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Dr. Tichauer is an active member of the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI.com) and well experienced in the treatment of biotoxin related medical problems.
Mold illness is a medical condition that is very serious and often misdiagnosed. When a genetically susceptible individual is exposed to toxic mold spores in a water damaged building, an inflammatory cascade occurs due to the body’s inability to remove the mycotoxins. This can result in a complex multi-system illness, coined “Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, (CIRS),” by Ritchie Shoemaker, MD. Symptoms of CIRS may include fatigue, weakness, muscle pain, headaches, sinus issues, dizziness, abdominal pain, joint pain, difficulty concentrating, and insomnia.
CIRS represents a constellation of symptoms that collectively encompasses Biotoxin Illness. Originally thought to be caused only by mold exposure, it has been found that exposure to other fat soluble toxins as well as numerous bacteria, fungal and viral infections can lead to Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Some auto-immune disorders as well as post-treatment Lyme syndrome is actually the manifestation of immune dysregulation resulting in regional and/or systemic chronic inflammation.
Due to the complexity and severity of symptoms in this condition, a systematic approach needs to be taken to evaluate and treat mold and biotoxin illness. With no well-established consensus in the medical community regarding this issue, the doctors at BCNC make an effort to utilize the best of each evidence-based approach to optimize outcomes. For diagnosis, this commonly includes some combination of the following:
Once the diagnosis of mold/biotoxin illness has been made, a similarly integrative approach is used to help eliminate toxin from the body. Depending on the individual diagnosis, this includes some combination of the following:
In certain cases of CIRS, the offending biotoxin comes from an implanted material or a resident commensal or opportunistic organism living in the body. This could be virtually any organism that has found a way to survive in the human body including herpes, Candida, Klebsiella, Strep, Epstein-barr, a dental filler or implant, a stool parasite or a tick-borne infection such as Borrelia (the organism that causes Lyme). In these cases, since it is not always possible to eliminate the source of inflammation, the goal is to re-establish immune tolerance. This is commonly done using thymic peptide injections, immune based therapies and/or Low Dose Immunotherapy.
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