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Post nasal drip?

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willhinders
willhinders

Hey guys. I'm a sufferer of post nasal drip diagnosed by m doctor. Seeing a specialist in November about it. Just wandered if anyone else suffered and if they get blood in their

Nose and muccus sometimes?

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  • paul76608
    paul76608 willhinders

    Posted

    Ye I have been  getting that recently but I had a cold when I sniffed up it was stained with blood the tissue in your nose Is soft and you might of burst little vesals in you nose nothing sinister tho 
  • onesmallhand
    onesmallhand willhinders

    Posted

    I had post nasal drip for a few years because I had become lactose intolerant without realizing it.

    At the time, what I had read was that for some folks, the mucus and post nasal drip can happen when the nasal cavity is not moist enough.  Essentially the little hairs in the cavity are not lubricated enough to quickly move the mucus.  I've found that I am also more likely to have blood in my mucus when it is very dry.

    You might want to try a neti pot with saline.  That helps to moisturize your cavity, and move the mucus out.  It is also great if you have allergies, because it moves the allergens out of your nose.  The neti pot will feel ridiculous at first, but after a few tries, it is pretty easy.  I use the NeilMed sinus rinse.

    Hope that helps.

    • willhinders
      willhinders onesmallhand

      Posted

      Does help a lot really appreciate the reply! Today's the first day I've had it and not jumped to some horrendous assumption about me having some disease!! You get it often??
    • onesmallhand
      onesmallhand willhinders

      Posted

      Before I knew I was lactose intolerant, and had yogurt every day for breakfast with some milk in my coffee ... I had it every day for a few years.  Ugh.

      Also, I found that the post nasal drip led to sinus infections, so I was sick alot.

      But once I found the root cause, I haven't had post nasal drip sinse.

      I hope you figure it out!

    • willhinders
      willhinders onesmallhand

      Posted

      Thank you!!! I havnt even seen an ENT yet.. Gotta wait another whole month!! I get paranoid and associate my shoulder pain and blood In my nose/spit with lung cancer straight away and I panic.. But today I've done well lol
    • onesmallhand
      onesmallhand willhinders

      Posted

      Consider trying the neti pot thing.  The one i use is a plastic bottle filled with slightly salty warm water.  You squeeze water into one nostril, and it comes out the other.  It feels ridiculous at first, but it really helped me.  You can do it when you are taking a shower so you don't need to worry about mess.  It helps with allergies, too.
  • Guest
    Guest willhinders

    Posted

    Hi, last year i had post nasal drip for quite a while, got it again now havent been to doctors as all they told me to do was steam inulation, but i have noticed this time , when i give my nose a good blow there is blood, also my mouth has been really dry, i thought it was to do with my central heating being on alot, I do get cattarrh in my ears as well, any tips would be appreciated. thanks.
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