Why I Never Treat Mould First
Byron Herbalist
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When someone has been unwell following mould exposure, it seems logical to start by treating the mould. Bring in the binders, start mobilising and eliminating mycotoxins, and go directly after what appears to be the root cause. I use binders regularly in clinic and they can be an important part of treatment, but over the years I’ve become much more cautious about when I introduce them. The typical mould-affected patient I see is already extremely reactive. They may be sensitive to foods, supplements, herbs and their environment, with a mixture of histamine symptoms, fatigue, pain, digestive problems and seemingly unrelated reactions. Adding another significant load to that system can sometimes make them considerably worse rather than moving them forward.
In this video I walk through three of the biggest bottlenecks I look for before starting more direct mould treatment: immune and mast cell activation, slow gut motility and constipation, and oxalate overload. These problems can overlap heavily, and sometimes a patient has all three. For example, if someone is already constipated, adding binders without first improving elimination makes very little sense. Likewise, if their mast cells are highly reactive and almost every new treatment produces a flare, stabilising that immune response may need to come before trying to mobilise more toxins. Oxalates are another piece I see surprisingly often in mould-affected patients, particularly where there is chronic pain, fatigue, urinary or pelvic symptoms, or evidence of fungal overgrowth.
The goal isn't to ignore mould or argue that binders don't work. It's to get the order of treatment right. In clinic I'm looking for whatever is blocking progress, working on that first, and then reassessing how the patient feels before moving into the next phase. Once someone is more stable, their bowels are moving properly and the major downstream problems are being managed, mould treatment often becomes much easier to tolerate. In this video I'll talk through how I recognise each of these bottlenecks, why they matter, and how they fit into the phased approach I use with mould-affected patients in practice.
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I had years of toxic mold exposure that caused ME/CFS.
The difficulty for me is, that I react to nearly everything, salicylates, oxalates, histamines, lactose, gluten, chemicals etc. Only a few foods left to eat.
So the things that should help me cause a severe reaction, herbs as well due to the salicylate content. What would you advise then where to start?
A doctor said my i-fabp markers are the highest he's ever seen.
Unfortunately in my country even the naturopaths I've seen are not familiar with treating mold illness..
Why I Never Treat Mould First
Byron Herbalist
1,463 views
https://www.byronherbalist.com.au/app... to work with me
When someone has been unwell following mould exposure, it seems logical to start by treating the mould. Bring in the binders, start mobilising and eliminating mycotoxins, and go directly after what appears to be the root cause. I use binders regularly in clinic and they can be an important part of treatment, but over the years I’ve become much more cautious about when I introduce them. The typical mould-affected patient I see is already extremely reactive. They may be sensitive to foods, supplements, herbs and their environment, with a mixture of histamine symptoms, fatigue, pain, digestive problems and seemingly unrelated reactions. Adding another significant load to that system can sometimes make them considerably worse rather than moving them forward.
In this video I walk through three of the biggest bottlenecks I look for before starting more direct mould treatment: immune and mast cell activation, slow gut motility and constipation, and oxalate overload. These problems can overlap heavily, and sometimes a patient has all three. For example, if someone is already constipated, adding binders without first improving elimination makes very little sense. Likewise, if their mast cells are highly reactive and almost every new treatment produces a flare, stabilising that immune response may need to come before trying to mobilise more toxins. Oxalates are another piece I see surprisingly often in mould-affected patients, particularly where there is chronic pain, fatigue, urinary or pelvic symptoms, or evidence of fungal overgrowth.
The goal isn't to ignore mould or argue that binders don't work. It's to get the order of treatment right. In clinic I'm looking for whatever is blocking progress, working on that first, and then reassessing how the patient feels before moving into the next phase. Once someone is more stable, their bowels are moving properly and the major downstream problems are being managed, mould treatment often becomes much easier to tolerate. In this video I'll talk through how I recognise each of these bottlenecks, why they matter, and how they fit into the phased approach I use with mould-affected patients in practice.