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How do you get diagnosed with CIRS? Imagine waking up every day feeling like you've run a marathon, your body weighed down by a fatigue that you can't sleep off. You may not even need to imagine it - this may be describing you. As you make your way through the frustrating maze of symptoms, you may have come across a potential piece of the … [Read more...]
Can you catch CIRS from your friend? It's a valid question. And certainly, one that brings with it a large amount of anxiety from someone progressing through the CIRS treatment protocol. The short answer to the question of whether CIRS is contagious is no. But like everything, there's a great deal of nuance missed when we stop the discussion … [Read more...]
You have a friend or loved one who has CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome). Let’s get this out of the way first. CIRS is very real. Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker has spent his career first identifying, and then coming up with a treatment for CIRS. Because of his commitment we are now able to diagnose and treat this mysterious illness. What … [Read more...]
Is breast implant illness actually CIRS? With a number of overlapping symptoms, many patients wonder if their breast implant illness is actually CIRS (chronic inflammatory response syndrome). Before we dive in, let's take a look at breast implant illness. What is breast implant illness? Breast implant illness (BII) is a term … [Read more...]
The CIRS and Candida connection I think every chronic fatigue patient I've seen at the clinic has previously had a diagnosis of candida overgrowth. It's often the first line of therapy for fatigue in the natural health world. There is a lot of overlap between CIRS and candida symptoms. But the similarities stop there. The causes of CIRS and … [Read more...]
What is CIRS? CIRS, or chronic inflammatory response syndrome, is a complex medical condition. It's an illness with a wide variety of symptoms that is triggered by exposure to biotoxins. Biotoxins are substances produced by living organisms such as fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms. These toxins can cause a range of … [Read more...]
There are a lot of fake diagnoses out there - Is CIRS a real disease? If you have fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome you have likely been told at least once that your symptoms aren't real; some (maybe all) are just in your head. You may have even heard this enough times that you have started to question yourself. So when you heard … [Read more...]
Mold makes you sick - could you be suffering symptoms of mold sickness or is it a mold allergy? The answer to that question depends. If your symptoms do not go away or get worse when you leave the moldy environment there is a very good chance you have symptoms of CIRS. CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), or mold sickness, is far … [Read more...]