr., M.D.

>