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darkr

By darkr
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darkr Newbie
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Hello All,

I was suffering from a sinus infection for almost a year. I mentioned this to my chiropracter and he told me it may be because I eat wheat. I didnt believe him and continued on being sick. I then was looking for natural ways to help my sinus infection when on of the ways was to stop eating gluten/wheat. I tried this for two weeks and felt significantly better. I then went back to eating wheat and got immediatly sick again. Ive been about 7 months wheat/gluten free since.

I have yet to go to a doctor to test for allergies for wheat/gluten. Too expensive. My chiropracter is a family friend and its cheap to go to him.

My problem is that there will be weeks where I feel terrific, and my sinuses dont bug me at all. Then there will be months where Im clogged up, feel horrible and huge pressure in my sinus region. When I feel great it usually starts feeling like Im coming down with a cold, then even though I fight the cold, my sinuses come back.

There are times where I go to a restaraunt and they cook my food on a grill with Soy Sauce (most contain wheat), but thats as far as I have not been wheat free. Just an excess soy sauce that wasnt even mine.

Can this cause it? Should I go to a doctor and make sure in wheat/gluten allergies? Or just a re-occuring sinus infection (even though I feel better for weeks at a time).

I have allergies in general. Pollen, and I dont use perfumes in my laundrey or anything.

Any help will be appreciated.

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I don't know that the gluten free diet is a total sinus cure. I have to say it did help mine. My doctor was amazed when he saw the inside of my nose not bright red after only two weeks on the gluten free diet. He said stay on it for 3 months. Also I could finally breath through both sides of my nose and my ear that is always clogged is finally clearing up. It can't hurt to try the gluten free diet to see.

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Ive actually been on both for a while. About 7 months. I guess it may be a sinus infection that gets aggravated when its about to heal by a cold. I miss breathing out of both my nostrils :(

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