Healing from CIRS is often more complex than just following Dr. Shoemaker’s Surviving Mold CIRS protocol. Why do I say that? People with CIRS including children often have multiple underlying health issues including Lyme, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, EBV, parasites etc which are contributing root causes and need to be addressed to heal from CIRS.
We found a health care provider who focuses on root causes of health issues and focus on healing and not just treating symptoms. For us, it was good taking the progressive approach, focusing on CIRS treatment first and then, progressing to other health topics as they came up and needed addressing.
Our family’s story. We were all diagnosed with CIRS, mainly a mold illness in Jan 2018. At the time my kids were 2 1/2 and 5 1/2. We struggled and lived day by day, but our kids miraculously showed quick improvement with CIRS protocol. They had energy again and my youngest started talking and not complaining about hurting joints constantly. I kept saying to myself, what if we hadn’t gone down the route of CIRS treatment. Our kids would be so different.
As the early months continued, the boys kept having re exposure issues (we thought) and my youngest, his breathing condition worsened. It became clear they needed immune support measures and something beyond CIRS may be going on.
At about 5 months into CIRS treatment our boys started seeing a naturopathic doctor specializing in Lyme, CIRS and chronic illness. We started seeing more improvement in them. Our youngest son started immune support measures. He also started a Glutathione and N-Acetyl Cysteine nebulizer, which is healing his lungs, and he’s no longer on Atrovent and Albuterol daily. Our oldest started immune support measures. At the same time, I started Lyme treatment with naturopathic medicines. My chronic fatigue and brain fog started lifting and I had newfound energy, unlike the last 7 plus years. Our boys have recently started treatment for congenital Lyme disease using naturopathic medicines, which support their body versus antibiotics, which destroy much beneficial stuff in the gut and leave them in worse shape. We are also finding we have parasites, which will be soon addressed.
Overall, we have learned that Mycoplasma pneumonia, Lyme disease, EBV, parasites, and many other things can be contributing root causes, which need to be addressed in order to heal from CIRS. Even just the world we live can cause problems especially for people with chronic illness: the pesticides, preservatives and dyes in foods, vaccinations etc… We have needed to address heavy metal detox in ourselves and our kids.
For those with kids on this journey, knowing more about your child’s health and their possible underlying causes is the key to finding the path to recovery. Believing that your kids can and will ultimately recover is a necessary part of the process towards healing. Knowledge is power. Hope is fuel that keeps you going.
I have so many practical tips which have helped us navigate towards better health along the way. Check out my blogs listed under the “CIRS and Kids” Menu Bar: CIRS Symptoms in my Kids, CSM for CIRS Treatment in Kids, My Kids Recovery from CIRS, Fast?
Written Sept. 2nd, 2018 Author: My Kids Health Journey
My Kids Healing Journey from CIRS and Lyme 