Posted on 09/22/2010 5:26:39 PM PDT by decimon
All the sinus wash does is to clear out the infected mucus that is living in her sinuses(and spreading downward). It gets the bacterial infection over sooner instead of hanging on. She could wash first and then use the nasal spray. My E&T highly recommends it.
you think any dr. in his right mind would not order antibiotics IF they knew they would be sued repeatedly for any complication that came along....
people want drs to act doctorly, but they don't really want them to on the other hand...they want it both ways..
I knew you were going to ask. LOL! She is itching and scratching a little right now even thought she had a bath today. She has been very VERY good until now.
This is about patient who are HOSPITALIZED with respiratory infections.
The MDs prescribe antibiotics in these situaions to hellp prevent a bacterial infection from taking advantage of the virally-weakened individual.
Yeah, I know, no time. But you can whip up a pitcher of smoothie in about three minutes. Orange juice, some packets of carnation instant breakfast (Vanilla), bananas, yogurt, honey, maybe some ground flax seed. Pour it in a bottle and you have breakfast for two or more days. Yummy, full of vitamins and easy to sip on.
2.) Get some sleep. The antihistamine did help you sleep so start taking one at night. Also drink a cup of hot water with some honey and lemon juice at night before bed. Sleep on two or more pillows to prop you up at night.
3.)Neti pot. The cough is likely caused by drainage. Cleaning out the sinuses can help.
There is also oil of oregano or olive leaf extract that can help an infection.
When is the last time you had it xrayed?
Well, bless her heart. Might be habit. She’s still looking better, from outward appearance?
So much better! It’s like having a new dog. She seems to have lost some weight or it might just be fluid because of the steroids she had been on for so long.
Oil of oregano is a great one, but caution is in order, it’s pretty powerful stuff and more isn’t necessarily better.
What is not mentioned is that many of the viral infections are accompanied by bacterial infections that are cured by the antibiotics. So the viral sinus infection will “go away” in two weeks, but the hellish sore throat is cured by the antibiotic.
One wonders what the clowns are smoking.
Look at the source — University of CHICAGO. No more money for health care PING! Get strep throat and die PING!
Steroids can do a lot of good, but they do tend to chunk you up, dogs too. Glad to hear she’s coming along nicely.
So much better! It’s like having a new dog. She seems to have lost some weight or it might just be fluid because of the steroids she had been on for so long.
Antibiotics don’t work on virii; I suggest long hot soaks up to the chin, with some bath salts (Epson salts which are magnesium sulfate, not sodium, and cheap; or Bicarb, which is also cheap, can be had in big bags at the warehouse clubs), and have something to sip close by. Another thing that seems to work for aches and pains and whatnot is crushing a bunch of cheap aspirin tablets and dissolving those in the tub as it fills.
And rest.
Need I say it — chicken soup? May not help, but it can’t hoit.
And I don’t even play a doctor on tv.
All noted, thank you very much for the advice.
Oh, and I swear by those saline nose rinse things. Those clean up and sooth the tissues. If I’ve got a sinus infection (I go by feel, and am prone to them) I first give it a shot of (brace yourself) hydrogen peroxide. Walmart has pump bottles of that, very handy, and it doesn’t take much to bitch-slap the critters that are buggin’ ya nose. Then a minute or so later (whenever it feels ready), gently blow out everything, and when the head feels clearer, the saline rinse. The saline is okay as directed on the package (can’t do much harm), but I don’t recommend using the peroxide more than once every day or two, it’s hard on the tissues.
I am not sure he has a infection as a root cause. Sounds more like allergies that irritate until an infection begins.
The honey should sooth as well as being a mild antibacterial, the smoothie and extra sleep should help build him up, the neti pot should help with the drainage that seems to be happening.
If that helps but does not end the problem then he should try one drop of oil of oregano in a cup of warm water.
On the other hand if his fever spikes to over four degrees above his normal then forget the self treatment, he should head for the doctor asap.
One real problem is they cannot prescribe them things that might help because they are not drugs.
Prescribe them Echinacea, Goldenseal, Ginseng, Eleuthero, Oil of Oregano,, garlic, zinc, a good B-complex vitamin, vitamin C, D, E, and other immune system boosters.
They aren’t drugs, unless they are naturopathic doctors they won’t even consider that. You can’t bill for this stuff, so it will never be prescribed. If they could, then people could feel like the doctor ‘did something’.
It burns, but it works. I swear by it. Haven’t been sick in years since I went back to grandma’s remedy.
Hydrogen Peroxide in the ears for 5 minutes a side works wonders as well.
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