Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi, I was wondering if someone can she some insight on this question? I got a neti pot for x-mas and I got the salt that comes with it also. Anyways, I use it 2 times a day and when I use it at night it starts up my allergies. Why is it doing this? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Genevive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Genevive, Unless your having extreme nasal problems you could be over using it. How many saline packets do you use at one time. From my experience I use it only when I feel a cold coming on and it will stop it from becoming a full blown situation. Or if I've been around someone that has had a cold to rinse out the sinuses to prevent a possible cold. I use two saline packets but that is my preference. As far as allergies have you tried unprocessed honey? It acclimates your body to the pollens in your area. You need to make sure that it's unprocessed (local bee keepers usually sale to the Herb shops) for the benefits. It also has to be honey that is within 100 miles of your home. At first you can take 1-2 tablespoons several times a day for about a week then cut back to once a day. Again from experience I went from taking two different kinds of allergie meds AND a steroidal nose spray to not having to take meds at all after I started doing the honey thing. Good luck! ~ Melani Holt ~ : genevive32: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:15:54 +0000 Neti pot and allergies.... Hi, I was wondering if someone can she some insight on this question?I got a neti pot for x-mas and I got the salt that comes with italso. Anyways, I use it 2 times a day and when I use it at night itstarts up my allergies. Why is it doing this? Any thoughts would begreatly appreciated. Thanks, Genevive .. _______________ Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows Vista®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032870/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I probably have extreme nasal problems. I've had nasal polyps many of times in the past and got surgery to get them out. My nose gets stuffy throughout the day every day. At night when I'm sleeping I have to stuff tissue up my nose because it fills up so bad and if I blow my nose in the middle of the night my allergies will start up. It drives me nuts. My allergy pill doesn't work and none of the other allergy pills work. So I'm trying supplements and multi vitamins and pro biotics. That's why I started using the neti pot. I use what the directions on the bottle say. It has a little white plastic spoon in it and I just use one scoop of the salt that goes with the neti pot with warm spring water. I like that it gets the junk out of my nose but hate it when my allergies start. When you say unprocessed honey do you mean raw honey? I use honey in my tea from the whole foods coop but I don't think it's raw. Can I use raw honey in my tea? Thanks, Genevive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Why don't you scale back to just once a day and do that earlier in the day, not near bedtime, and see how it goes? If that helps, great! If not, then you can continue on until you figure out what it is. Your sinuses might just need to drain more earlier in the day. Are you getting all the water out when you are finished? You usually need to blow your nose several times. I don't know what salt came with your neti pot, but I always use sea salt and don't have any problems. Finally, do you use filtered water for your rinse? Work your way through, and see if any of that helps. If not, I'm sure there's plenty more help to be had here. Cindy Kirchhoff Holistic wellness coach http://LivinginRhyme.com Reclaim your power and your passion for life; Reclaim your health Follow me at: http://twitter.com/cindykirchhoff , " genevive32 " <genevive32 wrote: > > Hi, I was wondering if someone can she some insight on this question? > I got a neti pot for x-mas and I got the salt that comes with it > also. Anyways, I use it 2 times a day and when I use it at night it > starts up my allergies. Why is it doing this? Any thoughts would be > greatly appreciated. Thanks, Genevive > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Genevive, Yes Raw honey. But I wouldn't put it in tea, I'd eat it straight. Heating it would kill the enzymes that are needed to work for the allergies. Melani Holt wishing I was in the Islands somewhere! : genevive32: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 01:29:43 +0000 Re: Neti pot and allergies.... When you say unprocessed honey doyou mean raw honey? I use honey in my tea from the whole foods coopbut I don't think it's raw. Can I use raw honey in my tea? Thanks, .. _______________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_12200\ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I will rinse just once a day and see what happens. The salt that came with says Neti Pot Salt, 99.99% pure non-iodized salt, no additives or anti-caking agents, pharmaceutical grade, and under ingredients it says, USP grade sodium chloride. I mix this with warm spring water. Am I supposed to rinse a second time with just water? And yes I blow my nose way more than once because it keeps dripping out. Thanks for your help, Genevive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 No, don't rinse with just water. That hurts!!! Linda ________________________________ Jenifer <genevive32 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 8:48:06 AM Re: Re: Neti pot and allergies.... I will rinse just once a day and see what happens. The salt that came with says Neti Pot Salt, 99.99% pure non-iodized salt, no additives or anti-caking agents, pharmaceutical grade, and under ingredients it says, USP grade sodium chloride. I mix this with warm spring water. Am I supposed to rinse a second time with just water? And yes I blow my nose way more than once because it keeps dripping out. Thanks for your help, Genevive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 After you use the neti pot, turn your head every direction - sideways, upside down, etc - to let the water drain out. Then blow. Linda ________________________________ Jenifer <genevive32 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 8:48:06 AM Re: Re: Neti pot and allergies.... I will rinse just once a day and see what happens. The salt that came with says Neti Pot Salt, 99.99% pure non-iodized salt, no additives or anti-caking agents, pharmaceutical grade, and under ingredients it says, USP grade sodium chloride. I mix this with warm spring water. Am I supposed to rinse a second time with just water? And yes I blow my nose way more than once because it keeps dripping out. Thanks for your help, Genevive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I do, thanks. Genevive --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Linda Bumpas <lindabumpas wrote: Linda Bumpas <lindabumpas Re: Re: Neti pot and allergies.... Thursday, January 8, 2009, 12:16 AM After you use the neti pot, turn your head every direction - sideways, upside down, etc - to let the water drain out. Then blow. Linda ____________ _________ _________ __ Jenifer <genevive32 > Wednesday, January 7, 2009 8:48:06 AM Re: Re: Neti pot and allergies... . I will rinse just once a day and see what happens. The salt that came with says Neti Pot Salt, 99.99% pure non-iodized salt, no additives or anti-caking agents, pharmaceutical grade, and under ingredients it says, USP grade sodium chloride. I mix this with warm spring water. Am I supposed to rinse a second time with just water? And yes I blow my nose way more than once because it keeps dripping out. Thanks for your help, Genevive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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