Diet - helpful, but not for sinusitis!

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Killer Cabs Sales Team - 21 Dec 2004 18:13 GMT

Just something I wanted to try - but has not shifted my sinus problems. For
the last two weeks, I have eaten only fruit and vegetables, plus rice and
rice based pasta. I have drunk only peppermint and camomile tea. I have
eaten nothing 'tinned'

This has not affected my 'sinus' pain.

My fasting blood tests - white cell count, thyroid all came back normal.

We turned the house upside down, took up the carpets, installed special
filters that remove dust mite and black mould to a 95% degree. These are
permanently on.

The doctor is advocating surgery - but I still do not feel I have sinusitis.
I never have discharge - I mean ever. If anything my nose is very dry and
needs some kind of 'moistening'.

Will surgery really help this? From what I understand, surgey improves
drainage, and I have nothing to drain.

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Tony

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Don Brady - 21 Dec 2004 21:51 GMT

>Just something I wanted to try - but has not shifted my sinus problems. For
>the last two weeks, I have eaten only fruit and vegetables, plus rice and
>rice based pasta. I have drunk only peppermint and camomile tea. I have
>eaten nothing 'tinned'
>
>This has not affected my 'sinus' pain.

I would not have expected it to improve anything.

>My fasting blood tests - white cell count, thyroid all came back normal.

That;'s good although I would be interested in tha actual TSH numeric value
(not just "normal").

>We turned the house upside down, took up the carpets, installed special
>filters that remove dust mite and black mould to a 95% degree. These are
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>I never have discharge - I mean ever. If anything my nose is very dry and
>needs some kind of 'moistening'.

Has a CT scan been done? (Sorry if you answered this in another psot).
Dry nose does not equal sinusitis. There can be other reasons.

I guess the pain does suggest sinusitis if it is around the eyes.

>Will surgery really help this? From what I understand, surgey improves
>drainage, and I have nothing to drain

Oh you do - the sinuses produce quite a volume of liquid daily that is suppsoed
to go down your throat unnoticed.. It is either close enough to normal that
you do not notice it or else there could be blockages.

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