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Plant n Prosper
I just became very very sick from a fungus found on cannabis/in cannabis soil called ASPERGILLUS.
Aspergillus is a fungal infection in the lungs caused by breathing in fungal spores commonly found in our soil, or found on our buds if not dried completely. I have a closet grow and to prevent detection, the air is vented out of my closet through the wall and into my bathroom. This air is then recirculated throughout my downstairs and my bedroom. I recently dried an outdoor harvest in the closet, and I can't tell if this is the cause of my illness, or if it's from my soil being so "alive" with beni's. Let me explain what happened...
I chopped and dried 10 plants about 3 weeks back, then one more plant a week ago. I found almost an oz. of mold out of those first 10, and practically none on the last one (maybe a gram or two). I started feeling weird about 1-2 weeks ago (really out of it, tired all the time, not myself) and 2 days ago it got worse. I can't tell if I missed some mold along the way when smoking... or if this stuff got into the air down here during the dry-process and has been affecting me since...
can an entire batch of plants go bad if one or two in the closet has mold growing in some of their buds?
can this mold go air-born even though it's on the inside of the buds?
Has anyone had any experiences with this fungus?
Symtoms are:
Fibromyalgia/mps (and several correlated symptoms)
Respiratory distress, coughing, sneezing, sinusitis
Difficulty swallowing, choking, spitting up (vomiting) mucous
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Burning in the throat and lungs (similar to acid reflux and often misdiagnosed as such)
Asthmatic signs; wheezing, shortness in breath, coughing, burning in lungs, etc.
Irritable bowel syndrome, nausea, diarrhea, sharp abdominal pains, stomach lesions
Bladder, liver, spleen, or kidney pain
Dark or painful urine
Dirt-like taste in mouth, coated tongue
Food allergies/leaky gut syndrome/altered immunity
Memory loss; brain fog, slurred speech, occasionally leading to dementia
Vision problems
Swollen lymph nodes
Large boils on neck (often a sign of anaphylaxis)
Yellowing of nails, ridges, or white marks under nail
Thyroid irregularities, sometimes leading to complete dysfunction; adrenal problems
Headaches
Anxiety/depression, heart palpitations - confusion, PTSD
Extreme blood pressure, cholesterol, or triglycerides irregularities
Ringing in ears, balance problems (very common), dizziness, loss of hearing (aspergillus niger)
Chronic fatigue (also included under this classification directional confusion)
Intermittent face flushing; almost always systemic, Called the Mylar Flush (neurological))
Night head sweats, and drooling while sleeping, profuse sweating
Multiple chemical sensitivity; only upon exposure to Stachybotrys and Chaetomium
Nose bleeds (stachybotrys)
Bruising/scarring easily; rash or hives, bloody lesions all over the skin (Often systemic, see images; skin)
Reproductive system complications; infertility, changes in menstrual cycles, miscarriage
Sudden weight changes (Detoxifier genotypes tend to gain weight, non-detoxifier genotypes tend to lose weight)
Cancer
Hair loss, very brittle nails, temporary loss of fingerprints (in rare cases)
Joint/muscle stiffness and pain
Irregular heart beat/heart attack
Seizures, inadvertent body jerking, twitching, inadvertent facial movements or numbness in face
Hypersensitivity when re-exposed to molds, which can lead to anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis upon re-exposure to mycotoxin producing molds
Death, in extreme cases
^Fucked up right? I have 2/3 of those symptoms and my life is HELL right now. Skin rashes, extreme anxiety, fatigue, balance problems, asthma attacks (never had one before in my entire life), severe short term memory loss, brain fog, swollen lymph nodes, hypersensitivity, vision problems, ringing in ears, cold sweats, chills, insomnia, rapid heart beat, fungal food sensitivities (bread/potatoes), twitching in extremities, ect.
PLEASE take precautions yourself, and ventilate your grows properly even if you have to get a carbon filter in order to vent outdoors. Mines in the mail as we speak...
Lemme know what you think, thanks guys. Really in a confusing/frustrating situation right now and could use any/all help and advice I can get... I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that's ran into this problem. & If I can save one person from becoming infected with this shit then the length of this post is MORE than worth it. Please be safe guys n girls.
Aspergillus is a fungal infection in the lungs caused by breathing in fungal spores commonly found in our soil, or found on our buds if not dried completely. I have a closet grow and to prevent detection, the air is vented out of my closet through the wall and into my bathroom. This air is then recirculated throughout my downstairs and my bedroom. I recently dried an outdoor harvest in the closet, and I can't tell if this is the cause of my illness, or if it's from my soil being so "alive" with beni's. Let me explain what happened...
I chopped and dried 10 plants about 3 weeks back, then one more plant a week ago. I found almost an oz. of mold out of those first 10, and practically none on the last one (maybe a gram or two). I started feeling weird about 1-2 weeks ago (really out of it, tired all the time, not myself) and 2 days ago it got worse. I can't tell if I missed some mold along the way when smoking... or if this stuff got into the air down here during the dry-process and has been affecting me since...
can an entire batch of plants go bad if one or two in the closet has mold growing in some of their buds?
can this mold go air-born even though it's on the inside of the buds?
Has anyone had any experiences with this fungus?
Symtoms are:
Fibromyalgia/mps (and several correlated symptoms)
Respiratory distress, coughing, sneezing, sinusitis
Difficulty swallowing, choking, spitting up (vomiting) mucous
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Burning in the throat and lungs (similar to acid reflux and often misdiagnosed as such)
Asthmatic signs; wheezing, shortness in breath, coughing, burning in lungs, etc.
Irritable bowel syndrome, nausea, diarrhea, sharp abdominal pains, stomach lesions
Bladder, liver, spleen, or kidney pain
Dark or painful urine
Dirt-like taste in mouth, coated tongue
Food allergies/leaky gut syndrome/altered immunity
Memory loss; brain fog, slurred speech, occasionally leading to dementia
Vision problems
Swollen lymph nodes
Large boils on neck (often a sign of anaphylaxis)
Yellowing of nails, ridges, or white marks under nail
Thyroid irregularities, sometimes leading to complete dysfunction; adrenal problems
Headaches
Anxiety/depression, heart palpitations - confusion, PTSD
Extreme blood pressure, cholesterol, or triglycerides irregularities
Ringing in ears, balance problems (very common), dizziness, loss of hearing (aspergillus niger)
Chronic fatigue (also included under this classification directional confusion)
Intermittent face flushing; almost always systemic, Called the Mylar Flush (neurological))
Night head sweats, and drooling while sleeping, profuse sweating
Multiple chemical sensitivity; only upon exposure to Stachybotrys and Chaetomium
Nose bleeds (stachybotrys)
Bruising/scarring easily; rash or hives, bloody lesions all over the skin (Often systemic, see images; skin)
Reproductive system complications; infertility, changes in menstrual cycles, miscarriage
Sudden weight changes (Detoxifier genotypes tend to gain weight, non-detoxifier genotypes tend to lose weight)
Cancer
Hair loss, very brittle nails, temporary loss of fingerprints (in rare cases)
Joint/muscle stiffness and pain
Irregular heart beat/heart attack
Seizures, inadvertent body jerking, twitching, inadvertent facial movements or numbness in face
Hypersensitivity when re-exposed to molds, which can lead to anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis upon re-exposure to mycotoxin producing molds
Death, in extreme cases
^Fucked up right? I have 2/3 of those symptoms and my life is HELL right now. Skin rashes, extreme anxiety, fatigue, balance problems, asthma attacks (never had one before in my entire life), severe short term memory loss, brain fog, swollen lymph nodes, hypersensitivity, vision problems, ringing in ears, cold sweats, chills, insomnia, rapid heart beat, fungal food sensitivities (bread/potatoes), twitching in extremities, ect.
PLEASE take precautions yourself, and ventilate your grows properly even if you have to get a carbon filter in order to vent outdoors. Mines in the mail as we speak...
Lemme know what you think, thanks guys. Really in a confusing/frustrating situation right now and could use any/all help and advice I can get... I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that's ran into this problem. & If I can save one person from becoming infected with this shit then the length of this post is MORE than worth it. Please be safe guys n girls.