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Posted 4/8/2023 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

I just received my MycoTOX Profile results from Great Plains Laboratory, which is a urine mycotoxin test. Wondering if anyone has experience with the test and could help me interpret the results and answer some questions.

I had high readings for Ochratoxin A and Gliotoxin and extremely high readings for Mycophenolic Acid, to the point where I am questioning if it's accurate or not. The reading for that one was > 4000 when the normal range is < 37.4.

The instructions said to avoid binders I think 72 hours prior to the test and I have been taking a lot of supplements for Lyme, but I didn't think any of them were binders. I am starting to question if the following supplements have skewed the readings at all: Grapefruit Seed Extract, Pau D' Arco, Oregano Oil, Caprylic Acid, Cloves.

I'm kind of freaking out about how high the reading is. Thoughts? Below are some screenshots from the test.

I'm also starting to think about binders and detoxing. Does anyone know if CellCore products can be purchased without a doctor/practitioner? Thank you!

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Posted 4/8/2023 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
i am no mold expert -

and i am somewhat sceptical about the mold urine tests out there as there are reports of most people here testing high for at least one mold toxin at even the most reputable labs - when most people are not sick with mold illness this raises questions.

this should perhaps be considered when interpreting your own results

in any case to help you interpret the results - the scheme great plains uses is to report based on deviation from the mean of a random set of samples so
they use standard deviations to do this - and anything more than 2 standard deviations away from the mean is considered "positive" or high

in laymen's terms - if your result is into the red band on the results sheet - this means the level of that substance is greater than that found in 19 out of 20 people tested at random.

or put another way - your level is higher than 95% of other people tested

a lot of medical tests / normal ranges are reported like this

more info on standard deviations here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/standard_deviation#/media/file:standard_deviation_diagram.svg
Posted 4/8/2023 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
I would reread the last page carefully, discuss with doctor and do a google search to find other sources such as supplements. Since mycophenolic acid is used pharmaceutically, there may be non-pharma options as well.

High readings are not unusual if you are exposed to active mold growth in a water damaged building. I tested via Great Plains a few months before a leak was found under the kitchen sink. My gliotoxin levels were almost 3500 compared to your 375. My Zearalenone levels were 10x the upper normal range.
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Post Edit:

Okay, I did some digging. Mycophenolic acid is used by pharma as a drug to prevent people with organ or skin transplants from rejecting the transplant. So, if you have ever taken transplant drugs, that’s likely your answer.

As for mold inside buildings, aspergillis and penicillium molds are often lumped together. Do you have an ERMI or HERTSMI-2 test? What was the result of Asper/Pen?

Post Edited (WalkingbyFaith) : 4/8/2023 11:21:56 AM (GMT-8)

Posted 4/8/2023 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
I’m not sure I understand your first paragraph. Do you mean to see if any of the supplements I’m taking could be the cause of high Mycophenolic Acid? I know that I’m not taking the pharmaceutical.

The bullets at the bottom of this page talk about the herbs that I mentioned which is why I was wondering if they could have affected the test results:

https://healthmatters.io/understand-blood-test-results/mycophenolic-acid
Posted 4/8/2023 7:28 PM (GMT 0)
I have no idea if the herbs could have skewed your test results. That would be a question to ask the lab.
Posted 4/9/2023 10:06 AM (GMT 0)
i doubt that the herbs will have effected the result significantly

the lab uses the creatinine concentration of the urine as a reference for how dilute it is to compensate for most things

i guess its possible the herbs themselves were moldy - but that risk goes for most foodstuffs
Posted 4/9/2023 3:05 PM (GMT 0)

Garzie said...


i guess its possible the herbs themselves were moldy - but that risk goes for most foodstuffs

Seems likely to me (a former mycotoxin researcher who studied aflatoxins)
Posted 4/11/2023 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I can't answer your questions, but I'm waiting for my MycoTOX results, so I was interested in your post. Hope you can find some answers!
Posted 4/11/2023 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Curtis to see your results if you don’t mind sharing!
Posted 4/11/2023 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
I just got mine back! I'm not sure how to post on photo on here, but everything was in normal range (or non-existent) except Penicillum (Mycophenolic Acid). It was off the charts - 32355.93. And that's not a typo sad

I'm in a rental while we build our home, and I've been concerned about this house for some time - old carpets, ducts that weren't cleaned before we moved in and we've had water issues. I'm going to the doc for my Lyme appointment today, so I'll let you know what he says! Thank goodness we are moving out soon.

DanglaGT said...
Curtis to see your results if you don’t mind sharing!

Posted 4/11/2023 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
Let me know what your doc says about the mycophenolic acid as mine was very elevated too!

I’m getting a mold inspection done to my house tomorrow. Excited to get those results.
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