# Allergies

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**Created:** [May 5, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/allergies/197272 "2008-05-05T10:08:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/allergies/197272/23 "2008-05-05T19:44:04Z")

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> [@+1 to Swerve Motorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1-to-swerve-motorsports/36276/4):
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> I usually have allergies, but this year I’ve had very little. Perhaps it’s just old age setting in, but I will attribute part of the change to completely cutting out dairy products.
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> I sort of got turned off of sinus meds when I learned they in addition to drying the sinuses they dry out the liver and other organs, it’s a side effect that’s nearly impossible to avoid. In my searches I turned up some neat homeopathic stuff that I’ve tried:
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> -Sinus douche (as stated before on here, kettle, squeeze bottle, garden hose, however you choose to do it, it seems to help a lot of people)  
> -Apple Cider Vinegar, a natural decongestant that doesn’t jack up your organs like chemical meds, one added bonus, it also kills bacteria. I would not recommend drinking it straight on an empty stomach as it is a bit acidic. Just using a bit in salad dressing seems to help.  
> -Vix Vaporub, I put a little under my nose at night before going to sleep and it works wonders.
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> Much like gearhead I went through tons of different medicines over the years with near zero success. It would always seem like one worked, then usually a day or 2 later my sinuses were jacked again, but I often still had the sweet side effects of these wonderful allergy drugs.
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> Anyway, that’s what has been working for me.

I’ve heard of those alternative methods before too… the vinegar i can’t do, its just too much, but i’ll have to try it in some salad like you say. that might work.

I’ve never thought about dairy. I’m a milk drinking whore. The past 5-10 years I used to go through a gallon every 3 days. The past 2 years or so i’ve cut down to about a gallon a week, but never noticed any difference. I dont know if i could give it up completely! Maybe i’ll have to try in light of these f’ing allergies.

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