One thing I have noticed since eating raw

[Papa2X]

All of my life I have had a nasty cough. I have been to specialists, and nobody could tell me what was wrong. A few have just called it "a virus of unknown origin". Along with the cough I get a lot of mucous in my throat, like a post nasal drip. Well, I have been eating more raw since about 10 days ago, and I THINK that some of these problems are going away. Bedtime used to be the worst. I would cough for 1/2 an hour before it would settle down. Drove my wife NUTS. But for the last 3 days, it hasn't been bad at all.

[speltrong]

Just curious, before you went raw, were you eating dairy? I have read that dairy products can cause those kinds of problems.

[Papa2X]

Just curious, before you went raw, were you eating dairy? I have read that dairy products can cause those kinds of problems.

For sure I was eating dairy..... cheese is ( was ) my favorite thing to eat.... but not a ton of it. Years ago, pre heart attack, I ate tons of cheese.

[speltrong]

Interesting! I have read many times that dairy can create almost a sludge, especially in the area of your sinuses. I never had that problem which made it even harder for me to give up cheese, heh!

[Shaeliya]

Now that you mention it, I guess I've stopped coughing so much since I quit dairy last September! I discovered I'm desperately allergic to dairy - it was causing so much joint pain that I could not walk across the room without crutches. After quitting dairy entirely, I am recovering quickly - can now walk about 200 feet without crutches.

Irony: I own a dairy goat herd. I'm still trying to decide what I'm going to do about that problem, lol. (37 goats).

[Saria]

definately sounds to me like dairy's the culprit

[changeisgood]

I had the same problem without the cough, but it was so bad I told everyone to buy stock in kleenex! it definitely was the dairy. Since going raw and cutting
out the dairy, no problem.
Also, my husband has the coughing issue, and it is after he would eat food that had certain oils in it.
At least that seems to be the common denominator. After fast food, he would hack away. Or other bought items that
had an oil in them.

[michigan roman]

maybe if theres a mucous build up in esophogus causing cough oil pulling would help draw it out

and i agree on dairy problem as people have fixed hearing problems by quitting dairy because it caused so much mucous build up , as its difficult for humans to break down cattle milk , that the mucous became a wax build in ear canal lessening hearing

before going vegan 18 years ago i loved cheese like everyone , now ive forgot all about it and have found plant foods i like as much

[RawBogan]

Dairy = Satan.

[Papa2X]

Well, I wish I could say it is all gone, but it isn't.... but I think it is better.

[Traceyraw]

I know dairy and soy are the biggest mucous producers in the body.

I get the same sinus problems. I lay back on my bed with my head over the edge. I sqeeze ocean spray in until it reaches my frontal sinuses. I may hurt a little depending on how clogged you are. Sit up and it drains and drains but then it such a relief to have cleared sinuses.

[Shaeliya]

The only ocean spray I know of is ocean spray cranberry juice and I don't think that's what you're spraying into your nose. Can you be a bit more definitive about what it is and where to get it? Thanks.

[Traceyraw]

Its a saline spray called OCEAN. You can get the generic nasal saline spray but make sure there are no other ingrediants. I got about 12 from right-aid last year there were on sale and I had coupons for them. You can even make your own with filtered water and sea-salt. I think there is a yogi video on utube and she does a forward bend all of the way over n then puts the salt solution in. however you may get it in its great. The salt kills bacteria in the sinuses.

[Traceyraw]

Sorry you can get it at your local drug stores. There are NETI pot on sale there also you can use them to pour the liquid into your sinuses.