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Post by catatonic on Sept 7, 2004 23:13:05 GMT -5
I'm wondering what you all use to treat seasonal allergies. My Challenge Boy is showing some slippage in his behavior and is now wearing big pink eye circles all the time due to pollens. Do you have a favorite treatment?
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Post by rosyred45 on Sept 8, 2004 5:41:06 GMT -5
The only thing I can say is plenty of water and DON"T SUCK IT UP. I yell at my HUSBAND, but he says he can't blow his nose  If he or the kids get too much phlem, I just tell them to hacc? it up and spit it out. If they are in school I tell them to tell the teach er they need to go to the bathroom or spit it in a tissue. Other than that, Mike takes alkaselter or a genaric form and that helps him. Sorry, not much of a help. I do know a couple of kids that go to an allergist to get shots, but don't know if that would help you or not. |
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Post by franksmom on Sept 9, 2004 8:22:40 GMT -5
I hope it's not my imagination but I've noticed that my sons allergies seem to be doing much better since we cut out the dyes/preservatives and the HFCS. Since his stomach incident last week I cut out everything. I reintroduced the flax and the fish oil and the vit C but not the allergy meds yet! He is doing great- is this odd or something common?
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Post by catatonic on Sept 9, 2004 8:35:09 GMT -5
I read a really good explanation of this (I think in Dr. Doris Rapp's book). She said that it's like having a bucket. If you're constantly filling that bucket with things that are toxic to your child (like artificial colors, foods they are sensitive to) then it doesn't take much for the bucket to overflow and start causing symptoms...for example, when pollen counts go up. On the other hand, if you always keep that bucket as empty as possible by removing harmful things from the diet or the environment, then there's room to dump a little more in (like during ragweed season). It made sense to me.
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Post by rosyred45 on Sept 9, 2004 8:38:55 GMT -5
That makes sense to me too. I thought you were going to say something like the artificials and toxins corrode or something |
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Post by ohmama on Sept 10, 2004 12:52:54 GMT -5
Since homocysteine plays such a large part in allergies I just thought I would throw this idea out there....
Woulden't it help to lower the homocysteine? This can be done with 400 to 800mcg of folic acid, 50mg of B6, and 1200mcg of B12.
People with depression and memory problems may need more folic acid but should never go over 1,000mcg without medical supervision.
Caution: Folic acid supplements can interfere with anticonvulsant drugs, and may "mask" pernicious anemia. Be sure to take B12 along with folic acid.
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