| According to all the medical information about Farmer's | | | | hypersensitivity. The long-term use of these drugs is |
| Lung out there, the answer is no. Medical treatments | | | | not advisable since they can hide the symptoms of |
| DO NOT "cure" Farmer's Lung disease. Medical | | | | Farmer's Lung without preventing lung damage from |
| treatments at best manage the severity of the | | | | re-exposure to moldy dust. |
| symptoms but offer no hope of reversing the effects | | | | According to medical information, once people become |
| of mold on the lungs and body. BUT, the medical | | | | hypersensitive, they remain hypersensitive for years, |
| community is only looking at treating the symptoms | | | | perhaps for life. |
| and not the cause! | | | | BUT, is the medical community overlooking one major |
| I am going to back up a bit here and explain what | | | | factor? - That the cause (mold) is still in the body! |
| Farmer's Lung Disease is and how it's acquired. Then I'll | | | | Most doctors seem to think that the symptoms are |
| explain how it is possible for the body to heal itself. | | | | only a reaction to mold as an allergen. They don't or |
| According to the medical dictionary on | | | | won't recognize that mold or mycotoxins may still be in |
| MedicineNet.com, Farmer's Lung or Hypersensitivity | | | | the patient's system and THAT'S what is causing the |
| pneumonitis is an inflammation of the lung (usually of | | | | body's immune reaction to be hypersensitive. |
| the very small airways) caused by the body's immune | | | | Yes, in fact if you never get rid of the mold in your |
| reaction to small air-borne particles. These particles | | | | system you will remain hypersensitive for years or a |
| can be bacteria, mold, fungi, or even inorganic matter. | | | | lifetime. That part is correct. Treatments, then, need to |
| So, Farmer's Lung is described as an allergic disease | | | | address the cause, not hide the symptoms. So how do |
| usually caused by breathing in the dust from moldy | | | | you get rid of fungus/mold in your body? By eliminating |
| hay or dust from any moldy crop--straw, corn, silage, | | | | what it eats. Sugar. |
| grain, or even tobacco. | | | | When making bread, you give the fungus/yeast sugar. |
| Symptoms of acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis | | | | The active yeast feeds on the sugar and causes the |
| include: | | | | bread to rise. Did you find that after your exposure to |
| * coughing, | | | | the moldy crop that you've experienced swollen joints? |
| * fever, | | | | excess mucus? inflammation? That isn't just an allergic |
| * chills, | | | | reaction. It may very well be that the cause is still in |
| * shortness of breath, | | | | your body raising havoc. |
| * body aches, etc. | | | | Starting with a two week program that cuts out all |
| Farmer's Lung or Hypersensitivity pneumonitis causes | | | | sugars, you can detox and eradicate the mold from |
| shortness of breath and a feeling of general illness. It | | | | your system. When doing this you need to be aware |
| can be from a sudden attack or as a slow | | | | of something called a healing crisis or Herxheimer's |
| progressive illness. Usually people with Farmer's Lung | | | | reaction. A healing crisis happens because when you |
| or Hypersensitivity pneumonitis don't associate their | | | | starve the fungus/mold it causes a die off. This die off |
| health issues with the moldy particles they are | | | | releases toxins into your blood stream and may cause |
| exposed to. They go to their doctor complaining of | | | | flu-like symptoms. You actually start to feel worse |
| breathing problems that are very similar to bronchitis or | | | | initially. Once the mold is fully eliminated, the body can |
| pneumonia. | | | | begin it's healing process and once again find balance. |
| The physician usually treats the symptoms with | | | | Finding this information has been, excuse the pun, a |
| antibiotics. Antibiotics are for bacterial infections and | | | | breathe of fresh air, as it has saved the life of my |
| MAY relieve symptoms temporarily, but it will not last. | | | | ex-dairy farmer husband. David no longer has |
| In fact it may make things worse. Since the symptoms | | | | symptoms from his exposure in the fall of 1990 when |
| are initiated by the mold exposure and most antibiotics | | | | he entered a silo full of corn silage to "uncap" it. Black |
| are made with mycotoxins (chemicals that molds | | | | corn mold filled the air and David ended up with a |
| produce) antibiotics tend to exacerbate the body's | | | | heavy exposure of mold and many years of compiling |
| reaction. | | | | health issues and doctor visits. Symptoms lasted |
| Once diagnosed with Farmer's Lung or Hypersensitivity | | | | eleven years or more until we found the solution. No |
| pneumonitis the first step in treatment is to avoid | | | | longer taking treatments for anything and having |
| further contact with moldy dust. Bed rest is | | | | natural health is an immense blessing from God. |
| recommended and oxygen therapy may be needed | | | | Will this work for you? I don't know. But, if you ask |
| to relieve shortness of breath for serious cases. | | | | me if Farmer's Lung can be reversed I will emphatically |
| Treatments may include cromolyn sodium and a | | | | say YES because my husband regained his health by |
| corticosteroid to lessen the symptoms of | | | | addressing and eliminating the cause, the mold. |