Gastroparesis and WDB--from Policyholders of America paper

[Guest guest]

I've answered my own question about gastroparesis (and about why my acid reflux

has gotten so bad)...I found the answer in the Policyholders of America paper,

" Research Committee Report on Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory

Response Syndrome Caused by Exposure to the Interior Environment of

Water-Damaged Buildings. "

It reports:

" Further, treating physicians must remain aware of the likelihood of

co-occurring illnesses

in CIRS-WDB patients compared to non-cases. For example we commonly find

restrictive lung disease and not true obstructive lung disease; decreased

contractility of

gastric smooth muscle causing gastroparesis; cholecystopathy causing bile acid

reflux;

encephalopathy causing cognitive disorders and atypical headaches; mucosal

inflammation causing malabsorption and bowel disorders; connective tissue

inflammation

producing rheumatologic and chronic pain disorders and increased prevalence of

autoimmune disorders, among others. Finally, unusual neurologic conditions

(tremors,

atypical seizures, neuropathic pain) are quite commonly seen in patients with

elevated

TGF β-1 levels. Each of these conditions does not diagnose CIRS-WDB but is

quite

commonly found among our affected patients. "

So far this summer, I've experienced worsening acid reflux, gastroparesis, bowel

disorders, and atypical headaches.

You probably all know this, but the committee members for Policyholders of

America are

Ritchie C. Shoemaker MD*

Mark MD

McMahon MD

with consulting committee members

Jack D. Thrasher PhD

Carl Grimes HHS, CIEC