Actress Tori Spelling revealed that she has been in the hospital for the past four days.
While she did not reveal the reason for her hospitalization, the news comes months after she revealed that her family had health problems due to mold in their home.
While many symptoms of mold exposure are mild, it can cause severe allergic reactions and asthma attacks that can lead to hospitalization.
Many people can be allergic to mold, causing a reaction. Exposure can immediately result in an infection response, but it can also take some time to develop.
Only certain types of mold cause allergies, and just because you’re allergic to one type doesn’t mean you’re allergic to the other.
Some of the most common molds that cause allergies, according to the Mayo Clinic, include alternaria, aspergillus, cladosporium, and penicillum.
Symptoms of a mold allergy include sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, cough or nasal drip, itchy eyes, nose or throat, watery eyes and dry skin.
Tori Spelling, 50, revealed she spent four days in hospital on Sunday. The actress did not disclose what she was being treated for
Mold can grow on a variety of surfaces in the home, including showers, faucets, walls, carpets, and even food
There are several types of mold that can cause allergic reactions or diseases.
For example, black mold has the most infamous reputation. Also known as Stachybotrys chartarum, black mold grows and spreads on surfaces that contain a high amount of cellulose, including paper, wood, and drywall.
It grows and multiplies on surfaces that have been wet for a long time, such as the walls in houses. Basements, showers and windows are the most likely places for water damage.
Green and blue mold is what you typically see when you leave foods like bread or cheese well past their expiration date in the refrigerator.
Even though you may only see the mold on some pieces of food, the mold has actually spread everywhere.
However, if you accidentally eat it, chances are nothing will happen. It can cause mild gastrointestinal upset, such as stomach pain, but that’s more likely because it tastes bad.
In rare cases, eating moldy food can cause shortness of breath, nausea, high fever, or diarrhea.
Pink and purple mold tends to grow around bathroom faucets and in the corners of your shower.
This is known as Serratia – a type of fungus known to survive in liquid soap.
Stemphylium and Epicoccum, two yellow and orange fungi, attach themselves to natural fibers in the home, such as hemp and jute, as well as woven furniture.
And white mold tends to show up in basements, bathrooms, or attics, as well as carpets and vents.
The latest: Tori Spelling, 50, said she had to leave the house she was renting after mold was discovered, explaining that she and her family suffered ill health for months as a result
The daughter of the late TV producer Aaron Spelling said her son Finn had a fever of up to 103 degrees and was suffering from strep throat as a result of the fungus-related infection. Spelling said her son Beau, six, was also sick because of the mold exposure
Mold exposure can also trigger asthma attacks in people with the condition.
While many asthma attacks can be treated with an inhaler, signs of an emergency include rapidly worsening symptoms, inhalers and other medications not working, chest pain, severe shortness of breath, irregular breathing, difficulty walking or talking, ribs and stomach moving in and out quickly, hunched shoulders and gray or bluish color.
In some cases, breathing in molds can cause a fungal infection called coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever.
Valley Fever is caused by inhaling the spores of the fungus Coccidioides, which is typically found in the soils of the southwestern United States and California, northern Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It usually affects the lungs.
According to the American Lung Association (ALA), symptoms include fatigue, cough, fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, headache, muscle and joint pain, night sweats, and a rash on the upper body or legs.
It’s unclear exactly why Spelling is in the hospital, but it may be related to her past mold exposure, which was found in her rental home.
In May, she shared photos of her and the kids in an urgent care center and told her 1.7 million fans, “Our problems are next level, with our mold problem and the house slowly killing us for three years.”
“Here we are again at the ER,” she said. “We have all been in this perpetual spiral of illness for months now.
Sick. Better. To get sick again.’
Spelling revealed that she and her two youngest sons had gone through “one infection after another.” Respiratory infections. Also extreme allergy-like symptoms and like my poor Finn rash.”
The Beverly Hills, 90210 star, 50, took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of her hand, which was hooked up to an IV.
“Fourth day here and I miss my kids so much…” she wrote.
“Grateful and so proud of my courageous, resilient and kind nature to the core kids who stay positive no matter what comes our way.”