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Posted 3/4/2016 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Long before my lyme diagnosis, I went to China (2012). The day before I left I developed a respiratory illness and cough. I was sick the full two weeks I was in China, and finally got better when I was at home. Except that I developed a chronic post-nasal drip. My doctor never really cared about it, so I just dealt with it for three years. But it's suddenly getting so much worse! It's still not horrible, it's just really annoying. What's up with that? What can I do to control it or get rid of it, because it's really annoying. Anyone else have a post-nasal drip that never goes away?
Posted 3/4/2016 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
I have had sinus issues since I was a kid.

Make sure you drink lots of water. This keeps it flowing. If it does not flow, it will stagnate and could cause a bacteria. So lots of water and adding lemon is a great anti-bacterial.

Have you ever tried a Neti pot? Just a dash of "good" salt and maybe a pinch of baking soda to even out the Ph and you can rinse your nasal cavity. I learned in the shower so I would not make a mess. Once you get the hang of it, it is easy.

Raise the head of your bed. Just even raising it an inch will help. This allows the mucous to flow and not lay there stuffing you up all night long.

I have to wash my sheets and pillow cases frequently and I put a nice mattress cover over my mattress. I try and keep my house as dust and pollen free.

A cool mist humidifier. I used it in the bedroom at night. Pain in the arse to clean constantly because you do not want it to get any mold and put that into the air. But it was like being at the ocean..... aww, such nice air. I live in a very dry climate.

And my last is Benadryl. Helps you sleep and is an antihistamine.
Posted 3/4/2016 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know that it's specifically a Babesia issue, but I get that each time I've had Babesia. Seems like sometimes an antihistamine helps and sometimes it doesn't.
Posted 3/4/2016 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
I did. Its better now, unless I'm out in the cold. I treated for candida. So its a coincidence or this was the reason.
Posted 3/4/2016 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
My post nasal drip comes and goes and I have no idea if its from the Lyme, Babesia or Bartonella since I have all 3 but it's definitely being caused (directly or indirectly) by one or more of them.
Posted 3/4/2016 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
I had post nasal drip long before Lyme.

Ironically, I didn't realize it had improved until after I lowered the dose of NAC I'd been taking as part of Buhner's protocols. Needless to say, I'm back to the higher dose :)

The stuff thins mucus:

www.livestrong.com/article/492669-n-acetyl-cysteine-for-mucus-in-the-body/

among many other benefits:

www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2010/5/n-acetyl-cysteine/page-01
Posted 3/5/2016 3:14 AM (GMT 0)
I'm curious as to what you guys think about just a constant runny nose? I do not have much coming down the back of my throat, it all comes out the front.

It's especially bad whenever I eat or am very cold.

It happening when I am cold makes sense, maybe playing into the fact that my core body temperature is already so low to begin with that lowering it even more depresses my immune system beyond measure. That's the Lyme, infections.

I wonder about when I eat though. Histamine? Maybe the motion of my jaw stimulates my sinuses or something? I feel like I have covered the obvious possible causes myself, but thought I would ask.

Does anyone else deal with this?

Thanks.

As for the post nasal drip, again, never seemed to be much of a problem for me. I did deal with a sinus infection a couple years ago, and I breathed in steam from putting eucalyptus oil into boiling hot water for a few weeks.

It went away, but I do not know if it was due to the oil, or just cycling of symptoms.
Posted 3/7/2016 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
Have you ever spoken with a Dr about the possibility of a mold infection? I have had extremely heavy mucous production and post nasal drip for about eight years. I had environmental allergies, i.e. hay fever etc, and had seen an allergist who prescribed Claritin which seemed to stop working about eight years ago. Fast forward to 2014, diagnosed with Lyme and Co's by an LLND. Treated with Byron White formulas and became sicker and sicker with treatment.

Early in 2015 my LLND asked if I had ever been exposed to mold. I had previosly owned a business housed in a 200 year old barn that had a moldy basement. They had me take the Real Time Labs urine test and it came back showing an extremely high level of infection for Tricothecene. Over the last year I have been taking Mupericin in a nasal spray and have seen a strong reduction of mucous and post nasal drip.

Like Antonio eating increased the flow of mucous to where I would usually blow my nose after every bite, now only 2 or 3 times during a meal. The urine test is pretty expensive and was not covered by insurance, but worth it in my situation.

Good Luck,
Ed
Posted 3/9/2016 2:01 AM (GMT 0)
Interesting- my house is over 200 years old. We moved in one year ago. I have been worried about mold, and candida and every other thing. I'm so overwhelmed with all of these incurable ailments- I feel so hopeless!
Posted 3/9/2016 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hang in there - keep questing - I don't have any answers about the post nasal drip, but I was just wondering about my own today. Sending a ray of hope your way.
Posted 3/9/2016 8:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,
I had this too before Lyme treatment. Not horrible just very annoying and constant. I have never had any environmental allergies. My LLMD said it's an indication of high prostaglandin levels caused by Lyme. Have you had those levels checked? As soon as I started treatment it went away. If I get lax on my herbs or take a break from them it comes back.
Hope you find relief! :)
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