Can House Mold Cause M.s., Or Symptons of M.s.? Posted: 03-10-06 16:47pm
I grew up in an older house from the age
of 7-17 with my mom, step dad, and younger
brothers. After a few years I developed
frequent headaches and had constant sinus
issues, along with more frequent stomach
flu. My step dad had even more frequent
headaches over the years, and my mother
has had it the worse.
We moved into the house in '89, and my
mother started to develop her health
issues about 3 years ago. She has now
been diagnosed with m.S., and her health
issues put her out of work for atleast 6
months. She still has her same issues.
I've always had this feeling that
something in that house was causing our
sickness. When I moved out in '00, all
of my health issues stopped. I have been
the only one to leave, and i'm the only
one w/o constant headaches and other
sicknesses.
A couple days ago, my mom called me and
said that she had taken an ax and broke
away the wood under the sink (she was
frustrated with my step dads denial about
the condition of the house), as it had a
strong moldy smell. Needless to say, it
was horrible. I can only imagine that
most of that house has been rotting away
over the years, as the landlord had never
replaced the roof tiles which clearly
could be letting mold build underneath.
I have found only this link so far as to
expaining the possible link of mold and
m.S.
I think that a number of environmental
factors can trigger the ms response,
however, I think what is missing is the
identification. Ms is not a singular
disease, as such, and so we only treat
symptoms. The answer is ----if your
family is living in a moldy house---get
out or have it removed. You don't eat
moldy food---why live in it? If they have
ms get the best treatment as prescribed by
a physician.
