Gut & Microbiome
Mold exposure and gut health are closely connected. This section explores how mycotoxins can affect the intestinal barrier and microbiome, the role of yeast and bacterial overgrowth, food sensitivities, and practical approaches to rebuilding a healthier gut.
How Mold Exposure Affects the Gut
The Mold-Gut Connection: How Mycotoxins Affect the Microbiome
How mold-related compounds may reach the gut and affect the gut barrier, gut movement, and the microbiome, and why digestive symptoms rarely have just one cause.
Intestinal Permeability (Leaky Gut)
Mold, Leaky Gut, and Food Sensitivities
Why people may suddenly react to foods that were always fine, how gut barrier changes fit in, and why extreme elimination diets can backfire.
Dysbiosis, SIBO, and Yeast Overgrowth
SIFO vs. SIBO: Could Fungal Overgrowth Be Part of the Problem?
Bacterial and fungal overgrowth can cause nearly identical symptoms. Learn how they differ, why SIFO is hard to test for, and what to keep in mind about restrictive diets.
Rebuilding a Healthy Microbiome
Rebuilding the Gut After Mold: What Comes First?
Why foundations come first, from reducing exposure and regular elimination to nourishing the gut lining and gradually rebuilding microbiome diversity.
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