Chlorine/Bleach fumes intoxication

[apower2me408]

Hello everyone.

So today I decided to clean the mold off my shower ceiling with gloves and some bleach on a sponge. It is very unventilated in there (which is why there is mold in the first place) and I am now feeling very ill even an hour after I finished. I did hold a towel over my face while cleaning, but evetually it wasnt good enough. I feel like my lungs are full of bleach fumes and I'm feeling somewhat queazy. I read online about chemical pneumonia, but I dont think I inhaled that much. I have to take a test in 30 mins. I hope I dont puke in class!

If anyone has had this happen, I'd love some help. Otherwise I am just hear to mention my troubles.

[greenday]

Bleach and GOOD ventilation indeed go together. However, getting rid of the mold is really important for health and bleach is the way to kill it. Recommend: Clean frequently to prevent mold build-up from occurring in the first place. Dilute the bleach with cool water and it will still work well on light jobs. Try to put a fan near the door and ventilate rest of house when cleaning. Good news is bleach breaks down to ordinary salt and water quite quickly so it is not a "toxic" liquid as many people assume. It's a fabulous disinfectant! Hope this helps.

[apower2me408]

This helps very much so. Thank you!
I always forget to dilute the bleach before I pour it on my sponge. I didnt have that much mold, and I'd been meaning to get to it. I need to set a shower cleaning schedule that I will stick to!