Re: Re: OT: Toddler Cold - Now Sinus Infection? NeedHelp...

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That used to be the train of thought but not any more. Clear can mean infection

too.

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Re: Re: OT: Toddler Cold - Now Sinus Infection? Need

Help...

On the yellow/green vs. clear, that's my take on it, too. When it's clear, no

problem. Colored means there's an infection going on--doesn't mean it's serious,

though. I never thought about it as being the goal to make it clear, but I

suppose that makes sense. You want them to get the yucky stuff out and then it's

either clear or gone.

We live by EmergenC, too. My older kids will take it on their own whenever they

feel something coming on. My little guy has finally stopped rejecting it for the

fizziness--took nine years!

Glad to hear you have success with it, too!

Winnie

Re: OT: Toddler Cold - Now Sinus Infection? Need Help...

Vaccinations

> Winnie- I was always under the impression as long as it was

> clear, it

> was 'clean', it's when it's yellow or green that there's 'bugs'

> in it??

>

> B/c my son doesn't have allergies, but when he gets an occasional

> cold, etc, i always strive to keep it clear- making him blow his nose

> a lot, more so if it starts turning yellow/green (which it does

> in me

> & my son if we don't blow regularly- ie. overnight, or me, i

> tend to

> sniffle it instead of blowing lol).

>

> I'm not sure where I read it, I'm pretty sure it was in one of my

> natural/holistic remedy books- but it says to use saline nasal spray

> if it's very thick, but the goal is to keep it thin & clear.

>

> But back to the thread's topic- my son just had a sinus

> infection um,

> 3wks ago, it took about a week before ALL snot disappeared, but the

> last 4 days it was minimal & didn't have any other symptoms.

> Anyway- he woke up w/ it, screaming that his head & nose hurt,

> so as I

> checked his nose (b/c he tends to occasionally stick things up

> there...) I touched his cheeks & he screamed again- found out his

> sinuses in his face were very sore. So I mixed up a packet of

> Emergen-C w/ some Echinacea 4 times the first day. The snot

> went from

> really bad thick green to clear the first day. Then the next 2

> days I

> did 3x of the Emergen-C & Echinacea. He was great on day 4 &

> after.

> It only turned green over the first 2 nights, but was clear

> after he

> blew it a few times.

> I've found if we take a big dose of Emergen-C for the first day we

> have any symptoms, they either go away by the next day, or it's VERY

> minimal. We traveled to mom's one time when I'd forgotten my " cold

> bag " & by the time we got there I started feeling like I was

> developing a sinus infection. Wasn't able to get more Emergen-C

> for 2

> days & by that time it'd set in ROYALLY & I, then CJ, was MISERABLE

> the rest of the visit lol.

> I swear by that stuff lol.

> ~marcia~

>