Samters info and question

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I really feel bad for so many of you who are suffering with Samter's. I also had a very hard time suffering with it, and had so many people not take me seriously with this illness. However, I have posted several times on here that through diet, supplements, and basically one pharmaceutical drug I am done with all the suffering. I do get a sinus infection from time to time, but I am never really stuffy and feeling horrible from my sinuses. Best part of all for about 2 years I have been off Singulair and all the nasal sprays and inhalers. All these drugs everyone takes is just so bad for you. I cringe every time I see new posts of more drugs people are taking. I pray that you all find some relief like I have because I know exactly how you feel. I am curious to know how many people here are allergic to Penicillin, and who had a parent that smoked at some point during their lives even if it was before you were born? Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: Rebekah Critchley <womens_fellowship@...>Sender: samters Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:33:29 +0000<samters >Reply samters Subject: RE: New Here No antihistamines. Only in the summer if I have a bad hay fever but tbh now I'm on the nose spray permanent I don't often have the need to.Never heard of Singulair. I only use Nasonex. From: samters [mailto:samters ] On Behalf Of KeeferSent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:32 AMsamters Subject: RE: New Here A lot of people on this list do not test positive to allergens despite bad nasal symptoms, so you are not alone! You might want to research celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten (not just wheat) which can cause the stomach issues you describe. There are tests for celiac disease also. A good friend suffers from it and had lots of stomach issues before being diagnosed and she feels much better now that she is gluten-free. Do you use an antihistamine? What about something like Singulair? Welcome! K. From: samters [mailto:samters ] On Behalf Of princess_rebekah2001Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:34 PMsamters Subject: New Here Hello all,I'm new here and have spent many hours today researching this. TBH I don't know if im samters or not or even ss.I have suffered from nasal congestion from the age of 4 I am now 29. I have had 2 nasal roperations as a child and polyps removed 4 years ago. I am using Nasonex and Neilmed nasal wash daily. I increase these to twice a day during bad attacks which I have right now. I seem to have had sinusitis for about 3-4 weeks now and dread another trip to the drs. Pre-Operation for polyps they took bloods and tested the RAST came back negative. I was told I was just one of those people who was allergic. And I was like allergic to what though lol. I have what my consultant called Allergic Asthma caused by the nasal issues. I have never had an attack but have wheeziness and tightness. I have a lot of muscle pains which I had linked to stress etc. And I also have a sensitive stomach which is gassy and bloated a lot and sometimes have diahhrea for no reason. The biggest problem though is by far my nasal congestion/polyp related issues.Reading the big long list I can see some of these things are in it and I have other minor issues which or may not be this. I haven't been tested for anything except for the RAST and tbh I don't know where to go from here. Do I just jump in with the detoxing and see how I go or try and get referred to a dietician - good luck with that on the NHS! Thanks in advance xEdit: I have actually had urticaria a few times - most serious a few years ago when I was putting weight on and linked it to that. Had steroid cream that cleared it up. Tends to appear as a itchy rash on my hands more than anything for a few days then goes. But isn't consisitent enough or regulary to link it to anything.