Hi All, Have been using Symbicort inhaler for 3 years now and found it to be a great preventer.No problems with incresed appetite but then I love food anyway so eat when I feel hungry...not when its...
hIsHANEA655...Great to hear from you.I am allergic to most skin care products..and have found that Boots NO7 anti allergenic skin care products suit me fine...a little more expensive than other makes...
hI BOOKWORM21...I have been using Loranatide [similiar to claritin] as an anti allergy remedy for 2 years consistently and had no side afferct at all and 6 month blood checks show no problems with...
Hi there, I suddenly became allergic to my cats and dogs after having them since a child until I was 40+....shortness of breathe and late onset asthma.My doctor did allergy tests and I was allergic...
Hi everyone, I have now been using my little salt pipe every day/ twice a day for 15 minutes, for the last 6 months.The results have been amazing and I feel so much freer from the asthma that rueled...
Be so careful my friend.Trying to see if things improve is putting you at great ....risk asthma can flare up so quickly and without a reliever you could be in serious trouble.Do as red suggests, call...
Hi snowylynne...so sorry you have been so poorly for so long.Have you not been offered the pneumonia injection which is one shot that lasts for the rest of your life...speak to your doc...breathe...
Hi Kitzyk23...know how you feel about perfumes.Recently I was flying for uk to ibiza for hols.During the flight the steward brought around the perfumes for sale and the lady next to me tried every...
/community/emoticons/wink.gif Hi everyone out there.I recently had a very bad dose of flu and was laid up for 2 weeks.I had the usual cough fever,cough and aches and pains that lasted 7 days..in bed...
hello donna, I dont normally come on this site,[ I am asthmatic] but I was looking on fibro site for my husband who we suspect may have the condition and I saw your topic and wanted to let you know...
Hi sbauer07..Have you tried gentle swimming.I have problems with asthma when I start exercising and use my reliever before exercising and it seems to prevent the onset.Swimming is such a gentle...
When we were kids [1956-76]we all went out carol singing with the local church choir and everyone in our tiny village came out with mince pies, chocs and hot chocolate for the kids and a tot of...
Hi Green Grove, I have never met anyone else that collects clowns..we must be unigue!!!How many have you collected ?I have over 80 now...some are string puppets and the rest are china with one...
Hi Green grove...yes its lovely...for the kids but I do go to the local charity shops[oxfam,cancer researsh and animal wellfare I have bought almost brand new toys and clothes for my grandson,new...
hi everyone...I have my tree up and the lights around the conservatory and gardens.It will be so special this year as it is my grandsons first christmas...so lots of effort and prezzies on the...
Hi Anmlcrazy....wow thanks for your info on Gerds.I really have taken on board what you have said and in particular looked at the foods I eat ...fruit in particular...I stuff myself with it as we are...
I also eat the blackberries I pick from the road side bushes around my house and loganberries, elderberries and sloes too.I use these in a smoothie with live yougert plus the juice of 1 lemon....very...
the food I ate and even though I never eat junk food I was still having trouble.Then I came across a little book in an old book shop that is titled "eat for health".In one chapter was a section on...
I use green tea twice a day...a little bitter but add a teaspoon of honey...eases airways and a great detoxer.I also make up my own hot blackberry tea.Jusy put a handful of fresh or frozen berries...
stuartdenley....please,please ,please get help to give up the cigarettes...they are going to give you so many problems in the future.Your habit is affecting your immune system and putting pressure on...
aloe vera crystals or capsules can be found at any health store.Since mentioning the aloe vera I have been using a salt pipe...the results are amazing...see new post[no subject] at top of...
Try aloe vera capsules...they keep the immune system on track...also eat lots of spinach, watercress and dried apricots...be well groovey....
Hi everyone.I am writing to tell you about a product that I have just started using.It is called a salt pipe...any one heard of it? Basically it is a small inhaler that you breathe through the mouth...
Hi Aurora60 My heart goes out to you I recently had to have my 2 beloved king charles spaniels put to sleep a week apart and it broke my heart.But they were suffering and had little quality of...
Hi Red 34 I suffered with post natal drip for months and by accident spoke to someone who had the same problem who had improved there,s significantly by just preparing a bowl of boiling water adding...
Oh how I feel for you folks in the US who do not have a national health system as we have in uk...we are so lucky and we can get our inhalers for free if we have chronic asthma or over 60 years of...
I have noticed that lost of forum members mention gerd.What is this and what are the symptoms...thanks groovey...
Aurora....I so understand what you are going through.I had 2 king charles spaniels..Freeway and Vincent and they were my bestest friends...they got sick together and I had to have them put to sleep...
Hi kara487...I suffered with severe sore throat for months until I came of the symbicort.It gave me terrible thrush in the throat ....even when I gargled after each inhilation. I had nasal drip...
Hi, I work on a farm as a housekeeper and go down the yard to see the animals. My dream pet would be a pig.Sometimes the baby pigs get out and come honking at the farm house door.I feed them the...
Hi boylie...Welcome to the site you will meet many new friends who will give you support and advice.yes I have been on prednisilone on and off for over 20 years and I have got off them slowly because...
Hi Carla...Please get better soon....we miss you and your comforting words...luv groovey...
Pins, You are obviouslly still a lovely young woman and you have your whole life ahead of you even with the wretched asthma.First of all accept that your physical activities will to a degree be...
Hi jspoons.I do feel for you .I have had asthma for nearly 30 years and over the time the docs have given me new inhalers that I have found difficult to use or that I had basically got immune to...I...
Hi behindthese eyes....You must try and keep away from smokey atmospheres...cig smoke causes me to have the most awful asthma attacks and I can smell it a mile away...a definite no no for me.keep...
Hi Peggy Pal...so sorry your friend and you in fact are suffering.When I read that your friend loves junk food the alarm bells rang.Junk food is full of additives that can cause an array of...
Hi Pins...everyone on this forum will understand how you feel...asthma is an awful condition and at times gets us all down and fed up....but there is hope my friend.I suddenly started having severe...
joe, Hi there friend.You must see your doctor and explain to him how much you are using your inhalers and consider why you realy feel the need to useit so much...are you afraid of your asthma.[we re...
Hi Carla I had a fab vacation.It was so good to be asthma free for almost two weeks...swimming in the sea...walking along the beach and eating lots of fish foods.The clear air and not too hot weather...
Hi, has anyone out ther heard about or used manuka honey to help with mucus relief.Thanks groovey...
hi iamloco 724.I suffered with chronic sinusitus for 1o years.....no amount of antibiotics touched the problem...I had 3 nasal wash outs which relieved the problem for a few months and when the...
Thanks Red 34...I understand now....be well and happy Groovey...
Red-34...I do not understand what a link in your signature means? What is Brett doing wrong....am I being thick? Please explain to me ...thanks a lot groooeyx...
hi dmomhere...I have an old fashioned cure for excessive mucous.....as used by my dear old granma.Take 1 very large strong onion and take off the skin but leave the roots/base intact.Cut the onion...
Hi shelly...I agree with red-34..if possible take up the carpets and lay down laminate fllors or even lino which you can hoover then mop with disinfectant....it worked for me and after doing it my...
hi latina-chic 84...I agree with razzle that you may have a chest infection which may need antibiotics ....your relievers will not solve the underlying lung inflammation problem...dont worry your dr...
hi macrip 3...So sorry you are suffering at the moment.I have suffered from household detergents and sprays for the last 20 years or more and as daft as it may sound I do all my cleaning wearing a...
Hi Carla...how are you my love...have been thinking of you a lot...get well soon and keep in contact...hugs grooveyxx...
Hi Carla...so pleased you recieved diet and exercise plan...keep me posted on your progress.Mom and baby doing so much better now..lots of bonding going on at last...hurrah!!.Had fab girlie weekend ,...