Mold Avoiders Poll Results: Successful Strategies for Addressing Body Pain

 

 

This poll was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in May 2017.

The question and the most frequent responses follow:

If you have experienced body pain (such as muscle pain, trigger point pain, myofascial pain, fibromyalgia pain or similar) as a result of your illness, please mark treatments that you believe have been significantly helpful for you in terms of dealing with it. If you would like to see items added to the poll, write them in the comments.

 

79% – Mold avoidance (114 respondents)

62% – Gluten avoidance (89 respondents)

57% – Avoidance of chemical triggers (81 respondents)

47% – Avoiding sugar (67 respondents)

44% – Epsom salt baths (63 respondents)

37% – Oral magnesium (53 respondents)

36% – Dairy avoidance (51 respondents)

36% – Spending time in a better location (51 respondents)

36% – Sun bathing (51 respondents)

32% – Organic diet (46 respondents)

30% – Sauna (43 respondents)

29% – Walking (42 respondents)

28% – Turmeric or curcumin (40 respondents)

24% – Spending time at the beach (35 respondents)

23% – Activated charcoal (33 respondents)

21% – Avoiding nightshades in the diet (30 respondents)

20% – Keeping regular (28 respondents)

19% – Avoiding histamines in foods (27 respondents)

18% – Other probiotics (26 respondents)

18% – Standard massage, such as Swedish or sports (26 respondents)

17% – Living in a warmer climate (25 respondents)

15% – Avoiding green peppers in the diet (22 respondents)

15% – Avoiding natural gas leaks or appliances (22 respondents)

15% – Acupuncture (21 respondents)

15% – Antihistamine drugs (21 respondents)

13% – Avoidance of toxic dairy products or other toxic animal products (19 respondents)

13% – Cholestyramine (18 respondents)

12% – Bentonite clay (17 respondents)

11% – Avoiding EMF’s (16 respondents)

11% – Avoiding oxalates in the diet (16 respondents)

10% – Avoiding other problem foods (14 respondents)

10% – Cranio-sacral  therapy (14 respondents)

10% – Marijuana (14 respondents)

8% – Coffee enemas (12 respondents)

8% – Ionic detox foot baths (12 respondents)

8% – Mold-free diet (12 respondents)

8% – Soaking in mineral hot springs (12 respondents)

8% – Swimming (12 respondents)

8% – Advil or ibuprofen (11 respondents)

8% – Biomat or similar mat (11 respondents)

8% – Collagen (11 respondents)

8% – Myofascial release massage (11 respondents)

8% – Systemic enzymes (11 respondents)

7% – Low dose naltrexone/LDN (10 respondents)

7% – Topical magnesium spray oil (10 respondents)

6% – BEG spray or similar intranasal drug treatment for MARCoNS (9 respondents)

6% – Lymphatic drainage herbs (9 respondents)

6% – Antivirals (8 respondents)

6% – Narcotic pain medications (8 respondents)

6% – Reflexology foot massage (8 respondents)

6% – Regular yoga (8 respondents)

6% – Thieves oil (8 respondents)

5% – CBD oil (7 respondents)

5% – Glutathione IV’s (7 respondents)

5% – Treating SIBO (7 respondents)

5% – Vigorous exercise (7 respondents)

4% – High-dose probiotics such as VSL3 (6 respondents)

4% – Juicing (6 respondents)

4% – MSM (6 respondents)

4% – Valtrex (6 respondents)

3% – Avoiding emotional upset (5 respondents)

3% – Aspirin (5 respondents)

3% – Calm magnesium (5 respondents)

3% – Colon cleanse/liver flush (5 respondents)

3% – Humic/fulvic/lignite products (5 respondents)

3% – Modified citrus pectin (5 respondents)

3% – Welchol (5 respondents)

3% – Glucosamine (4 respondents)

3% – Heat therapies (4 respondents)

3% – Kratom leaf powder (4 respondents)

3% – Magnesium creams (4 respondents)

3% – Marshmallow root (4 respondents)

3% – Myers cocktail IV’s (4 respondents)

3% – Visceral manipulation (4 respondents)

2% – Apple pectin (3 respondents)

2% – Bikram or other hot yoga (3 respondents)

2% – Cat’s claw (3 respondents)

2% – Chondroitin (3 respondents)

2% – Homeopathic drainage remedies (3 respondents)

2% – Master Amino Acids (3 respondents)

2% – I have not found anything that has been helpful to me with regard to the body pain I have experienced with this illness (3 respondents)

1% – California poppy (2 respondents)

1% – Famvir (2 respondents)

1% – Fermented foods (2 respondents)

1% – Laser therapy (2 respondents)

1% – Lyrica (2 respondents)

1% – Neural therapy (2 respondents)

1% – Raw grass-fed goat milk (2 respondents)

1% – Valcyte (2 respondents)

1% – I have not experienced any body pain as a result of my illness (2 respondents)

 

Additional Mentions

Acyclovir

Agar agar

Amino acid IV’s

Apple cider vinegar

Avoiding high fructose corn syrup

Avoiding people who do not believe in mold illness

Caffeine

Celebrex

Chiropractor

Chlorine dioxide

Chlorphyll patches

Colchicine

Deep breathing

Devil’s claw

DoTerra Deep Blue

Earthing

Essential oils

GcMAF

Ice packs

Intermittent fasting

Keeping hydrated

Meditation

Microsilica

Natural MARCoNS treatment

Pepcid

Pooping

Qi gong

Rebounder

RiboCeine

Rocky Mountain Oils Sports Pro

Soma

Thinking about the pain differently

Three Lac probiotics

Tiger Balm

TMG

Tox-Ease

Valerian root

Wearing a mouth splint at night

 

A collection of additional poll results can be found on the Living Clean in a Dirty World blog.

 

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