is there a connection between sinusitis and gastro problems?

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Joy wrote: > Funny thing. Today I was looking for something about sinus problems and > found this: > http://www.chronicprostatitis.com/comorbid.html

Thank you for posting this Joy – who knows – i am on a diet now and for some unknown reasons, i have improved, gastro wise, and a little but not so much with the sinusitis; i worry it may be my kidneys going as i take lithium. I have bubbles – my doctor says it is nothing. Squiggles

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I know when my brother-in-law was on lithium, they required a blood test now and then for some reason. I just didn’t learn that much about it. Sorry. "SqUiGgLeS" <squig…@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:3E022BDE.1AE879E7@sympatico.ca… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Joy wrote: > > Funny thing. Today I was looking for something about sinus problems and > > found this: > > http://www.chronicprostatitis.com/comorbid.html > Thank you for posting this Joy – who knows – i am on > a diet now and for some unknown reasons, i have improved, > gastro wise, and a little but not so much with the sinusitis; > i worry it may be my kidneys going as i take lithium. I have > bubbles – my doctor says it is nothing. > Squiggles

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sorry to hear about all the problems, i have been out of work for the past week with acute sinusitis myself and they have me doped up on amoxicillin and a changing diet of tylenol 3 with codeine and vicodin.. fun fun fun i feel like crap but oh well, maybe i will get better.. just need the facial pain and pressure to go and i will be straight — sent by the lost poet battle creek michigan usa http://kryptix.deep-ice.com

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -nos…@nospam.com wrote: > On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:28:14 -0500, in alt.support.sinusitis you wrote: > >Joy wrote: > >> Funny thing. Today I was looking for something about sinus problems and > >> found this: > >> http://www.chronicprostatitis.com/comorbid.html > >Thank you for posting this Joy – who knows – i am on > >a diet now and for some unknown reasons, i have improved, > >gastro wise, and a little but not so much with the sinusitis; > >i worry it may be my kidneys going as i take lithium. I have > >bubbles – my doctor says it is nothing. > >Squiggles > Does flonase make you manic?

What is "flonase"? Squiggles

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On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 22:51:35 -0500, SqUiGgLeS <squig…@sympatico.ca> wrote: >What is "flonase"? >Squiggles

A commonly-used presciption nasal steroid spray. But it won’t make you manic.

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Don Brady wrote: > On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 22:51:35 -0500, SqUiGgLeS <squig…@sympatico.ca> wrote: > >What is "flonase"? > >Squiggles > A commonly-used presciption nasal steroid spray. > But it won’t make you manic.

Yes, i tried something like that with a warning, and only noticed the warning when i got tachycardia — but i am on Synthroid and that was the interaction warning. I switched to just saline solution. Squiggles

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I have both problems. Assumed that the gastro was started by taking lots of antibiotic, as each time I started a new antibiotic I would up on a 911 in ER and was admitted to the hospital. I’ve been in the ER 5 times in the past year, always with the same problem. My internist got a gastro dr. for me and I believe that he has run every test that he knows. The medication that he (gastro) has me on now has improved things, but the sinus infection is a mess and I’m afraid to try any antibiotic. Cedax is the only thing that I can take without triggering gastro symptoms, and the Cedax no longer gets rid of the sinus problem…..Mary Rae "SqUiGgLeS" <squig…@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:3DF8F4A4.E74A4376@sympatico.ca… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am battling two problems now, and i don’t know if it is > my drugs, or if there is a virus or fungus infection or > if there is a brain connection or what; i have almost daily > gastro problems ( won’t go into it in depth ) and what i > *think* is sinusitis; the fact that both started when > i withdrew from a drug, may be indicative or just coincidental; > but if any of you people have sinusitis (with a tongue coating) > and gastro, please let me know; i don’t think my doctor knows > what the problem is; > Squiggles > — > "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will > pick himself up and carry on." > – Sir Winston Churchill

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GI upset from antibiotics is quite common. Might help to take yogurt or refrigerated lactobacillus tablets to restore the normal GI flora. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.TinnitusRelief.net http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic516.htm

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I am battling two problems now, and i don’t know if it is my drugs, or if there is a virus or fungus infection or if there is a brain connection or what; i have almost daily gastro problems ( won’t go into it in depth ) and what i *think* is sinusitis; the fact that both started when i withdrew from a drug, may be indicative or just coincidental; but if any of you people have sinusitis (with a tongue coating) and gastro, please let me know; i don’t think my doctor knows what the problem is; Squiggles — "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on." – Sir Winston Churchill

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On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:42:12 -0500, SqUiGgLeS <squig…@sympatico.ca> wrote: >I am battling two problems now, and i don’t know if it is >my drugs, or if there is a virus or fungus infection or >if there is a brain connection or what; i have almost daily >gastro problems ( won’t go into it in depth ) and what i >*think* is sinusitis; the fact that both started when >i withdrew from a drug, may be indicative or just coincidental; >but if any of you people have sinusitis (with a tongue coating) >and gastro, please let me know; i don’t think my doctor knows >what the problem is;

The tonge coating suggests reflux. Reflux can also cause cough and sinusitis.

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Funny thing. Today I was looking for something about sinus problems and found this: http://www.chronicprostatitis.com/comorbid.html It looks like there are others who have observed a similar relationship. "SqUiGgLeS" <squig…@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:3DFB99F1.1106A83E@sympatico.ca… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> PJ wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:42:12 -0500, SqUiGgLeS <squig…@sympatico.ca> > > wrote: > > >I am battling two problems now, and i don’t know if it is > > >my drugs, or if there is a virus or fungus infection or > > >if there is a brain connection or what; i have almost daily > > >gastro problems ( won’t go into it in depth ) and what i > > >*think* is sinusitis; the fact that both started when > > >i withdrew from a drug, may be indicative or just coincidental; > > >but if any of you people have sinusitis (with a tongue coating) > > >and gastro, please let me know; i don’t think my doctor knows > > >what the problem is; > > >Squiggles > > Hi Sqiggles. > > I too suffer from gastro prblems, as well as Chronic sinus problem > > even after 2 sinus surgery. > > I have a condition called Crohns. Although Crohns is farly inactive in > > my gut (except for adhesions from bowel sugery) my ENT and Gastro feel > > what causes the inflammation of the bowel (Crohns) is also in my sinus > > passage. I also get unexplained inflammation in my neck and hips which > > appear as Rheatoid Arthrtis, but is not Arthrtis as my rhematoid > > factor is low in blood test. > > My I ask what the drug was you withdrew from? > > Anyway might be worth mentioning to you doctor about Crohns / colitis. > > Depends on what your gastro symptons are. > > PJ > Hi PJ, > Thank you for the feedback. Yes, i think i have similar > symptoms. I withdrew from clonazepam – a benzodiazepine taken > for a very long time (also called RIVOTRIL); that is when > the gastro problems began and they are going away ever so > slowly. > It could however, be something else. > Squiggles > — > "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will > pick himself up and carry on." > – Sir Winston Churchill

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -PJ wrote: > On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:42:12 -0500, SqUiGgLeS <squig…@sympatico.ca> > wrote: > >I am battling two problems now, and i don’t know if it is > >my drugs, or if there is a virus or fungus infection or > >if there is a brain connection or what; i have almost daily > >gastro problems ( won’t go into it in depth ) and what i > >*think* is sinusitis; the fact that both started when > >i withdrew from a drug, may be indicative or just coincidental; > >but if any of you people have sinusitis (with a tongue coating) > >and gastro, please let me know; i don’t think my doctor knows > >what the problem is; > >Squiggles > Hi Sqiggles. > I too suffer from gastro prblems, as well as Chronic sinus problem > even after 2 sinus surgery. > I have a condition called Crohns. Although Crohns is farly inactive in > my gut (except for adhesions from bowel sugery) my ENT and Gastro feel > what causes the inflammation of the bowel (Crohns) is also in my sinus > passage. I also get unexplained inflammation in my neck and hips which > appear as Rheatoid Arthrtis, but is not Arthrtis as my rhematoid > factor is low in blood test. > My I ask what the drug was you withdrew from? > Anyway might be worth mentioning to you doctor about Crohns / colitis. > Depends on what your gastro symptons are. > PJ

Hi PJ, Thank you for the feedback. Yes, i think i have similar symptoms. I withdrew from clonazepam – a benzodiazepine taken for a very long time (also called RIVOTRIL); that is when the gastro problems began and they are going away ever so slowly. It could however, be something else. Squiggles — "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on." – Sir Winston Churchill

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Hello PJ… As a 32 year sufferer with arthritis, I too believe there is a direct connection between my ongoing sinus infection and the arthritis. (many Doctors, however, believe it is an immune response associated with a specific bacteria of the gut.) Given your Crohns, low RF, plus hip and neck problems… I would suggest ankylosing spondylitis. Have you been tested for this? …I had it for 7 years before I was properly diagnosed. Also… I sometimes have gastro problems, but I think it has to do with the amount of infection material that continually flows down my throat. .Jon

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Don Brady wrote: > The tonge coating suggests reflux. > Reflux can also cause cough and sinusitis.

Thank you very much Don; i will do some research on gastro reflux; Squiggles

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Hi Sqiggles. I too suffer from gastro prblems, as well as Chronic sinus problem even after 2 sinus surgery. I have a condition called Crohns. Although Crohns is farly inactive in my gut (except for adhesions from bowel sugery) my ENT and Gastro feel what causes the inflammation of the bowel (Crohns) is also in my sinus passage. I also get unexplained inflammation in my neck and hips which appear as Rheatoid Arthrtis, but is not Arthrtis as my rhematoid factor is low in blood test. My I ask what the drug was you withdrew from? Anyway might be worth mentioning to you doctor about Crohns / colitis. Depends on what your gastro symptons are. PJ

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