Danestress Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I am so grossed out and not sure what to do. Today I was at my son's tennis club and looked in the lost and found. Behold, two lunch bags I had been missing. I brought them home. We ate dinner, I had a lot of dishes on the counter to clean. I opened the bags and each contained a storage contained - one plastic, one glass. I opened them both and thought, "Gross. And odd. He took black beans both days, and now they are all dried out." I turned the wAter into them, and they exploded into clouds of mold. It wasn't black beans. It was mold. I feel like I breathed mold, got mold on dishes, counters, floors etc, and probably have mold in my hair and clothes. Obviously I can wash the dishes counter, etc, take a shower, and wash my clothes. But I am wondering if there's are measures I should take. Can mold like that make us sick? Might it colonize? Our house is cooled by a/c and not moldy normally, so I guess it's not a perfect mold environment, but I am horrified and wish I could at least bleach my lungs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I don't see mold colonizing without good conditions. I also don't think it can make you sick with one time contact. You are going to clean everything up and throw out the bags so I don't see what can go wrong. Really. I think you are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Molds are everywhere. You're breathing them in all the time. If they are not colonising in your house (or lungs) now, I don't see why a small 'extra dose' would change that. We've certainly eaten moldy bread before with no ill effect (noticing mold on the second slice, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Molds are everywhere. You're breathing them in all the time. If they are not colonising in your house (or lungs) now, I don't see why a small 'extra dose' would change that. We've certainly eaten moldy bread before with no ill effect (noticing mold on the second slice, for example). It felt like a huge dose, lol. It's probably in my head I know there is mold in the environment (and my shower stall!) but for some reason, I was thinking that black dry mold inhaled was dangerous in a way that mold in grout would not be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yuck! That's horrible. I'd be freaked out, too, even knowing nothing would likely come of it. Would it feel better to do some immune boosting? And take some supplements to help detox? I'd probably do that, just to feel better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Mold is kind of opportunistic. If you don't have any conditions where they can take root, you'll be fine. Wash everything up and carry on! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I would recommend olive leaf nasal spray at the very least for you. Also some probiotics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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