Re: Alkalol

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Alkalol contains the following :Ingredients:

Purified Water (USP); Menthol; Eucalyptol; Thymol; Camphor; Benzoin; Oils of

Wintergreen, Spearmint, Pine, and Cinnamon; Potassium Alum; Potassium Chlorate;

Sodium Bicarbonate; Sodium Chloride; Alcohol (2/100 of 1%); Caramel Color.Wintergreen oil is 98% methyl salicylate ; so, depending on how much they put into alkalol, and on one's sensitivity, a more or less obvious Samter's reaction is not excluded : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintergreen--- In samters , "Steve man\(cox\)" <sjpeterman@...> wrote:>> Hey Becca,> > The one thing I found with Alkalol is some may be allergic 1½ years ago I> started using it and within a few day I was getting worse but didn't connect> it with the Alkalol. After about a week I realized it was making me worse. I> stopped using it! Just a heads up, my father in-law swears by it. Everyone> should check the ingredients, or at less realize if they get worse stop> immediately. I would be using it if I did have a bad reaction to it. Good> luck all. > > > > Have a Great Day!> > Steve> > _____ > > From: samters [mailto:samters ] On Behalf Of> rebeebit> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:13 PM> samters > Subject: alkalol> > > > > > My ENT had a new approach to dealing with my latest sinus infection. I'm on> Bactrim and an antibiotic nasal spray, which she wants me to take until> surgery. She also suggested I buy alkalol to put in my nasal rinse--she said> it could help with the congestion. Alkalol advertises itself as being> naturally anti-bacterial and mucus-thinning. Since seeing my ENT, I got a> little bit worse, but today felt great. I rinse with a 1:1 solution of> alkalol and saline, using an baby ear syringe to get the solution as far up> my nose as possible. Those of you with Grossans or Water Piks will have an> easier time. It does seem to loosen up the junk a bit more than saline> alone, and while I'm still draining and stuffy, I feel better. So I don't> know if the two-pronged antibiotic approach is working better, or if the> alkalol rinse is just getting the infected junk out of my sinuses, but I> thought you might be interested.> > I purchased my bottle at the pharmacy, but supposedly it can be found in> most supermarkets. Good luck, it doesn't hurt--although it does have that> cold menthol feeling--isn't potentially harmful (like H2O2), and it might be> helping flush out the infection.> > Cheers,> Becca>

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What I don't understand is, why do I react so strongly to NSAIDs, but I don't

seem to have a reaction to salicylates in foods, or in this case, in my nasal

rinse? The alkalol really helps me. I tried the sal-free diet for three weeks

after a burst of prednisone, so my polyps were clear when I started, and after

three weeks I could see one growing back already. I know we're all different,

but it makes no sense to me.

Thanks for the info, guys, I wouldn't want to steer people towards something

that would make them worse!

Becca

> >

> > Hey Becca,

> >

> > The one thing I found with Alkalol is some may be allergic 1½

> years ago I

> > started using it and within a few day I was getting worse but

> didn't connect

> > it with the Alkalol. After about a week I realized it was making me

> worse. I

> > stopped using it! Just a heads up, my father in-law swears by it.

> Everyone

> > should check the ingredients, or at less realize if they get worse

> stop

> > immediately. I would be using it if I did have a bad reaction to it.

> Good

> > luck all.

> >

> >

> >

> > Have a Great Day!

> >

> > Steve

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: samters [mailto:samters ] On

> Behalf Of

> > rebeebit

> > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:13 PM

> > samters

> > Subject: alkalol

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > My ENT had a new approach to dealing with my latest sinus infection.

> I'm on

> > Bactrim and an antibiotic nasal spray, which she wants me to take

> until

> > surgery. She also suggested I buy alkalol to put in my nasal

> rinse--she said

> > it could help with the congestion. Alkalol advertises itself as being

> > naturally anti-bacterial and mucus-thinning. Since seeing my ENT, I

> got a

> > little bit worse, but today felt great. I rinse with a 1:1 solution of

> > alkalol and saline, using an baby ear syringe to get the solution as

> far up

> > my nose as possible. Those of you with Grossans or Water Piks will

> have an

> > easier time. It does seem to loosen up the junk a bit more than saline

> > alone, and while I'm still draining and stuffy, I feel better. So I

> don't

> > know if the two-pronged antibiotic approach is working better, or if

> the

> > alkalol rinse is just getting the infected junk out of my sinuses, but

> I

> > thought you might be interested.

> >

> > I purchased my bottle at the pharmacy, but supposedly it can be found

> in

> > most supermarkets. Good luck, it doesn't hurt--although it does have

> that

> > cold menthol feeling--isn't potentially harmful (like H2O2), and it

> might be

> > helping flush out the infection.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Becca

> >

>

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NSAID are stronger cox-inhibitors than salicylates, so tolerating them

to a point yet being sensitive to NSAIDS is feasible. I think that the

amount of wintergreen oil in alkalol may be sufficiently low not to

trigger reactions in less-sensitive individuals.

> > >

> > > Hey Becca,

> > >

> > > The one thing I found with Alkalol is some may be allergic 1½

> > years ago I

> > > started using it and within a few day I was getting worse but

> > didn't connect

> > > it with the Alkalol. After about a week I realized it was making

me

> > worse. I

> > > stopped using it! Just a heads up, my father in-law swears by it.

> > Everyone

> > > should check the ingredients, or at less realize if they get worse

> > stop

> > > immediately. I would be using it if I did have a bad reaction to

it.

> > Good

> > > luck all.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Have a Great Day!

> > >

> > > Steve

> > >

> > > _____

> > >

> > > From: samters [mailto:samters ] On

> > Behalf Of

> > > rebeebit

> > > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:13 PM

> > > samters

> > > Subject: alkalol

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > My ENT had a new approach to dealing with my latest sinus

infection.

> > I'm on

> > > Bactrim and an antibiotic nasal spray, which she wants me to take

> > until

> > > surgery. She also suggested I buy alkalol to put in my nasal

> > rinse--she said

> > > it could help with the congestion. Alkalol advertises itself as

being

> > > naturally anti-bacterial and mucus-thinning. Since seeing my ENT,

I

> > got a

> > > little bit worse, but today felt great. I rinse with a 1:1

solution of

> > > alkalol and saline, using an baby ear syringe to get the solution

as

> > far up

> > > my nose as possible. Those of you with Grossans or Water Piks will

> > have an

> > > easier time. It does seem to loosen up the junk a bit more than

saline

> > > alone, and while I'm still draining and stuffy, I feel better. So

I

> > don't

> > > know if the two-pronged antibiotic approach is working better, or

if

> > the

> > > alkalol rinse is just getting the infected junk out of my sinuses,

but

> > I

> > > thought you might be interested.

> > >

> > > I purchased my bottle at the pharmacy, but supposedly it can be

found

> > in

> > > most supermarkets. Good luck, it doesn't hurt--although it does

have

> > that

> > > cold menthol feeling--isn't potentially harmful (like H2O2), and

it

> > might be

> > > helping flush out the infection.

> > >

> > > Cheers,

> > > Becca

> > >

> >

>