QueenMab - I rub Vicks all over chest & use Fess saline nasal spray before I go to bed. It helps with the sleeping thing... (although by the morning my nose is blocked again!)
I have had some sort of congestion from conception. Most of the time it hasn't bothered me too much as I quite often get congested anyway. However when I got a cold it was murder, because I couldn't take anything!!
To get some sleep prop yourself up with some pillows so that your head is a little higher than your chest. It will help enormously.
If it does get bad, stay away from ice cream and chocolate, as they will make the congestion worse.
QueenMab, I get worse heartburn, because when I'm asleep I swallow the mucous that is forming in my throat (tmi). It fills up my squished little tummy and causes some re-flux. It also makes me not very hungry at all.
One natural method you can use is to physically wash your nose out with a saline solution. Hot water, salt - let the water cool to luke warm temp. There is a special way of doing it though, so you don't end up swallowing all the water. It basically cleans out your sinuses.
I actually saw this on Oprah recently on an episode with Dr Oz, so checking out her website, may make it a little clearer.
Last edited by kungfubecca; July 17th, 2007 at 02:32 PM.
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