Does Lyme cause mold toxicity?

Does Lyme cause mold toxicity?

As the gut is destroyed by Lyme disease, mold can expand and release more harmful mycotoxins, causing further damage to the body. In summary, the harm caused by Lyme disease creates opportunities for mold to be even more destructive.

Does black mold cause Lyme disease?

Many people know that black mold poses a huge threat, but are unfamiliar with other types of mold causing health issues. Mold illness causes extreme inflammation, called chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) and when coupled with Lyme disease, symptoms such as fever, headache, and fatigue are exacerbated.

How do you know if you have mycotoxins?

Some “common” symptoms include:

1. Cognitive difficulties (e.g. brain fog, poor memory/concentration, anxiety)
2. Pain (especially abdominal pain, but can include muscle pain similar to fibromyalgia)
3. Unexplained weight gain or weight loss.
4. Numbness and tingling in extremities or other areas of the body.

Does Lyme disease produce toxins?

The persistence of infection in humans is not well understood, but likely can last months to years; however, the Borrelia produces no known toxins or enzymes that cause tissue damage. Thus, Lyme disease Borrelia falls into the group of highly invasive, non-toxigenic pathogens.

Should you treat mold or Lyme first?

Once the mold is eliminated and the inflammatory markers have come down, you can begin treatment for Lyme and co-infections. If treatment is begun before the CIRS is under control, the patient will not get better.

What is Shoemaker protocol?

Dr. Shoemaker recommends a method like the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI). ERMI is just a standardized way to test for the presence of mold in a building. If mold is found to be the cause of symptoms then the patient has to be removed from exposure while the building is remediated.

Can mold cause neurological symptoms?

Human exposure to molds, mycotoxins, and water-damaged buildings can cause neurologic and neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms.

How do you get mycotoxins out of your body?

Ideally, mycotoxins should be filtered out by the liver and then escorted out through urine or stool.

What does mold toxicity feel like?

Each person’s body is affected by mold toxicity in different ways. Some experience constant migraines and headaches, shortness of breath, brain fog, fatigue or even depression. Since symptoms differ from person to person, they may not be quickly associated with mold exposure.

Can Lyme cause gangrene?

Close to 5% of patients will develop gangrene or skin necrosis, sometimes requiring amputation of the affected extremities.

How does Borrelia burgdorferi damage the body?

After invasion into the skin, B.b. can cause a local infection called erythema migrans (EM). During the second stage of Lyme disease, B.b. can spread from the tick bite on the skin to various secondary organs throughout the body, including heart, joints, and peripheral and central nervous system (CNS) (4).

Is Lyme disease a chronic condition?

Chronic Lyme disease occurs when a person who’s treated with antibiotic therapy for the disease continues to experience symptoms. The condition is also referred to as post Lyme disease syndrome or post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.