I'm sick

[datahawk]

this isn't good. Not only do I not have the time to go to the doctor, I really dont have the money. And I really really don't have the time to be sick right now.

anyone know of a cheap, quick, relatively easy way to beat a sinus infection? The kind with the sore throat cause your sinus' are dripping on it?

Thanks. I go die now. But i have to do it at work.

Comments

[evil-dwagon.livejournal.com]

Drink a MINIMUM of a gallon of fluids a day. Avoid coffee and soda. Drink plenty of orange juice, but watered down. Avoid the really sugary drinks, because they'll irratate your throat worse. Use a decongestant. Consider a multi-vitamin as well as a Vitamin C supplement a day. Be sure to get PLENTY of rest.

[cerisewolf.livejournal.com]

My mom once told me that filling one of those squeeze bulbs with salt water and sticking it up your nose and into your sinuses hurts like hell. She mentioned it made her feel better after the hurting stopped though o.o

[rennie-frog.livejournal.com]

They sell it pre-mixed these days... Ocean is the big brand. Costco sells a 3-pack for about $4.

[wyldekyttin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, snorting salt water will flush your sinuses, but you're not going to enjoy it much. They make little tea pot things to sniff it up into your sinuses with, but again, ow ow ow.

[evil-dwagon.livejournal.com]

Quite honestly, I find long and hot showers to be far more effective, and pleasant on the body!

[whitiger.livejournal.com]

It's called a neti pot. And I have one. It isn't painful at all it's just a bit odd. You have to stand over the sink or the tub with your mouth open breathing exclusively through your mouth. You pour the water in one nostril and tip your head till it comes out the other one. You shouldn't use it if you can't get air out of either nostril because then the water can't come out and can possibly stay up there making matters worse. You'll need to keep some kleenex on hand for a while afterward in case you don't get it all out and you suddenly have very runny nose. It is actually quite pleasant once it's done. I prefer it durring allergy season. I didn't have one problem this fall with allergies. We'll see what happens come spring.

[rennie-frog.livejournal.com]

Vitamin C. Emergen-C. Water, water, and more water. Mucinex to get the crap out of your head. Salt water gargle for the throat. Cold packs to get the swelling sinuses down, warm packs to keep everything flowing. Garlic. Lots and lots of garlic. Garlic pills if you can get them. (Should I pack some for Windy?)

[posicat.livejournal.com]

Ah ha! Something I can help with, garlic is my specialty :)

[wiktowasichu.livejournal.com]

Not that i think you will find this extremely helpful but this has always been my view of ailments and their subsequent cures:

Sore throat: Tea Stomach problems: Pepto Bismal, nothing Other: Whiskey

[hakeber.livejournal.com]

Sinucleanse. Available at any Walgreens or Walmart or whathaveyou. I use half the salt they recommend. Does in fact rinse garbage out of your schnozz. No snorting involved. You lean over the sink and pour. It runs through from one side to the other and out the other nostril. Also use a good decongestant. And don't confuse decons with antihistamines.

[siriuswolfstar.livejournal.com]

Tea and honey.

The tisane will help you regain fluids as well as flush what you've already got floating in your system. Adding honey will also soothe your throat as well as give something for the nasty stuff to stick to when it goes through your system.

A multi-vitamin, if you've got it. Generally when you get sick, it's not only Vitamin C that your body craves, though it is an important one. THere're a few other important vitamins that are in a multi that will help you recover more quickly.

Also, when you're at home, you might consider a series of hot towels over your face before bed + methol, or something similar. It will help clear the sinuses.

[tincrash.livejournal.com]

Zithromax could be bought over the counter too, but the Tea and Honey is a good solution too.

[evil-dwagon.livejournal.com]

Zithromax is an antibiotic and should *not* be able to be purchased over the counter.

[tincrash.livejournal.com]

I musat have gotten it wrong then...it was Z-cam or someting similar to a spray up the ole muzzle

[emrldgirrl.livejournal.com]

sorry your sick babe, We will have to make sure that you get plenty of sleep this weekend.

[lisagems.livejournal.com]

It's kind of gross, but a coworker *swears* by sinus washing.
It involves pouring water into one nostril and allowing it to run through your sinuses and out the other.
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That said. A good decongestant, and if you are *sure* that this is a sinus infection and not a virus, get a good nasal spray and use it for *ONE* day. No more.

I used to get SI's pretty frequently due to allergies. Doc said stop coming in and do this. It keeps your sinuses open and dry long enough to give the infection a chance to clear up. But, the sprays are addictive, so one day only.

[whitiger.livejournal.com]

I have a couple of suggestions, but you really aren't going to like them, but I can guarantee if you do it then you're sinus infection will clear up and you'll feel better.

First of all herbal teas. Lots of them. Peppermint is particularly good. Use honey instead of sugar to sweeten it. Secondly, it's an infection. Your bodies best defense against infection is a fever so you want to raise your body temp. Take a glass of shock tea (1 8oz glass of cold water, 2 tsp honey or to taste, 1-3tsp lemon juice to taste, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper-do not use the 90 heat but 40 heat will do just as well w/o killing you off.) You can use more cayenne or hotter than 40. The hotter it is, the better chance of having it drain your sinuses is better though. And DONT drink this on an empty stomach, it can cause cramping and make you vomit. Not pleasant having it burn a second time as it comes up. As soon as you down the shock tea get into a really hot steamy shower. Rule #1 in home medicating Moist heat heals, Dry heat kills. Your lungs and mucas membranes are moist naturally. Drying them out with dry heat will cause bigger problems. So steamy showers, hot water humidifiers. Once you are out of the shower keep warm! Wrap up and crawl in bed.
Someone said garlic. Yes, garlic is a natural antibiotic. (but it has to be raw, if you cook the garlic you kill much of it's sickness fighting power) Take several cloves of garlic and crush them. Put a layer of patrolium jelly on the bottom of your feet then put the crushed garlic on the bottom of your feet. Wrap them in gauze and then put on a pair of old but clean white socks. Go to sleep. The reason you have to put patrolium jelly on your feet first, is if you put the garlic straight on the skin it will burn your skin if left for very long.
OR you can call around to health food stores and see if anyone sells a bottle of garlic oil. Rub that on your feet, put on a pair of old white socks (white b/c the feet have more obsorbsion into the body and a pair of colored socks could cause the body to obsorb the colorant while doing this process.)and go to bed. Repeat rubbing the garlic on the feet in the morning again.

[snow-kitty.livejournal.com]

Usually I'll take Sudafed to help dry out the sinues. Also, Tylenol Sore Throat is really good to keep your throat happy. Oh and keep lotsa tissues stuck up your nose ;)

[catdragon.livejournal.com]

I'm all for the snorting saltwater method --just make sure it's warm because cold saltwater burns like a bitch.

[quasiskunk.livejournal.com]

salt water up the schnoz and Nyquil...mmmmmm...25% medicinal alcohol
The only booze I drink ^.^