Chronic Mold Exposure Symptoms Are Diverse And Mimic Gluten
Because chronic mold exposure can mimic many of the symptoms of gluten sensitivity and even celiac disease, it is important to cover this information. Some people with gluten issues do not fully respond to a gluten free diet because underlying mold exposure allows for persistent inflammation that mimics gluten exposure. That being said, let’s break down the symptoms of mold exposure:Symptoms of Mold Exposure and Toxicity
The symptoms can be diverse and variable from person to person, but some of the most common symptoms of toxic mold exposure include:- Chronic sinus congestion
- Severe Fatigue
- Muscle/Joint Pain
- Immune suppression
- Extreme difficulty with staying asleep
- Migraine headaches
- Severe irritability
- Sugar Cravings
- Poor tolerance to detox supplements
- Loss of visual contrast
- Vertigo/dizziness
- Brain fog and memory loss
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I had no idea there was a connection between gluten sensitivity and mold allergies. AS a child we discovered I had an allergy to mold that caused asthma severe enough that we had to move. I had migraines frequently in my 20s and 30s. I always have sinus congestion. For the past 4 years i have been gliten-free because of gastric issues, bating, constipation, achiness, hair loss, fatigue and adult acne that I believe are triggered by gluten sensitivity. I have not been tested for gluten sensitivity or celiac. I found this article very interesting and informative. Is it possible my symptoms have been part of my mold alledgy all along, and should I bother getting tested for gluten issues?
I lived in an apartment that would get so moldy the sewer would back up out in the entrance hallway. Well days maybe a week I smelled the mold and I looked under machines and found out they never cleaned after the sewer water. Well I was going to drs and emergency rooms because I couldn’t breath. I would be put on antibiotics and steroids got better. Than I had mold in the wood around windows. I couldn’t take it no more I got out of that crap hole. I have now what they say fibromyalgia but I don’t think so. But if I have a body flare up they put you on steroids and the pain goes away like that night than you do the treatment going lower each day. I don’t even have a productive cough were you cough and sounds loose in years they say I have copd but I don’t I know it’s asthma because slot oh inhalers don’t work going to be finding new lung dr. My throat swells closed so I know it’s allgeries.