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Pittsburg, Kansas | I forgot about this one till last night going to bed.
Used to be I took decongestants almost every day when scuba diving. If I did not, I could dive one or two days, then my sinus would be so clogged I could not clear my ears at depth and had to stop diving. So I took decongestants daily. This is not recomended, by the way, for the fear the decongestant might wear off while under water and get a reverse ear squeeze (I never did have a problem with that), which can be horrible.
But last year when I changed diet around Feb. 1 within a short while I was able to quit taking the decongestants. Have not taken any in nearly a year. Used to take them a lot at home for alergies certain times of the year with only modest results.
Have not taken an antihistamine/decongestant for close to a year now. They were not prescription (although I have used prescriptions but just went to over the counter) so I did not count them in the half dozen prescription medicines I was able to stop.
I had kind of forgotten about not having to pop sinus clearing pills every day.
I still get a little runny nose once in a while (especially if I eat spicy foods or foods with a lot of black pepper, which I love and use liberally), but hardly ever sinus congestion.
If it seem like I oversell diet change for all the positive results I have had...................... well it just is what it is. For me. Others results may vary. But it costs almost nothing to try.
John
Edited by John Burns 2/3/2020 08:00
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My one year update to ketogenic diet
