Re: anyone with MCS and food allergies? my views have changed

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I have been looking for answers, and Im glad to say that Dr.

Shoemakers letter to AAAAI help answer questions for me. mainly

because my reaction to some foods and many other things, seemed to

all be more about the mold in them, than them theriselfs. I no longer

want to call what happens with my stomach, ALLERGIES. If I did, I

would have to say its a extrenme allergic responce to anything that

has even the tinyest amount of mold in it. but I see it now,even

more,as irritants. exposure to toxic molds is a exposure to a toxin,

that damages your whole body, attacking the weaker organs first, and

at the same time, slowly distroying all the others. and because it

colonizes in your body and lives there, and also with the candida and

yeast, which are also fungi, I can see that it would be almost

immpossable to tottally rid your body of it all and than build up a

immunity. yes, some molds cause allergies, and/or aggervate allergies

that you may of had before.(molds that are allergenic) just like some

molds cause asthma and/or aggervate the asthma that you may of

allready had.(like aspergillus) mycotoxins are what distroy your

organs and cause infections which can effect any organ, the weaker

ones first, and also some toxic molds are known to effect certain

organs more, like aspergillus(lungs). yes, I now have severe reactions

(allergies, according to unquilified doctors) to molds. MCS is a

severe reaction to any toxic chemicals.(I know someone who has MCS

from working around toxic chemicals at work,nothing to do with mold)

MCS is caused by exposure to 2 or more chemicals at one time.toxic

chemicals include toxins produced by molds.and I got it from exposure

to more than one toxin produceing mold. the only explanation I can

find to explain why a MCS causes the same reaction to my stomach as

eating foods with mold or yeast in them(like corn which is known to

have stachoboctrys, fusarium, and aspergillus molds in it)(all molds

that I was exposed to in my homes) is just what it is, a irritateing

reaction to molds/mycotoxins,and yeast. I also now have the answer

to why tests for things like fibromyalgia came back negitive, even

tough a mayo doctor just knew I had it because I had the same

reaction as someone does, with fibromyalgia, when he pressed on the

several pressure points(glands) and it flared up and aggervated the

mold toxins that are lodged in my glands, quickly makeing me very

sore all over and unable to bend or hardly walk. this is a " like "

symptom givin by unqualified doctors. as are any other illnesses that

come back negative if they have a test for it. this is one of the

reasons that I have not had caterax sergery, Im not convenced that ,

that is really what it is. it was dignosed by a ungualified doctor.

Leaky gut syndrome is another illness that the mayo doctor was sure I

had but tests came back negitive. because they also had a stool

sample with blood in it, they said possable LGS and dieerhia with

blood. I refuse to be misdignosed anymore, I want real answers and

real

help.

> >

> > Hi:

> >

> > Yes, most people who have MCS have food allergies; some have very

severe

> > allergies and can only consume a handful of foods.

> >

> > Your symptoms unfortunately are very typical and honestly not as

severe as

> > many have.

> >

> > Since you know you have a food allergy (I would call it an

intolerance) to

> > corn and yeast. I'm assuming you are not eating anything with

these two

> > products.

> >

> > Have you done a food dairy log for at least a month? That is

keeping an

> > accurate recording of everything you ingest daily, listing

symptoms (no

> > matter how insignificant--such as had a bowl of oatmeal, was

tired a few

> > hours later, etc) and also listing your activities and general

environment?

> > You might also consider recording your pulse and basal body

temperature.

> > Take your temperature under your armpits first thing in the

morning before

> > getting out of bed for at least 10 minutes and recording that.

Then take

> > your resting pulse. Take your pulse before you eat and 1/2 hour

and 1 hour

> > after you've eating a meal. Unless you engage in exercise or are

in a

> > stressful situation your pulse should not vary more than 20

beats. If so,

> > it may indicate a food allergy or intolerance.

> >

> > Some also suggest totally avoiding all gluten and dairy

products. Often

> > with your symptoms you will have irritable bowel (IBS) and leaky

gut.

> > Gluten can further irritate your compromised GI system as well as

diary.

> > Simple sugars are another suspect and remember sugars feed

mold/fungi. You

> > may also have candida overload.

> >

> > Are you wearing a good mask with a charcoal filter when you go

outdoors and

> > in public places? It might be wise and useful.

> >

> > Years ago I read a wonderful book by Dr. Reading called " Your

Family Tree

> > Connection " . He wrote of one patient: " Jack, normally the most

practical

> > and robust man was rushed to the ER, physical symptoms indicated

a brain

> > tumor. Neither brain scan nor xrays found the slightest trace of

a tumor so

> > nervous breakdown theory was resurrected. But he didn't fit

either the

> > physical symptoms in my mind. What was going on in Jack's life?

I thought

> > he might be schizophrenic. But as I talked with him, I changed

my mind. I

> > found Jack extremely intelligent, likeable and as puzzled as

anyone else by

> > what was happening to him.

> > After much discourse, I found the answer. Jack's maternal

grandmother,

> > great uncle, great aunt and mother had all conditions suggesting

marked

> > allergies to grains. The country town, to which Jack had moved

only a few

> > years previous, after a lifetime in Sydney, was in the heart of

wheatgrowing

> > area. For certain periods of the year, the air was thick with

wheat dust.

> > He had massive allergies to wheat and wheat dust. Jack was

suffering from

> > allergic encephalitis, a serious inflammation of the brain.

> >

> > So you see " WHO " your symptoms are not unusual, not even driving

by the corn

> > fields. I would strong suggest you avoid the corn fields if at

all

> > possible; if not possible keep the windows rolled up and wear a

good

> > protective face mask at all times.

> >

> > A diet specific for you will help with the bloating and GI

discomfort. I

> > recall you do not have an M.D. working with you and cannot afford

expensive

> > testings so perhaps you will consider doing the dairy and wearing

the mask

> > at all times.

> >

> > We care and want to help you,

> > Rosie

> >

> >

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> >

> > [] anyone with MCS and food allergies?

> >

> > Two thinks that I know I have a food allergy to is corn and yeast.

> > and when I say corn it means everypart of it. and its in

everything,

> > and what its not in, yeast is.

> > and of corse MOLD, in food.

> > these things instantly cause a rolling and growling in my stomach

> > that is painful and very loud and embaresing, no restruants for

me.

> > this goes on until I have diearrhia, lots of times with blood.

> > it also makes my belly swell up like a ballon, and makes me feel

week.

> > while in the mold this became constant, several times a day, I

swear,

> > the food wasn't staying in there long enough to digest.

> > now heres the thing, I have MCS and when I have a strong reaction

or

> > cant get away from the smell quick enough, I also get this same

> > effect on my stomach. shoe stores cause this bad, not shure whats

> > used to make shoes but it wipes me out. my daughter has to by my

> > shoes for me, and I dont go shoping, only grocery store, because

I

> > have to. but anyway, does anyone esle have this same reaction?

now I

> > look at this like this. what you are smelling, you are also

tasteing,

> > there fore if your liveing in a moldy house, your also eating

mold in

> > your house. its constantly contaminating everything. driveing by

a

> > corn field wipes me out, its worse when its tassleing and being

> > harvest, I live in a mold(I mean corn) growing state. if I dont

> > recover from this to be able to have a clean home in a state that

> > maybe doesnt grow corn, I cant see getting well no matter what I

try.

> > I dont know if its the corn or the toxic molds in corn , but its

not

> > good. horses that get sick and die from trichathecene

mycotoxicosis

> > or stachomycotoxicosis have diearrhia with blood.

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