Well this was truly different (Health Related)

[SeaCat]

For the past week or so I have been suffering with allergies. (Even though it has been raining near every day.) I have been the medications route as I mentioned before and that has helped quite a bit. Then my father mentions something he had seen on Oprah, (No I didn't ask him what he was doing watching Oprah.) and then tried because of his own allergies. It's called a Neti Pot.

Well I went out and bought one at my local Drug Store. I got it home and read the instructions while thinking to myself this is nuts. Effectively you are using this strange shaped pot, (it looks like a small tea kettle) to pour 1/4 cup of treated water in one nostril, through your sinuses and out the other nostril. You then refill the pot and do the same thing from the other direction.

It feels strange, lord does it ever but surprisingly it does seem to help.

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

My sister loves her neti pot. She adds a drop of Grapefruit seed extract to the water. She says she can't tolerate it without that.

What do you add to yours, Cat?

 

[Guest]

My sister loves her neti pot. She adds a drop of Grapefruit seed extract to the water. She says she can't tolerate it without that.

What do you add to yours, Cat?

Can you use rum?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Can you use rum?

Good lord, Woman!

 

[AvoidingRealWork]

For the past week or so I have been suffering with allergies. (Even though it has been raining near every day.) I have been the medications route as I mentioned before and that has helped quite a bit. Then my father mentions something he had seen on Oprah, (No I didn't ask him what he was doing watching Oprah.) and then tried because of his own allergies. It's called a Neti Pot.

Well I went out and bought one at my local Drug Store. I got it home and read the instructions while thinking to myself this is nuts. Effectively you are using this strange shaped pot, (it looks like a small tea kettle) to pour 1/4 cup of treated water in one nostril, through your sinuses and out the other nostril. You then refill the pot and do the same thing from the other direction.

It feels strange, lord does it ever but surprisingly it does seem to help.

Cat

My wife swears by her Neti. Hasn't gotten me to try it, though.

 

[cloudy]

Can you use rum?

but the rum is always gone.

 

[Guest]

but the rum is always gone.

My bad.

But I'll share until it's gone.

 

[alyxen]

but the rum is always gone.

Why ish the rum gone???

 

[john-the-author]

I've used a neti pot for about a decade. They're really good for clearing up post-nasal drip.

I tend to use water about 110 degrees and equal parts of salt and baking soda (which buffers the saline nicely so it doesn't burn at all). Grosser 'n hell, particularly on those occasions when I had a bad cold and huge globs of unpleasantness were coming out, but boy HOWDY are they good for keeping the sinus infections down.

My wife wants to puke when she hears me using it, though.

 

[SeaCat]

I've used a neti pot for about a decade. They're really good for clearing up post-nasal drip.

I tend to use water about 110 degrees and equal parts of salt and baking soda (which buffers the saline nicely so it doesn't burn at all). Grosser 'n hell, particularly on those occasions when I had a bad cold and huge globs of unpleasantness were coming out, but boy HOWDY are they good for keeping the sinus infections down.

My wife wants to puke when she hears me using it, though.

Yes it can have some rather disgusting visuals. On the other hand it has allowed me to keep breathing comfortably for the past couple of days without using meds.

I have been using the companies mix, which seems about right.

On the other hand there are some things they should list in their directions.

1) Open up the nasal passages before attempting to use the Neti Pot. If one side is blocked this will cause discomfort and a very nasty backwash.

2) Do not sneeze while using the Neti Pot.

3) Run water into the sink as you use the Neti Pot, especialy if you have been having Sinus Problems. (You don't need to see what is washed out.)

4) Close door to bathroom so S/O does not see what is happening, especially if S/O has weak stomach.

4a) Play radio in bathroom so same S/O doesn't hear you.

5) Have extra (as in many) Kleenex ready.

6) do not use Handkerchiefs, unless you are the one doing the laundry.

7) do not use cold water to do this. Instant Brain Freeze.

8) The backwash from this, and there will be backwash is absolutely disgusting in the taste department. (It can make you gag.)

Cat