CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME (CIRS)
CIRS IS A MULTI-SYMPTOM, MULTI-SYSTEM ILLNESS.
CIRS PATIENTS HAVE AN OUT OF CONTROL IMMUNE RESPONSE DUE TO BIOTOXINS (MOLD GROWTH FROM WATER DAMAGED BUILDINGS, FUNGAL ELEMENTS, OR TOXIGENIC BACTERIA). MANY PATIENTS MAY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER DOCTORS BEFORE FINDING A DOCTOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO DIAGNOSIS THIS CONDITION. DIAGNOSING CIRS TAKES A SKILLED PHYSICIAN WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING ON HOW TO EVALUATE FOR CIRS. MANY PATIENTS CAN COMPLETELY HEAL FROM THIS DEVASTATING DISORDER AND RETURN TO THE ACTIVE LIFE THEY ONCE KNEW.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 50% OF BUILDINGS IN AMERICA HAVE A HISTORY OF WATER DAMAGE.
COMMON MISDIAGNOSES: CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, HYPOCHONDRIASIS, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, PTSD, ALLERGIES, FIBROMYALGIA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR "FAKING IT."
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE:
FATIGUE
WEAKNESS
ACHING
HEADACHE
LIGHT SENSITIVITY
MEMORY IMPAIRMENT
DECREASED WORD FINDING
DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING
JOINT PAIN
AM STIFFNESS
MUSCLE CRAMPS
TINGLING
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
SINUS CONGESTION
COUGH
EXCESSIVE THIRST
CONFUSION
APPETITE SWINGS
INCREASED URINARY FREQUENCY
RED EYES
BLURRY VISION
NIGHT SWEATS
MOOD SWINGS
UNUSUAL PAIN
STATIC SHOCKS