Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 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> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 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 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 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 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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