Interpreting RealTime Mold Test?

Hi All,

I recently got a urine-based mold test done by RealTime laboratories, and was wondering if anyone here might help me interpret the results. I won't be able to speak with my LLMD for about a month, and am not sure whether or not the results of the test are significant or not.

The test categorizes mold-toxins into 4 primary groups, and gives you your level of that group of particular toxins (the unit being ppb).

My results were...

Ochratoxin at 2.6 ppb
Aflatoxin at 3.4 ppb
Gliotoxin at 0.6 ppb
Trichothecene at 0.07 ppb

I was tested for mold 7 months ago, and all these values were negative or less that 0.6. I moved locations a month later, and these numbers have risen, clearly indicating the presence of some kind of mold in my environment.

Are any of you familiar with mold tests, and might you be able to shed light on whether or not these numbers indicate a significant level of toxicity? The mold toxins are clearly present in my body, but I have no idea whether or not these numbers represent a mild exposure unlikely to impact my health, or a toxin level that would significantly impede my recovery.

I'm a little short on cash at the moment, and don't want to shell out for mold testing unless I have to, so any advice would be great!

I'm not able to copy/paste the results, unfortunately, but I can transcribe them.

My significant results seem to be those for aflatoxin and those for ochratoxin.

Ochratoxin is 'present' if greater than 1.8ppb, and I am at 2.6 ppb.
Aflatoxin in 'present' if greater than 0.8, and I am at 3.4 ppb.

Unfortunately, these test doesn't specify anything beyond present values. I know these indicate exposure, I'm just not sure whether or not these levels indicate a significant problem I should address ASAP.

Anyways, thanks for the response!

How are your symptoms? Do you feel better, worse, or the same since moving?

I’m really sorry. I am dealing with a seemingly insurmountable mold problem myself. Mold has come back in the house we bought and had remediated and is getting horribly worse. I have thought of fleeing a couple of times already. No money anymore. Nowhere else to go. Feel very stuck at the moment. The mold makes me crazy and can’t think right.

I immediately went downhill as soon as we moved in on June 10th - low back pain, foot pain, stiffness in joints and muscles, trouble sleeping, anxiety, OCD/ADD, wanting to die. All after having experienced good improvement earlier that year.

In August, I got an air purifier and that helped some. Mold dog came back in mid-September and detected mold in the living room wall and the garage. I had noticed that whenever I went in the living room, I would get a weird pressure and numbness in my face and scalp and my feet and lower legs would go numb. When I would stand up, I could hardly walk because my feet and ankles were so stiff and hurt.

I also had bad symptoms in the dining room, but the dog didn’t detect anything there then. Now, I also have burning symptoms in the bedroom.
I get burning in my tongue, lips, throat, face and scalp. I have had transient bouts of dry nostrils and dry, burning areas in my tongue and throat, and red spots in my throat. Sometimes numbness especially across the bridge of my nose. In the last week, I have had increased OCD, anxiety, anger/irritability, and wanting to die again. Also am having increased sensitivity to mold and chemicals in stores and buildings where all that had been much improved before. I am just about at the breaking point.

I lived in my car for 11 months before we moved into this house. I don’t want to do that again. I have never been a camper. I did look at a camper before moving into my car, but no options seemed doable. I don’t know what I am going to do.

Post Edited (WalkingbyFaith) : 2/16/2021 6:58:44 PM (GMT-7)

I have the Lyme gene and one of the multi-susceptible genes.

I last did the MycoTox test from Great Plains almost 2 years ago. It was soon afterwards that I moved into my car. I have taken a variety of binders over the years.

I did, but it took many months. I didn’t have any real improvements until I started TUDCA Plus.

The mold dog checked my car in September and did not detect mold. Could still be in the duct system. I do get my air cabin filter changed regularly.

I had some of the CIRS labs done while living in my car. My TGFB-1 (my most reliable marker of exposure) dropped to well below normal. Despite this, I was still very symptomatic.