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Re: Endo & nasal congestion?From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Dec 28 19:16:34 2005
Has your wife visited an allergist? Do you live in an apartment building or a house? Do you have pets, houseplants, live in a new area than you did prior to March 2003? What you are describing sure sounds like a mold/dust allergy. Before you start blaming the endo for the nasal congestion I think it would be wise to rule out allergens such as dust, mold, pollen, chemicals, pet dander, even foods. Here are a few simple things you can do now to try to eliminate allergens in the house to see if it improves things. Start in the bedroom: remove throw pillows, stuffed animals and live animals and all plants. Clean the room thoroughly by using a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter - if you don't have one then vacuum first dust after. Vacuum all flat surfaces, behind and under and in all cracks and crevices. Clean the windws, window frames and walls with a solution of baking soda and warm water. Dry them thoroughly as you wipe them with a barely damp cloth - rinse often. This will trap the dust instead of spreading it into the air and will remove most chemical smells. CAUTION: make sure you squeeze out as much water as possible and then squeeze some more so that you do not over wet furniture and risk ruining it. If you are in doubt about using this on any of your furniture then use the manufacturer's recommended cleaning method. Make sure you strip the bed, vacuum it and let it air out for at least 4 hours before placing the freshly washed bedding back on. When you wash the bedding make sure you use the same detergent you always have or use Dreft or Ivory detergent (low in perfumes and dyes and less irritating than most perfumed detergents). DO NOT USE DRYER SHEETS. Keep the extras out of the bedroom for at least one full week (throw pillows, animals - stuffed and live, plants, etc.) If your pillows are more than 6 months old then get new ones. Both of you should shower before bed if you have been outside, been in contact with any animals, dust or chemicals. In the rest of the house follow suit - remove all unnecessary dust collecting items and clean the house thoroughly. If you are in a warm climate try to keep the windows closed and install HEPA filters on your heat and air-conditioning units and make sure you clean those filters and the drain pans. You're both going to have to be very dilligent and unfortunately you are going to have to do most of the heavy cleaning the first time around since doing so is only going to make her symptoms worse. After you have the house taken care of your wife's symptoms at home should improve and if they do then you know what the cause was and what to do about it. If not, then you need to look elsewhere - the products you use such as perfumes & colognes, detergents, soaps, cleaning products, etc. Food allergies can also cause congestion - wheat gluten and dairy are the two most common mucous producers in our diets so she can try eliminating those two food groups for a week and see what happens. good luck!
At Wed, 28 Dec 2005, Chris wrote:
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