Re: Sinus Infection help

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> Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I

>thought it went away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse

>than ever. tons of congestion which is giving me headaches,

>stuffiness, and spread to my throat and chest. And i have a sty

>on my eyelid which may be related. My mom is telling me I have to

>go to the doctor and get an antibiotic, that there is no other

>choice. I did a few searches and found a few different all

>natural colloidal silver based sinus infection treatments. It

>claims to be anti-bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any

>experience with this? Any opinions on whether or not this will

>destroy good gut bacteria too? Does anyone have any other ideas

>for sinus infection treatment?Thanks so much,

CS seems to work on my dogs when they have infections. For instance my

chihuahua recently had, what I think was an infection on his weiner. He was

licking it constantly throughout the day. So I started spritzing CS on it

and giving him oral doses as well, and within a few days he stopped licking.

I stopped giving him the CS and several days later he started licking again.

I started giving him CS again, and he stopped licking.

My understanding is that you have to be careful to get a good brand when it

comes to CS. I use Future Biotics, which I'd been told is pretty good as far

as commercial brands go (many people make their own). ANyway, it seems to

work for us.

I've heard that it doesn't destroy beneficial bacteria, but I don't know

that for a fact.

You could also do a kefir whey neti pot. Heidi's used this with success -

check the archives for " neti pot " .

Best of luck!

Suze Fisher

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My husband used to get them yearly and went in for the antibiotics. It

wasn't until he treated it at home with mega doses of garlic that he quit

getting it every year.

Kayte

Sinus Infection help

Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I thought it

went away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse than ever. tons of

congestion which is giving me headaches, stuffiness, and spread to my throat

and chest. And i have a sty on my eyelid which may be related. My mom is

telling me I have to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic, that there is

no other choice. I did a few searches and found a few different all natural

colloidal silver based sinus infection treatments. It claims to be

anti-bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any experience with this? Any

opinions on whether or not this will destroy good gut bacteria too? Does

anyone have any other ideas for sinus infection treatment?Thanks so

much,

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http://members4.boardhost.com/realfood/msg/16817.html

check out the Traditional Nutrition message board about that

topic.there's a few other replies too, you can read them. Just do it

soon, no archives on that board.

Sinus Infection help

Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I thought

it went away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse than ever. tons

of congestion which is giving me headaches, stuffiness, and spread to my

throat and chest. And i have a sty on my eyelid which may be related.

My mom is telling me I have to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic,

that there is no other choice. I did a few searches and found a few

different all natural colloidal silver based sinus infection treatments.

It claims to be anti-bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any

experience with this? Any opinions on whether or not this will destroy

good gut bacteria too? Does anyone have any other ideas for sinus

infection treatment?Thanks so much,

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>Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I thought it went

away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse than ever. tons of congestion

which is giving me headaches, stuffiness, and spread to my throat and chest.

And i have a sty on my eyelid which may be related. My mom is telling me I have

to go to the doctor and get an antibiotic, that there is no other choice. I did

a few searches and found a few different all natural colloidal silver based

sinus infection treatments. It claims to be anti-bacterial/viral/fungal. Does

anyone have any experience with this? Any opinions on whether or not this will

destroy good gut bacteria too? Does anyone have any other ideas for sinus

infection treatment?Thanks so much,

I've suffered with those darn things since I was 17, and they are now

more or less under control. I go to a guy who is REALLY GOOD with them.

First, they cause a lot of *permanent* damage to the sinus cavities.

So, even though I don't like antibiotics more than anyone else, if

you need them, get them! Then work hard on preventing the next one.

I've had good luck treating mine with a Neti pot with tea tree oil

in it. If I feel now like my nose is getting " problematic " I put tea

tree oil on my finger and rub my nose cavity with it, as a " quick and dirty "

which seems to work.

Also, a lot of sinusitis is not really bacterial, it is fungal, or so

says the Mayo clinic. They have developed a nose spray called " Rhinoblast "

which has a topical antibiotic, an antifungal, and a topical steriod

that works quite well and doesn't have the side effects of a general

antibiotic. However, it can't get into the sinuses once they are totally

blocked, and if the infection is bad sometimes it takes prednisone AND

antibiotics to unblock it (because the tissues are swollen). It's worth

trying, it doesn't have any side effects that I've seen.

Possibly colloidal silver in a spray, or tea tree oil in a spray or

a neti pot might do the same, depends on the person? Tea tree oil is

a rather powerful antibiotic antifungal with few side effects.

I also take guifenesen daily, which helps a lot, and Beconase

to stop my nose from reacting to airborne allergens. Food allergies

play a big part too, and none of this has been as big a problem

since I stopped eating the stuff I react to. However, I probably

have that " narrow sinus " problem Price described, from early diet,

so I doubt they will ever totally go away.

-- Heidi Jean

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Hey ,

I have no idea about CS.

When I felt a cold creeping up on me last time, I finally gave in and

got a neti pot. It sounds yucky (like when you get water up your nose

in the pool) and it is yucky, UNLESS you use warm (body-temperature)

salted (there is some rule so that it has the same salt concentration

as blood) water. If done right, you only feel the start and the

beginning and it's just salted hot/warm water flowing up your nose,

nothing hurts or is yucky (surely doesn't look sexy so throw

everybody else out of the bathroom, at least until you are used to

using the neti pot). Depending how congested it is up there, it takes

a while until the water is flowing freely.

I can really recommend it.

I think, the worst part about a cold is when your nose is shut,

because it won't stop. Your throat will feel better when you just shut

up for a while, but it won't if you have to breathe through it. It's

SOO good to be able to sleep because you are able to breathe properly.

Well, and of course, you can do it additionally to other things. As

long as you don't have fever, why would you take antibiotics? Just

help your body helping itself.

CU Anja

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Hi ,

I have recently come across a lot of information at www.agora-inc.com

(HSI e-alert message board)about various experiences with treatments

for sinus infections. There is everything from Neti pots, H2O2, to

CS. If you have any trouble finding it, let me know and I will be

happy to send you the information at your e-mail address.

I hope some of the information will help you very soon,

Sheila

> Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I

thought it went away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse than

ever. tons of congestion which is giving me headaches, stuffiness,

and spread to my throat and chest. And i have a sty on my eyelid

which may be related. My mom is telling me I have to go to the

doctor and get an antibiotic, that there is no other choice. I did a

few searches and found a few different all natural colloidal silver

based sinus infection treatments. It claims to be anti-

bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Any opinions on whether or not this will destroy good gut bacteria

too? Does anyone have any other ideas for sinus infection treatment?

Thanks so much,

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<< I did a few searches and found a few

different all natural colloidal silver based sinus infection treatments.

It claims to be anti-bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any

experience with this? Any opinions on whether or not this will destroy

good gut bacteria too? Does anyone have any other ideas for sinus

infection treatment?Thanks so much, >>

I use CS for sinus problems but i am not sure if yours has gone to far or

not. I carry a small bottle of it with me and " snort it " . This has also

worked for my sister. One of dogs recently had a sty on his lower lid and i

dripped CS into his eye and it cleared it up in a few days.

You might try this list:

colloidalsilver2/

Kathy A.

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I used to get sinus infections pretty frequently because of allergies.

My dad gave me the advice one time to not blow my nose so hard. You

not only blow stuff out, but you also blow stuff back into the

sinuses unless you are *VERRRRRRRY* gentle while blowing. That seems

to have helped me a lot.

The only time I tried to irrigate my sinuses with salt water, it was

only a few hours later that I had an eardrug burst. That was in

January 2003. I had never had that happen before in my life,

although I do remember having ear infections when I was small. I

have lost considerable hearing in that ear. I assume I did it

incorrectly.

The other thing that really helped me (I haven't had a full-fledged

sinus infection since I began this) is: (tada!) COD LIVER OIL. I

began taking it in March 2003 because research on children showed

that they got no earaches when they were on cod liver oil.

When I began taking cod liver oil, I found that I could completely

live without the allergy drugs (both prescription and over-the-

counter antihistamines and decongestants).

> Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I

thought it went away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse than

ever. tons of congestion which is giving me headaches, stuffiness,

and spread to my throat and chest. And i have a sty on my eyelid

which may be related. My mom is telling me I have to go to the

doctor and get an antibiotic, that there is no other choice. I did a

few searches and found a few different all natural colloidal silver

based sinus infection treatments. It claims to be anti-

bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Any opinions on whether or not this will destroy good gut bacteria

too? Does anyone have any other ideas for sinus infection treatment?

Thanks so much,

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We have had CS around the house, but we're currently out (dh liked to

use it).

One time I wrote Mark Purdey (of Mad Cow fame), and he cautioned

against " snorting " it because the sinuses are so close to the brain.

The silver can migrate to the brain and contribute to the development

of CJD.

> Hi everyone,I have had this sinus infection for over a month. I

thought it went away a couple weeks ago, but now its back worse than

ever. tons of congestion which is giving me headaches, stuffiness,

and spread to my throat and chest. And i have a sty on my eyelid

which may be related. My mom is telling me I have to go to the

doctor and get an antibiotic, that there is no other choice. I did a

few searches and found a few different all natural colloidal silver

based sinus infection treatments. It claims to be anti-

bacterial/viral/fungal. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Any opinions on whether or not this will destroy good gut bacteria

too? Does anyone have any other ideas for sinus infection treatment?

Thanks so much,

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<<One time I wrote Mark Purdey (of Mad Cow fame), and he cautioned

against " snorting " it because the sinuses are so close to the brain.

The silver can migrate to the brain and contribute to the development

of CJD>>

Interesting. Not sure what to think about that idea. I have not been on the

CS list in quite a while but i never heard of it happening. How would it

migrate? What about all the nose sprays etc. on the market? I am thinking

of rejoining the CS list, would you mind if i asked about this?

Another use for CS -- my dog just had a big imbedded thorn removed from his

foot and i will soak the foot in CS.

Kathy A.