Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 That brings up a good point about dairy. I do get clogged up when I drink pasteurized dairy. Lately, I’ve been trying raw dairy products, enzymes intact, and I do not have the same congestion following ingestion as pasteurized. I’ve been buying it at Whole Foods, the Organic Pastures brand. Also, raw cheeses are also available. Karie From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Fiesta Cranberry Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:43 PM Subject: [ ] sinus I've had terrible sinus problem since I was in my 20's. Since I went dairy free, it hardly ever bothers me anymore. Only when I get a cold, pretty much. But I had to go completely off dairy. Cutting down didn't help. If I get even a little, the sinus pain starts right up again, and usually leads to infection. I am actually much more vigilant about trace amounts of dairy than I am about trace amounts of gluten. Lori " I wrestled with reality for 36 years, and I'm happy to say that I finally won out over it. " ---Elwood P. Dowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 interesting on raw dairy products - I will have to challenge myself w/ some and see what happens. I am currently dairy lite (milk and cream gave me gastro issues when I challenged them, hard cheeses ok). My nutritionist wants me 100% off dairy for now but I'm having a hard time staying away from the hard cheeses, especially since they do not appear to be bothering me. I too had a chronic sinus problem for at least 15 years. Every morning I awoke w/ a stuffed up/runny nose and every time the climate changed, flowers bloomed, someone came into the office w/ a cold, I was congested and in the case of the colds, caught it immediately. Many times I'd end up w/ antibiotics because the infection would not clear. Since going gluten free and nearly dairy free (except for hard cheeses) I have yet to catch a single cold (it's been 2+ months - unheard of!) and I'm still waiting for my allergies I've had for at lesast 15 years to kick in as flowers are blooming all around me (knock on wood- don't want to jinx myself). It's not clear to me if it's gluten, dairy or both that has helped - my sinuses cleared about 1 1/2 weeks after going gluten and dairy free. I wish there were more studies w/ folks like us. I'll bet ear, nose and throat doctors would seriously cut down their patient loads if they asked their patients to try giving up gluten and dairy for awhile. BTW I just got back from a biz trip - my first biz trip since going GF and dairy lite. I was so happy that I was able to find 2 things at the airport that were safe- (1) fruit cup, (2) chicken caesar salad (croutons were separately packaged and dressing was GF). I never realized how much I would appreciate the simple things in life, like being able to find something to eat in an airport! Jean > > That brings up a good point about dairy. I do get clogged up when I > drink pasteurized dairy. Lately, I've been trying raw dairy products, > enzymes intact, and I do not have the same congestion following > ingestion as pasteurized. I've been buying it at Whole Foods, the > Organic Pastures brand. Also, raw cheeses are also available. > > > > Karie > > > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Fiesta Cranberry > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:43 PM > > Subject: [ ] sinus > > > > I've had terrible sinus problem since I was in my > 20's. Since I went dairy free, it hardly ever bothers > me anymore. Only when I get a cold, pretty much. But > I had to go completely off dairy. Cutting down didn't > help. If I get even a little, the sinus pain starts > right up again, and usually leads to infection. I am > actually much more vigilant about trace amounts of > dairy than I am about trace amounts of gluten. > > Lori > > " I wrestled with reality for 36 years, and I'm happy to say that I > finally won out over it. " > ---Elwood P. Dowd > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ditto others comments about giving up dairy and gluten and getting rid of my sinus issues. I had no dairy for 18 months but now can have some and tolerate it fine. I was positive for casein allergy/ intolerance and even now I don't drink milk, yoghurt, stuff like that - still use almond/rice products instead, but I do have cheese and am happy to do that. It also makes it so much easier to eat at other people's houses. We eat alot at friends' and I know it was always so difficult for them to cook without dairy and gluten. Now they are much more comfortable with just skipping the gluten! An interesting casein fact, if any of you try to reduce casein, that the smaller the animal, the less casein in it's milk - so buffalo milk has more than cow, which has more than sheep which has more than goat which has more than?????!!!!!! :-D Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Interesting about the raw dairy. Going off dairy never helped my sinus problem much but I was eating gluten then. Being strictly GF for over 2 years hasn't made a big difference yet. I am transitioning to a raw vegan diet these days so we will see how that is. I am hoping to shed some weight and have more energy. That would be nice. Maia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Ditto others comments about giving up dairy and gluten and getting rid of my sinus issues. I had no dairy for 18 months but now can have some and tolerate it fine. I was positive for casein allergy/ intolerance and even now I don't drink milk, yoghurt, stuff like that - still use almond/rice products instead, but I do have cheese and am happy to do that. It also makes it so much easier to eat at other people's houses. We eat alot at friends' and I know it was always so difficult for them to cook without dairy and gluten. Now they are much more comfortable with just skipping the gluten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hello all, Before I new I had CD, when I was still eating gluten, I also had constant sinus problems. After going gluten free, these problems cleared up right away, much sooner than other issues. I also took a lot of antibiotics for the sinus infections and now wonder if that was a trigger to make the CD worse. Regards, Eula --- In , Ruth Baillie <ruthebaillie@...> wrote: > > Ditto others comments about giving up dairy and gluten and getting rid > of my sinus issues. I had no dairy for 18 months but now can have > some and tolerate it fine. I was positive for casein allergy/ > intolerance and even now I don't drink milk, yoghurt, stuff like that > - still use almond/rice products instead, but I do have cheese and am > happy to do that. It also makes it so much easier to eat at other > people's houses. We eat alot at friends' and I know it was always so > difficult for them to cook without dairy and gluten. Now they are > much more comfortable with just skipping the gluten! > > An interesting casein fact, if any of you try to reduce casein, that > the smaller the animal, the less casein in it's milk - so buffalo milk > has more than cow, which has more than sheep which has more than goat > which has more than?????!!!!!! :-D > Ruth > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hi Teri, Here is another post for you, I am sorry you have a issue about sinus, I had sinus problem very badly when I was a teenager and I think it went on for 10 yrs, I just drank plenty of water and blow my nose to clear it out, I think it was from my sisters pets and also vaccuming, we just need fresh air to clear our sinus. over time it just went away and my sinues is recovered, I have tried over counter medicines and they don't work well. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hello again Dennis, I am thinking that the sinus issues are either dry air or allergies or both. Hard to tell sometimes! Had sinus surgery a few years ago and it helped for a while. Anyway, I may have mislead you some as far as my hearing is concerned. I can still hear pretty well. Lost about 30 percent in one ear and about 40 in the other. But it does not interfere with quality of life. Just say " huh " sometimes!! Just a little background of my own, diagnosed with the CMT in December of 06. I am 38. (ugh). Had problems with weakness in legs with pain, twitching, muscle spasms, etc. Other small conditions but wont bore you. I knew something was not right but with having chronic lyme disease I just thought it was connected somehow. Finally got some answers after almost a year of complaining to the Doc's. My nephew and I have the same type of CMT, 1B but his is a lot more sever than mine. So far my son is not showing signs. Although he has mentioned a few small signs but he is still deciding whether or not to be tested. He is 19 and I feel that it may hold him back in life if he were to test positive. We have had many talks about this. The decision is his to make. My neurologist is willing to see him and test him. Ok, got on a little roll there!! Thanks for everything!! Teri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 <<ears being clogged and being dizzy. What could this be? Could this be CMT related?>> If you take a sinus medicine, like Sudafed, does it help? Pressure in the sinuses can make your ears feel clogged and create dizziness. As a test, you may want to try the allergy medication, to see what happens. The Neti-Pot might help too. And keeping hydrated. Dizziness can definitely be CMT-related. When I'm standing still and close my eyes, I completely lose all sense of my position, up/down, side to side, and could easily fall. Literally, don't know which way is up. Need my eyes for the visual cues for balance and to prevent dizziness. Not sure if the problem is due to the lack of sensation in the extremities reporting info back to the brain or a problem with the nerves in the inner ear sensing me location, but something's not working well anymore. Not sure about the clogged ear feeling you're experiencing. If it's not allergy or infection related, it seems possible that it could be CMT-related. Might want to get a second opinion from an ENT though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 it could be a cyst type thing. I have something in that area myself, it viberates sometimes when I'm in relaxed breathing mode and sometimes when I'm falling off to sleep. not sure whats going on there, but figured it was a pulop/cyst from sinus drainage while exposed. > > Hello, > > I am new to this group and I was wondering if anyone who has sinus > issues has had a feeling of something moving in one spot inside their > sinus cavity and above their throat. If so, what kind of medicine did > you or do you use to stop this organism. > > Thank you in adavance. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 > > it could be a cyst type thing. I have something in that area myself, it > viberates sometimes when I'm in relaxed breathing mode and sometimes > when I'm falling off to sleep. not sure whats going on there, but > figured it was a pulop/cyst from sinus drainage while exposed. > > Thank you for your reply. I am having a hard time finding the right doctor. I am wondering what have you been diagnosed with? What kind of tests were performed? What kind of medicine are you currently taking? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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