nasal congestion

[tarantulagrrl]

Hi all-
I am currently on my eighth day and for the past four days I have been stuffed up and really congested. This is my third time doing the MC (10 days each) and have not experienced this before. Does anyone have insight to this? Thanks!

[.natalie.]

i have no real insight, except that maybe your body's summoning up all the mucous in your body to be expelled? i don't know. but maybe you'll feel better knowing that i'm on day 6 and yesteday was a bit stuffed up. good luck!

[peanutterb]

hey tarantulagrrl. i started having really bad congestion on day 8, it's horrible now on day ten... wanted to know how things turned out for you.

[tarantulagrrl]

Well I was congested for nearly a week and eventually the congestion turned into a snot factory. This was all still happening when I went of the clense. Probably a sign that I should have stayed on it longer! Hope all goes well for you.

[peanutterb]

Thanks hun.
I'm staying on the cleanse a few extra day but taking garlic to help with the congestion.
Hopefully it eases up soon. It sucks I won't be able to eat at my game night on Thursday.

[Genniyah]

I am normally too congested because I consume dairy products (mainly just cheese) with my vegetarian diet - but after three days of the MC I could suddenly breathe better than I had in years - out of both sides at the same time!

Now I'm on day 12 and have been a little bit congested all along - but nowhere near as bad as before. I'm excited about working all that mucous out of my system.

[SpicyLife]

Have any of you guys tried using a Neti Pot? I use one almost every day -- and it really helps flush out the snot in my sinuses on a regular basis! Check it out!! If we're flushing out everything else -- why not the nose! It's an ancient practice -- way before decongestants were invented! Give it a try! I bet you'll like it! Do a search for Neti Pot or Jalaneti. You'll learn more than you'll ever need to know! P.S. Walgreens sells an "Americanized" version called "SinuCleanse". www.sinucleanse.com even has a video you can watch! Check it out and let me know what you discover!! All the best to you!

[Guest]

This is day 2 of the cleanse for me and I too am already suffering from severe congestion. My nose is stuffed, my ears feel clogged up and my throat itches a little. Someone mentioned using garlic earlier? Do you take suppliments or add it into the drink? let me know if you can.

[peanutterb]

i drank garlic tea. i boiled a few cloves in hot water then mashed them up and strained them and drank the tea at night.