CIRS Recovery Program

Because CIRS is a multi-symptom, multi-system chronic illness, it can look different for each person.

Common symptoms include (but are not limited to):

Neurological & Cognitive

• Brain fog, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, confusion, disorientation, word finding issues

Pain Sensations

• Unusual pain, ice pick pain, static shocks, buzzing feeling under the skin

Fatigue and Physical Weakness

• Chronic fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, feeling physically weak

Musculoskeletal

• Joint pain, morning stiffness, muscle aches, cramps & spasms.

Respiratory & Sinus

• Chronic sinus congestion, shortness of breath, lingering cough

Eyes & Vision

• Sensitivity to light, red eyes, blurred vision, tearing of the eyes

Gastrointestinal

• Abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, appetite changes

Cardiovascular & Autonomic

• Dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)

Hormonal & Temperature

• Temperature dysregulation (feeling unusually hot/cold), excessive thirst, frequent urination

Skin & Dermatological

• Skin rashes, eczema, increased skin sensitivity

Psychiatric & Mood

• Mood swings, anxiety, depression

Immune & Sensitivity

• Multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), frequent infections, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) symptoms

Mouth & Taste

• Metallic taste in the mouth

• Fibromyalgia

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• GERD

• Chronic Headaches

• Chronic Regional Pain Syndromes

• Asthma/Shortness of Breath

• POTS

• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

• Histamine Intolerance

• Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

• “Atypical” Auto-immune Diseases

• Multiple Sclerosis

• PANS/PANDAS

• Behavioral issues (children)

24-25% of the population carry specific genetic patterns (HLA-DR/DQ) that impair the immune system’s ability to recognize biotoxins and create antibodies, then eliminate the threat normally.

This explains why two people sharing the same environment may experience different health outcomes.

CIRS is a clinical diagnosis is made by putting together the puzzle pieces of exposure to previous water-damaged buildings and biotoxins, symptom cluster screening, lab markers of inflammation & immune regulation, and current environmental assessment.

No single test confirms CIRS. The pattern of findings is essential.

CIRS is treated using the Shoemaker Protocol, developed by Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker.

This protocol is a research-based, stepwise medical framework designed specifically for biotoxin illness.

It focuses on removing the patient from biotoxin exposure, reducing chronic inflammation, normalizing the dysregulated immune response, and restoring the downstream affects of CIRS.

Treatment is guided by objective laboratory data.