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Anyone have multiple chemical insensitivity (MCS)?
Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: Sep 28 3:16pm | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
I didn't know there was a name for it, but chemicals, scent of any kind, exhaust are my enemies. Every Sunday at church I have asthma due to people with scent. If my neighbor is doing laundry, the odor from the dryer will do it. Some stores from outgassing and chemicals in clothing will do it. I don't go near department stores with perfume counters during the holidays especially.
It is really tough on those of us with this issue. Sometimes I end up on prednisone because of it.
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The exposures are unfortunately, cumulative. I had no option than to stop attending church. Those weekly exposures can make MCS worsen. In the meantime, do you take Vitamin C, Quercetin/Bromelain or glutathione? These help chemical sensitivity and attenuate reactions. Before church you could take 500 mg of C, and then after church, try 500 mg. more. The C helps mitigate the lung inflammation and clear the chemicals from your body. The best glutathione is Thorne SR. 1 or 2 daily. The Quercetin/Bromelain (1) daily. If it causes itching, stop taking it as some people are allergic to it. I do fine. These are my life-savers, along with a Thorne mineral supplement which helps the body produce glutathione-the body’s master antioxidant responsible for detoxification.