Neti Pot

[Guest guest]

vaseline is used for massage in place of herbal and plant oils.

I haven't used it because of wondering if with the way my skin is now weather it

would help or aggervate. the other option is olive oil and it's expencive. I use

to use it to remove make up and in winter to keep the face moisturized and

protected from cold,wind,outside alot,

but I think I well go ahead and try it to see if it helps as my skin is dry and

on top of everything else I haven't tolerated any lotions,

even the so called hypoallergic ones. I do know people that swear by vegitable

oil as a skin lotion. I wish olive oil wasn't so expencive.

> > >

> > > A few years ago, one of the doctors I worked for told me to put a slight

amount of vasoline on a Q-tex tip just a little into the nose, and do it when I

was going to be upright all day.  Works good, I also put it on the outside of

the nose when it gets sore from handkerchiefs.

> > >

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[Guest guest]

This seems appropriate:

<http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/02/08/causes_and_prevention_of_\

nosebleeds/>

Causes and prevention of nosebleeds By Humphries

February 8, 2010

Q. I have been getting spontaneous nosebleeds. What are some of the

causes, and what can be done to prevent them?

A. In the movies, nosebleeds are usually the badge of a good fight or

the herald of some mysterious and painful death.

When nosebleeds happen suddenly in real life, they can be alarming.

But Raj Krishnamurthy, vice chair of outpatient medicine at Boston

Medical Center, says that nosebleeds are rarely a sign of a serious

problem. This time of year, the culprit is usually more pedestrian:

dry air.

The mucous membranes that line the nasal passages need constant

moisture; when they dry out, blood vessels underneath become irritated

and more likely to bleed. ?It?s like when your lips and inner mouth

are dry and cracked,?? she says. Nosebleeds are more common during

winter months when the air is cold and dry, or in the heat of summer.

Taking nasal decongestants for colds can also dry out the nasal

passages. More rarely, nasal sprays for allergies can lead to

nosebleeds. In these situations, Krishnamurthy says, you can help

prevent further nosebleeds by using a saline nasal spray to keep the

nasal passage moist, or by applying petroleum jelly directly to the

inside of the nose. Humidifiers can also help.

While the vast majority of nosebleeds are harmless, Krishnamurthy says

that in rare instances they can be a sign of an underlying health

problem such as high blood pressure, though no one knows exactly why

hypertension causes the nose to bleed. They can also be a symptom of a

more serious bleeding disorder, but in these cases nosebleeds are

usually accompanied by other symptoms like bleeding gums and bruising.

Taking aspirin or other blood thinners regularly, while it doesn?t

usually cause nosebleeds, can make them last longer when they do occur.

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> RE: NETI POT

>

> POSTED BY: \ " DIANEBOLTON52\ " DIANEBOLTON@...

> DIANEBOLTON52

>

> Sun Feb 7, 2010 7:51 pm (PST)

>

> Vaseline is a petroleum product. That just does not sound like a good

> idea at all, especially if you have MCS. D

>

>

>>

>> A few years ago, one of the doctors I worked for told me to put a

> slight amount of vasoline on a Q-tex tip just a little into the nose,

> and do it when I was going to be upright all day.  Works good, I also

> put it on the outside of the nose when it gets sore from

> handkerchiefs.

>>

[Guest guest]

now we all know she was just pickin her nose, lol's

> >>

> >> A few years ago, one of the doctors I worked for told me to put a

> > slight amount of vasoline on a Q-tex tip just a little into the nose,

> > and do it when I was going to be upright all day.  Works good, I also

> > put it on the outside of the nose when it gets sore from

> > handkerchiefs.

> >>

>

[Guest guest]

I use bottled distilled water for the sinus rinse, think that is suggested in

the Neil Med instructions.

 

I don't get any mucus out at all when I use neti pot. I thought the idea was to

get allergens and bacteria/mold out.

Anyway, I'd hate to get it down in my throat because I'm not good at coughing it

up. Some people are. I'd end up swollening it, if anything at all came out. I've

never gotten anything out of my nose but then sinus trouble or lung trouble is

not wear mold has affected me. I got it through skin lesions, insulation coming

down from attic, caused skin to itch and scratching it caused lesions and rash

and then into blood stream directly. I also got irritated throat and got some in

my eye. My lungs and sinuses appear to be okay. Perhaps particle size was too

large to get down into lungs, got caught as it should by mucous membrane. On

xray show some fibrous matter in lungs but not much but interesting method. This

wouldn't work for me though. I'll take your tip about tap water though. Perhaps

the chlorine is water is what is causing pain or I'm using too strong a salt

solution.

>>

> My father used the Neil Med bottle, for over a year. The amount of mucous and

phlegm which he brought out, from his sinuses, was beyond what either of us

could ever imagine the human body was capable of holding. He had mold and germs

in his sinuses. The dark grey color of the mucous indicated that. Antibiotics

and antifungals will only work if you use the Neil Med bottle to flush out the

bulk of your sinus infection and mold infestation. This sinus phlegm does not

show up on a CT scan of the sinuses. I still have his sinus CT scan saved on my

computer. Dad passed away 16 months ago. The CT Scan is too large a file to

email. If you would like to get a copy, on a disc, I would happily mail it to

you.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I was thinking coconut oil cream would be a good substitute for the vaseline.

Its anti-fungal and anti-bacterial as well. Its a great healthy oil for your

body and has many uses. D

> > >

> > > A few years ago, one of the doctors I worked for told me to put a slight

amount of vasoline on a Q-tex tip just a little into the nose, and do it when I

was going to be upright all day.  Works good, I also put it on the outside of

the nose when it gets sore from handkerchiefs.

> > >

>

[Guest guest]

I do not think we have to settle for what is available. I use organic

coconut oil all over my body including dry nasal passages, organic extra

virgin cold pressed olive oil also good, I mix coconut oil w/cocoa

butter and that makes a nice cream....note that these are all edible,

whatever you put on your skin gets absorbed so if you wouldn't put it in

your mouth why would you put it on your skin?

Shea butter is also a nice cream, you can buy it unscented too.

there are books on making your own safe cosmetics, also

safecosmetics.org rates commercial personal care products for safety and

that is a whole horror story, what they put in these things, including

for babies..

sue

> Kay use to make this night cream but it was made from bear fat, so

>with aminal rights, they no longer make it.

>they also had a oatmeal mask that you could probably make something

>close to yourself. I guess now days we have to pick from the lesser of

>evil supplies avalable to us. I once knew a old man that claimed he

>could cure anything with his herbal concoctions, wish I had payed more

>attn. now. but I do know his main substance in some were

>vasoline and cold cream.

>

[Guest guest]

sounds interesting, whats the ingredients? coconut is good for us, been eating

on one the last 3 days, what a pain getting it out, but worth it. I wonder if it

has binding properties as well, seems like a good ruffage. and my tummy handles

it well.

> >

> > Kay use to make this night cream but it was made from bear fat, so with

aminal rights, they no longer make it.

> > they also had a oatmeal mask that you could probably make something close to

yourself. I guess now days we have to pick from the lesser of evil supplies

avalable to us. I once knew a old man that claimed he could cure anything with

his herbal concoctions, wish I had payed more attn. now. but I do know his main

substance in some were

> > vasoline and cold cream.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sue,true, sounds like a good idea to me.

>

> I do not think we have to settle for what is available. I use organic

> coconut oil all over my body including dry nasal passages, organic extra

> virgin cold pressed olive oil also good, I mix coconut oil w/cocoa

> butter and that makes a nice cream....note that these are all edible,

> whatever you put on your skin gets absorbed so if you wouldn't put it in

> your mouth why would you put it on your skin?

>

> Shea butter is also a nice cream, you can buy it unscented too.

>

> there are books on making your own safe cosmetics, also

> safecosmetics.org rates commercial personal care products for safety and

> that is a whole horror story, what they put in these things, including

> for babies..

>

> sue

>

> > Kay use to make this night cream but it was made from bear fat, so

> >with aminal rights, they no longer make it.

> >they also had a oatmeal mask that you could probably make something

> >close to yourself. I guess now days we have to pick from the lesser of

> >evil supplies avalable to us. I once knew a old man that claimed he

> >could cure anything with his herbal concoctions, wish I had payed more

> >attn. now. but I do know his main substance in some were

> >vasoline and cold cream.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Interesting.

I used to get alot of nosebleeds as a kid. Doctor said a blood vessel must have

been too close to surface. The tendency to them went away when I got older.

When I was growing up though, also homes were not humidified and very drafty and

dry because I remember how we used to run around dragging our feet deliberately

to give each other shocks... but my sisters and brothers didn't get them so

probably anatomy played some part also.

These were just impromptu nosebleeds without any apparent cause, no illness, no

rough play or fingers in nose!

>

> This seems appropriate:

>

>

<http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/02/08/causes_and_prevention_of_\

nosebleeds/>

>

> Causes and prevention of nosebleeds By Humphries

> February 8, 2010

>

> Q. I have been getting spontaneous nosebleeds. What are some of the

> causes, and what can be done to prevent them?

>

>