Re: Moldy dish rag & sinusitis - another discovery

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The mold messed up my sinuses so bad (despite the Xolair definitely

helping a lot there) that I had to resort to pseudoephedrine again.

I used to take 120 - 240 mgs a day (24 hours) because the sinus

headaches were so bad. That tells me, as well as the tests, that I'm

hypersensitive to molds.

But, for the chain reaction discovery ... a side effect ... I noticed

urinating more after taking the pseudoephedrine. It suddenly dawned

on me ... I had a urinary tract infection in March - first time in 30

years. I started cutting back on pseudophedrine in late Dec. or

Jan. The diuretic effect was gone because I didn't need

pseudoephedrine as much and rarely took it! So, Xolair did not cause

the UTI, it just obliviated the need for pseudoephedrine which in

turn reduced the amount and frequency of urination !!!!

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> > I'm on X and diagnosed (besides asthma) with allergic

> bronchopulmonary

> > aspergilliosis which means I'm crazy allergic to molds.

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> > Now for the embarrasing question ... the kitchen dish rag is

almost

> > always moldy smelling. Tonight I think it contributed to my

> stopped-up

> > sinuses and mildy bleeding nostrils. The odor is quite

> overpowering and

> > gets on my skin as well as the table and countertops. This is a

> > frequent problem.

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> > Yes, I wash the dish rag in cool water with detergent and vinegar

> (it's

> > a dark red) and it still comes out smelling moldy. It's fairly

> thick

> > but I like it because it's sort've mesh on one side and heavy

terry

> > cloth on the other. Have 2 or 3 of them.

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> > This is a very warm moldy climate but the house is air

> conditioned.

> > Unfortunately the kitchen is very warm. What's the secret to

> getting

> > rid of mold in the dish rag? Washing it 2 or 3 times helps but

> even

> > then does not necessarily get it 100%. I've had bath towels

like

> this

> > too but the kitchen dishcloth is the worst. I'd like to get it

> sweet

> > smelling and keep it that way.

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> > Anyone else run into this? Thx! [: " >]

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