Re: 's Great News-My Response

[Guest guest]

hi stephanie - i hope you are still feeling well. i think it is

great that your diet is working, it doesnt matter who gave it to

you! i asked because my ENT suggested that my polyps might be food

related. she is very open to holistic medicine, diet changes, etc. i

read in one of your posts that you tried sue dengate's diet. did it

help you at all? are you staying away from fruits/veggies that are

high in salicytes? i wonder if your new diet is working becasue you

are avoiding food colors, additives, or it is a sensitivity to

wheat, soy, etc. it seems to me that there are two ways to go with a

dies - avoiding common allergens like soy, dairy, wheat, etc or

concentrating more on avoiding natural salicytes and amines. both

diets eliminate preservatives and colors.

anyway, i hope swimming is going well for you. indoor pools are

terrible for me - the clorine smell makes me stuffy and wheezy

immediately!

jennifer (ny)

> Dear everyone,

> First, sorry I took so long to get back to you all but I am in

high school

> so I have a lot of homework and plus I am swimming right now.

Answers to your

> questions:

> 1. -The apple cider really isn't so much an anti-fungal

as it is to

> make the nasal rinse more acidic. My doctor put a piece of paper

(At the

> moment I can't remember the paper's name) up my nose to test the

pH levels of my

> nose, the paper was black! I need it to be more acidic.

>

> 2. -First, what I have to say can benefit everyone so I will

write to

> all Samterites. Second, I had my desensitization done through the

University of

> Michigan, but at a satellite " hospital " facility and at the

University of

> Michigan. It was quite a boring experience actually. The highlight

was when my

> nose started stuffing up a bit. My eyes also " bugged out " a little

my Mom and

> the Dr. said, I really didn't notice a difference. Make sure to

bring lots of

> things to do, plus it helps to have someone there with you so

bring your

> wife. My initial reaction when at home, (the first time I took an

aspirin

> without knowing I was allergic) my cheeks turned red and the

capillaries really got

> red and very, very noticeable, plus I was sweating a lot, and I

found my

> breathing starting to get harder. So I had an asthma treatment

(nebulizer), put

> a cold wash rag on my forehead and was fine after a while. If

your reaction

> was worse, say you had to go to the hospital, you might want to

mention that

> to your desensitization dr. and be prepared for the worse. Some

people who are

> so severely allergic I've heard actually have an IV in them so

when they

> react the dr.s are ready to administer medication as needed. Also

you said you

> can only taste salt, sweet, and sour, what else is there to

taste? Bitter I

> suppose, but that is sour. I regard to " Where is Dr. Harp and

what is Ultra

> Clear " read my previous post!

>

> 3. Trudy-Please try this diet, you sound so miserable! Please,

just try it

> for a month. It's not that hard. If you wanted you could even try

this diet,

> but cut out any foods on the " Include " list that are full of

salicylates. I

> hope you feel better!

>

> 4. -I get my calcium from Rice Dream rice milk. It has 30%

calcium

> in it, plus broccoli I am not taking supplements, although I am

taking

> acidophilus right now. No, my ENT was not the dr who gave me this

diet. And no he is

> not an allergist. Please do not make any assumptions

or " predislikes " or

> think of previous visits if you or any Samterite has ever gone to

this type of

> doctor. The doctor who gave me this diet, and changed my life (I

can now smell

> shampoo!!!! It is so wonderful) is a chiropractor. Now, I know

some of you

> think they don't work, but trust me, he does (at least for me, my

dad, and my

> grandma)! My dad and grandma don't have Samter's, just knee and

back pain. I

> went to a different chiropractor about 4-5 years ago and he did

not help me at

> all, I even tried NAET with him. All doctors are different. I

didn't think

> the diet would work but it does! I don't know how to persuade all

Samterites

> to be on this diet but I really believe if you went to him he

would help you.

> He is on the older side, not old though so he is very

knowledgeable (early

> 50's). He doesn't crack all the bones in my body if that is what

you are

> thinking. He does adjust my shoulders and 1 part in my back (from

swimming), but

> most of the time he is opening up my sinuses and working on my

skull.

>

> I know certain things work for some but not others. But who knows,

some

> could be helped by the diet I mentioned in an earlier post. Just

try it for at

> least a month. A week or two won't do anything, you won't notice a

difference

> then.

>

> K. (Michigan)

[Guest guest]

Hi , I am delighted that you have found something that

works. That is great news. I am sorry that the low dose naltrexone

did not work for you. I really am. I am curious about what dose of

naltrexone you are currently on though?

All the Best

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I am on 4.5 mg of Naltrexone. It's a very lose dose. The higher doses are not for Samterites, but for people that are trying to get off of drugs/alcohol I believe.

- K (Michigan)

[Guest guest]

Dear jennifer,

I tried Sue Dengate's diet but it did not work at all for me. Only once after eating dinner of fish and rice did I notice a difference, one time. Now I eat fruits and veggies that are on the list, I eat blueberries, pears, strawberries, bananas ect. I can't have corn, oranges, and grapefruit. They are on the list that I typed up. On Dengates diet I also avoided colors, preservatives, hydrogenated oils, additives, artificial flavors, ect. But now I am avoiding the gluten products, dairy, wheat, soy, beef, and other things, just look at the list.

- K. (Michigan)