Mold got you backed up? 

A lot of time-trusted constipation remedies don’t seem to do the trick when mold is in the picture.
Why?
Because most constipation remedies are working to move stool at the end of the digestive tract.
And that’s not where things initially get hung up with mold.
Laxatives and stool softeners, such as magnesium, vitamin C, or Senna, act by bringing more water to the lower colon to soften and move the 💩. Or they act as a gentle irritant, such as Cascara sagrada, so the colon contracts to get rid of the irritation.
The problem?
Mold and mycotoxins stop progress much higher up the tube, so addressing the lower colon kind of misses the boat.
Mycotoxins tend to reduce bile flow into the small intestine, either by:
Reducing stomach acid (which stimulates bile production)
Reducing bile production
Reducing bile flow
To address stubborn constipation with mold, we often need to focus on optimizing stomach acid, bile production, and bile flow. We may also need the lower colon movers, but with mold, we start at the first sticking point - Bile Movers.
Go higher up to clear the back-up.
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