food allergies and crawl space

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Hello!

I just joined the group and am both excited and saddened to read all the posts.

Excited to learn more about mold and saddened to hear about how so many people

have been suffering from mold exposure.

I have 2 questions. The first is regarding food allergies and the second

question is regarding crawl space.

I was exposed to mold for at least 2 years. Air quality tests revealed that I

had been exposed to many different species of mold, including stachybotrus and

chaetomium. I developed seizures, severe pain, unremitting diarrhea, vomiting,

severe nausea, fatigue, headaches, anxiety, panic attacks, food allergies,

dizziness, low blood pressure etc. At one point my food allergies were so bad

that the only thing I could eat were lentils and rice. I stuck to my lentil and

rice diet for about 6 months, then started to slowly reintroduce foods back into

my diet. At this point, I was still unknowingly living in the moldy apartment.

We moved shortly after we discovered mold and my food allergies are much better,

but I still have an extremely restricted diet. What I seem to be most sensitive

to now is to preservatives, food coloring, additives, alcohol. gluten, diary,

all seafood, some fruit, some nuts, sugar. I can't eat anything processed. I

also developed adrenal fatigue (almost no cortisol in the afternoon).

I have been taking many different supplements and herbs to detox and rebuild my

body, which has been helpful, but I need to be very careful with the amount of

detoxing I do, because it can induce an intense healing crisis that wipes we out

for weeks. I spoke with a mold specialist and she did not recommend

cholestryamine because of my drug sensitivities.

I exercise regularly. I don't currently have access to a sauna, but hopefully

will in the near future. Instead I have been taking epsom salt baths, which seem

to help a little. I've also tried colonics, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, zero

balancing, reiki, massage, kinesiology, NAET, sound therapy, chiropractics etc.

All has been very helpful. Does anyone know of any other forms of gentle therapy

that helps with resolving food allergies?

I have been reading up on waterproofing the basement and there seems to be a

difference of opinion regarding how to treat the crawl space. My question is,

should the crawl space be sealed off or ventilated? Does anyone recommend having

a drainage system with alarm for the crawl space in the case there is water

infiltration or is that being too overly cautious?

Lastly, I am a MD, currently only practicing Chinese Medicine. I knew almost

nothing about environmental medicine until my exposure to mold. As a result I

have learned a great deal and from the sounds of all these posts, will continue

to learn more. It sounds like most people in the group know much more about

their health than most doctors!

Thank you.

Momoko

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