Week of February 20, 2023


Week of February 20, 2023

Cholestyramine, Lyme

 

QUESTION: Does Cholestyramine bind Lyme, Bartonella or Babesia toxins, or does it only bind Mold toxins?

 

ASNWER: CSM has been used extensively in Post Lyme Syndrome.

 

 

Cholestyramine, Lyme

 

QUESTION: Are there problems with Lyme patients taking cholestyramine?

 

ANSWER: In 1999 I was surprised to see that Lyme patients (as opposed to mold, dinoflagellates or cyanobacteria patients), experienced the marked worsening of their clinical status when they started cholestyramine. This reaction, one that I called intensification to separate it from a Herxheimer reaction, occurred commonly at dose 6-10 of cholestyramine or day 2/day 3 of treatment.

 

An investigation into the cause of this intensification lead to development of the Actos and the Omega 3 protocols for pretreatment to block excessive release of TH1 inflammatory responses. These responses primarily are related to proinflammatory cytokines and are best measured by MMP-9. With pretreatment, the intensification reaction can be blocked and cholestyramine can be tolerated in Lyme patients much as it is in other inflammatory conditions. The Protocol and Protocol Practitioners incorporate these steps as needed in CIRS treatment. 

 

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Remediation, Dry Cleaning

 

QUESTION: Does dry cleaning get rid of mold?

 

ANSWER: To date, none of the particulates found in the interior environment of water-damaged buildings including fragments of mold, bacteria and actinomycetes, have given persistent inflammatory results when contaminated clothes were dry cleaned. One might ask why clothing can be dry cleaned successfully but drapes can not. There is paucity of literature in this regard but since the fabric is used for clothing are usually not the same as draperies (with the exception of Scarlet O’Hara), I think that the different makeup of porous fabrics is important. Having said all that, I tell people to simply wash their clothes or dry clean and remove from exposure to prevent cross-contamination.

 

Remediation, steam cleaning

 

QUESTION: Is steam cleaning safe to use? It certainly is easier for the heavy cleaning that I need to finish.

 

ANSWER: Steam cleaning is satisfactory, especially for carpets provided the dry out will be accomplished in several hours. Some people have used steam cleaning to a point that a clean rug stays wet for several days. This will only add to mold growth. Steam cleaning has not been needed for tile floors or hardwood floors in my experience.