I am so fed up-I haven't been able to breath through my nose for a fortnight

[chipmunksex]

How can I shift it?

I am constantly wafting olbas oil and tiger balm and knocking back corvonia, but I am still a (obviously still devastatingly attractive )great big icky ball of snot!

Have you tried those nasal strip things? I used them a lot when pg with dd2

Hth

oh miserable, so difficult to sleep particularly

have you tried oxymetazoline spray (e.g. sinex decongestant)? usually works for me

Have been using various decongestants; beechams all in one, sinex tablets and beconase nasal spray not all at the same time I hasten to add.

Sadly to no avail.

Thanks for sympathy anyway, if anyone does have a fail safe, sure fire remedy, I really would appreciate it. for one thing it's really putting a dampner on my love life

How about avoiding all mucus forming foods for a few days-dairy (cheese and milk, even in tea as the smallest amount will make a difference), bananas and peanuts.

I know you're right dolly, but what are you telling me? No tea? no yummy apple and cinnamon yoghurt and no butter on my toast?

It's getting better (coughs, sniffs) I'll be fine.

Oh yes, and no chocolate either Have as much yummy herbal tea as you like (eg fennel, peppermint) soya yogurt if you must and have cashew nut butter on toast instead. Simples!

Oat milk in tea tastes fine btw

Get some Otrivine nasal spray. It works amazingly well - I get bad runny/blocked nose from allergies and it does the trick brilliantly. Much better than ordinary nasal sprays. I don't know how it works, but it's powerful stuff!

and by the way, milk consumption does not lead to mucus production

Film, that article is about having a glass of mik, then charting changes. It des nt seem to cover those who have no dairy ever and seeing the difference from before they stopped eating dairy.

I've gone from having normal colds with lots of snot to having a light symptoms of colds with very little snot by cutting out dairy. This s different from giving u dairy only when you have a cod. BTW I gave up dairy due to migraines, the decrease in mucus is just a great side effect, I only realised after a year that I didn't need hankies anymore

When you have found the solution please let me know as I have been the same for the past two weeks as well, along with completely losing my sense of taste. I. Am. Pissed. Off.

I've had a blocked nose for years. Still not found a cure but some of hte better remedies are a saline sray ( sterimar) and the sudafed nasal decongestant is best - has a heavier concentration of decongestant i think.

remember, decongestants can cause rebound congestion if you use them for too long.

Menthol crystals?

Hebiegebies, I've also noticed cutting down on dairy helps decrease mucus.

But I didn't know about a migraine connection. Is that well established, as with mucus?

My6 doctor told me that you shouldn't use decongestants for more than three days as they actually stimulate your nose to dry out more.

Can you go to the doctors to get it checked out? you might need some steroids to shift an underlying infection

My dh has had nasal problems for years. His consultant recommends a sinus rinse. Boots sell the Neilmed one. Basically it cleans out the nose and sinuses. Or if you're too chicken, like me, try a saline spray. Not such fast results, but they do work.

Do get checked to make sure there's no infection though.

The migraine connection was first with garlic and cheese, I get a migraine within a few hours of eating it.

I gave up all dairy to see if it helped the migraines that seemed to have no cause, and they did decrease

But since giving up all dairy I'm less intolerant to cheese and arlic, eg I can have a tiny bit by mistake and not suffer so much

www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/diet/low-tyramine-diet/~default

Sorry to hyjack thread

Op do you have face pain too?

I second the NeilMed nasal rinse spray. This was advised by ds' ENT consultant to treat his constant blocked nose caused by allergies. He also has a steroid spray but I think the nasal wash has made more difference.

Also, ibuprofen as this is an anti-inflammatory.

This has gone off on tangent a bit hasn't it?

No I don't have any pain, which is surprising as I am pretty prone to sinusitus.

I think it's getting a bit better (ie when I sniff I don't get so much mucus in the back of my throat that I think I'm going to suffocate)

I might try the saline thingie though, thanks for that.

Do you have fizzy drinks?

Me?

No, I do not have fizzy drinks.

Ibuprofen not for pain but to try to reduce the inflammation in the nasal passage.

Ibuprofen's a good idea; except I'm not supposed to have it, it messes with my stomach. annoying.

Ginger is also supposed to have anti inflammatory properties.

That's another thing you can't cut out then chipmunk