However, if and when they attempt to return to former conditions in the workplace, they quickly become ill again. These unfortunates may be thought of as the miners' canaries. The canaries, being more sensitive to toxic gases, quickly died when gases escaped into the mines, thus warning the miners of danger. Patients with MCS may serve the same warning role for the rest of us. Unless we clean up indoor environments to a level of safety that they can tolerate, there may be many more victims.
Some centers use intensive sauna programs for detoxification.
Patients may do something similar by taking Epsom salt baths at home. However, this should be done cautiously, and under professional supervision. If there is significant illness from chemical exposures, treatments should not be attempted without professional supervision. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. Beaune P, et al.