Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) is a condition with a broad range of symptoms triggered by a biotoxin such as a mold. It is a progressive, multi-symptom, multi-system illness that can affect virtually any organ system and become debilitating if left untreated.
What Else Should You Know About CIRS?
You can get CIRS from chronic sinus infections with MARCONS, tick-borne illnesses, ciguatera contaminated fish, and brown recluse spider bite infections. CIRS is basically your immune system’s dysfunctional response to a biotoxin. The complex test markers, and the variations in how symptoms manifest, make the diagnosis of CIRS difficult. With the improved diagnostics, we also need a group of CIRS indicators and better treatment responses for its proper diagnosis.
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome: Understanding CIRS Symptoms
There are numerous symptoms of CIRS, depending upon the toxins that caused the response. Some common symptoms of CIRS are:
- Cognitive difficulties like trouble concentrating and brain fog
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Frequent urination, dehydration, excessive thirst
- Unexplained weight gain
- Fibromyalgia
- Sore throat and postnasal drip
- Visual insensitivity
- Mood swings
- Metallic taste in the mouth
- Numbness and tingling
- Tinnitus
- Static shocks
- Digestive issues
- Vertigo
Is CIRS or Mold Illness a Real Disease?
Yes, mold illness or chronic inflammatory response syndrome symptoms is a real chronic inflammatory illness that can be easily detected with lab testing and treated through FDA-approved medications. The main cause of this disease is inhaling the mold usually found in the air of water-damaged buildings. This contaminated air can trigger the innate immune system, causing severe inflammation all over the body.
Also Read – Brain Damage From Mold Exposure: Can Mold Harm Your Brain?
Why is CIRS or Mold Illness Often Misdiagnosed?
The symptoms consistent with CIRS or biotoxin illness are similar to symptoms of other major illnesses such as depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Therefore, doctors might misdiagnose it when patients approach them with mold illness.
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome: Diagnosis And Treatment
A very common issue that patients with CIRS face is misdiagnosis. They are often diagnosed as having anxiety, depression, somatization, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Sometimes the diagnosis may be allergy, fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinsonism, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The issue with such misdiagnosis is that treating patients for such diverse conditions does not improve their symptoms of CIRS, even though effective therapies for CIRS exist.
Labs we provide at COEM for Mold Sickness Diagnosis
- Labcorp – Individual mold IgG’s. Most doctors run IgE, but you really need to see IgG to see the depth of exposure.
- Real Time Labs Mold/Mycotoxins
- Great Plains Labs Tox and Mycotoxin Panels
- Vibrant Wellness Environmental Toxins and Mycotoxins Panels
Lab Testing For Mold at COEM
- Vibrant Wellness Urine Mycotoxin Panel
- Complete Thyroid Panel – 7 item test
- Mold IgG Antibodies Testing
- Sensitivity Testing – provocation neutralization testing
- Vibrant Wellness Neural Zoomer Testing
- Immune Markers Testing – Anti Thyroid Antibodies, C-Reactive Protein
Immunotherapy at COEM
- Blind Mold Challenge Testing
- Reducing Allergic Load
- Boosting the Immune System
Also Read – Mold Exposure Health Risks: Can Mold Make You Sick?
Biodetoxification Program at COEM
At COEM, we have designed an intensive program to eliminate mold and mycotoxins, which is of one, two, and four weeks’ duration and can be selected as per the patients’ convenience. Various therapies included in this program are Heat Depuration Therapy, Massage, Intensive IV Therapy, Oxygen Multistep Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Nutritional Supplementation, and Immunotherapy. These therapies are aimed to alleviate symptoms of mold poisoning and detoxify the body. Apart from these, this program will use certain proprietary formulas and diet modifications to aid the body in detoxifying and strengthening the immune system so that the response that occurs through mold exposure is reduced.
If you are looking for expert chronic inflammatory response syndrome treatment, please call us at 843-572-1600 or schedule an appointment with our experts today.