Chronic and recurrent infections
Chronic, recurrent and frequent infections are often one of the early signs of chronic fatigue syndrome (C.F.S.), myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.), fibromyalgia and related autoimmune diseases. Toxicity in general, and specifically chronic mercury poisoning, adversely affects the delicate immune system and promotes overgrowth of fungi which also produce toxins which further overwhelm the immune response.
This means that viruses in particular cannot be effectively destroyed and become latent within the cells further compromising health and cell function. Fungal and viral infections further disable the immune system and change the terrain to the point where parasites are able to establish unchallenged. These can prove hard to remove and drag your general health down yet further.
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Yeasts
Wherever mercury is found, yeasts and in particular the yeast, Candida albicans will inevitably establish. This is because candida is able to generate energy by converting one form of mercury to another and also the mercury disables the immune response.
Candida albicans
Candida albicans is a yeast that cohabits in most people's intestines and on their skin. The function of all yeasts is the decomposition of once-living matter in order to return it to the soil from which it came and without yeasts life on earth would not be viable. Normally, a combination of our immune system and competition for resources from other friendly bacteria keep yeasts - and especially Candida albicans in check.
However, in the individual suffering with chronic mercury poisoning, the candida can morph from its spore into its mould form putting out branched known as hyphae from which it releases more spores. In this manner it can penetrate through the various barriers of the body and can spread within the body in its spore form.
The perforation of the intestinal lining means that improperly digested foods enter the circulation where they are identified by the immune system as 'foreign proteins' and attacked. In this manner multiple food intolerances can develop.
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The Candida albicans also releases large quantities of candotoxins including acetaldehyde and these toxins may account for many of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, M.E., fibromyalgia and autoimmune diseases as listed below:
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Recurrent ear, nose and throat infections, sinusitis and tonsillitis
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Inflammation of the prostate gland in men and endometriosis in women
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Cystitis and the need for frequent urination
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Muscle and joint swelling and pain
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Digestive disorders including IBS, continuous dull abdominal ache and heartburn
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Cravings for sweet, starchy foods and/or alcohol
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Impaired memory and confusion
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Mood swings, irritability and depression
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Loss of libido
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Bronchitis and asthma
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Feeling generally unwell and fatigued
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Frequent headaches or migraines
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Food and multiple chemical sensitivities
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Fungal infections such as thrush, athlete’s foot and fungal toenails
Viruses
Viruses are not regarded as living, because they are just genetic material in a protective outer shell. Their sole purpose is to invade living cells and insert their own genome into the host’s cells, thus assuming control over the cell’s functions. In this fashion, the host cell is used to replicate the virus. In some instances, this altered genetic coding can lead to ‘rogue’ cancer cells.
Viruses have also evolved sophisticated mechanisms for evading detection and destruction by the human immune system and may be responsible for the so-called ‘autoimmune’ diseases where the body appears to attack its own cells, but in reality the body is trying to combat a virus within the host’s cells.
Whatever the cause, at least several viruses are usually identified sequentially in those suffering with chronic fatigue syndrome, M.E., fibromyalgia and autoimmune diseases. Any virus can and may be involved in these fatigue syndromes, but the herpes and enterovirus families of viruses seem to be implicated more often than others.
Bacterial infections
Infective bacterial agents such as those causing salmonella, pneumonia, chlamydia and tuberculosis have all been implicated in chronic fatigue syndrome, M.E., fibromyalgia and autoimmune diseases, but by far the most important bacterial agent is Borrelia Bergdorferi which gives rise to Lyme disease or Borreliosis.
Borrelia bergdorferi
Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is a bacterial infection contracted from a tick bite in much the same way as malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases and, like the meningitis virus, seems to be carried by a majority of people, but only adversely affects susceptible individuals. The initiating tick bite will induce an angry rash, and in the early stages the individual may have headaches and flu-like symptoms, but the disease can then progress to affect almost any body system and mimics other infections, for which Lyme disease has earned the title ‘The great imitator’.
Secondary sites of infection can cause:
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Muscle and joint pains
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Arthritis
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Psychiatric problems
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Heart abnormalities
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Neurological complaints
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Profound fatigue
Parasites
A parasite is defined as an organism that lives in or on another host organism. The parasite usually competes with the host for nutrients or feeds on the host’s tissues and usually causes some degree of injury. They also usually produce substances that are toxic to the host and may over time disable the immune system and tax the liver.
There are a hundred types of common human parasites ranging from the microscopic to large intestinal worms and infection is common, with many people carrying multiple parasites. Infections are often contracted through eating undercooked infected meat, contact with infected soil or witting or unwitting faecal/oral contact from not washing hands after going to the toilet or before preparing food.
Detection can prove problematic because parasites have complex life cycles and typically have quiescent and active phases. Parasites have developed means of evading the immune response and can control their host’s behaviour by producing cravings for sugar and carbohydrates, for instance.
There is no part of the body that is immune to parasitic infection and the possibility should be considered in any cases of chronic health problems - especially the fatigue syndromes. The symptoms that parasites produce include:
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Erratic bowel habits
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Foul smelling stools
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Alternating constipation and diarrhoea
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Abdominal cramps/gurgling not related to hunger
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Chest pains
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Swollen/sore breasts not related to menstrual cycle
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Flu-like symptoms
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Coughing/wheezing with fever
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Anxiety
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Sleep disturbances
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Food allergies
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Itchy anus - especially at night
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Losing weight yet being ravenous
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Depression
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Chronic fatigue
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Teeth grinding at night
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Excessive flatulence
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Headaches
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Itchy skin, rashes
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Asthma
Treatment of infections
Although sometimes short term management of an infection is required, the only long-term solution to all the above issues is to treat the underlying chronic mercury poisoning using a programme of detoxification whilst supporting the organs of excretion and providing the nutrients necessary to rebuild the immune and/or endocrine systems.
Further resources
For more information on the infective agents involved in chronic fatigue syndrome, M.E., fibromyalgia and autoimmune diseases and how to combat them using natural means, please refer to The Natural Recovery Plan book.
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