How to treat MCS?
Conventionally, multiple chemical sensitivities are approached grossly as a psychological disorder with a focus on palliative and symptomatic relief. Offered therapies include psychotherapy, behavioral desensitization, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Antidepressants are administered to patients who display signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety, and they demonstrated successful results in some patients. Along with conventional therapies, naturopathic medicine can offer tools that focus on addressing the root cause of the problem and extract it at the core. Naturopathic doctors patiently work with their patients to identify the chemicals contributing to their symptoms and assist them by researching state of the art therapies individualized to their triggers. To give you a snapshot of what to expect when seeing a naturopathic doctor for multiple chemical sensitivities, a well-rounded multi-layered intervention protocol is listed below.
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Avoidance: identify the sources of your sensitivities, eliminate them and avoid in the environment as possible.
Biota: inoculating the Gastrointestinal tract with friendly bacteria can help with the detoxification and chelation process.
Chelation: the process of using supplementation to forcefully chelate and depurate toxins out of the body.
Detox: supporting the body's own natural detox processes and such as increasing BM, kidney support, bile excretion and sweating. ​
Eat right: the use of food as medicine and supporting the body with key nutrients necessary to optimise your genes.
References:
Stenn, P., & Binkley, K. (1998). Successful outcome in a patient with chemical sensitivity: treatment with psychological desensitization and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Psychosomatics (Washington, DC), 39(6), 547-550.
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Baljit K. Clinical Ecology Week 5: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Presentation presented at the: 2021; Bastyr University, San Diego, California.