CB:
The Primrose oil means I don't have to get my ears cleaned out every year. For a while there, I was really struggling. An MD, with a holistic leaning, put me on Primrose Oil, and the ear trouble stopped. When I stopped taking the oil, a few years later, I found myself with a spraybottle, tube attached, getting almost cold water forced into my ears for a half an hour... stung SO BAD! Really hate that, and always always will go to an ENT doc, bc they have the cool mini vac system to make the job quick, easy, and painless. I've also had big syringes forcing water into my ears.... had to go into the parking lot after an hour, and take a break once. The doctor had to call, me and talk me BACK into the office to finish. Everyone was wet, miserable, and ready to be done.
I don't know that Primrose oil will help with ear infections. Usually ear trouble like that begins with a sinus trouble for me.
That doctor also suggested I buy good flaxseeds, and grind them fresh daily.... at least 2 TBS, and eat them every day. I should do that.
About the probiotics. I used to give oldest dd yogurt about an hour after antibiotics, but this was years ago. The youngest wouldn't take meds, so she always got a shot in the doc's office. I'm sure I didn't remember to give her yogurt, but my oldest was the one with the more serious health issues, and let me tell you....
oldest dd has a great immune system now, where youngest dd gets every cold, flu and virus that's going around.
I think a good probiotic, one with zero sugar, at bedtime is a good idea, maybe a couple times a week. I buy one, in capsule form, Vital-Plex by Klaire Labs from the refrigerated section at my doc's supplement shop.... blue and white packaging. 5+ billion CFUs multi-species probiotic supplement.
When I have a cold, I use zinc, in some form, and also use xylitol X CLEAR nasal spray to prevent a secondary infection. Green and white packagiong. I give one to everyone who's suffering with a cold in the house, and put their initials on the bottle in sharpie. That way they can use it when they come back.
I hope you feel better soon! You too Hops! And Buck!
::nodding::.
DD17 just bounced down the stairs on her left hip, and buttock. Sounded like a crashing fall, then dishes crashing, then more terrible bouncing. I could hear her making noises, and thought she'd broken something.... but she was laughing. And in shock.
She said her socks slipped. Her feet went out in front of her, and once she figured out she couldn't stop, she ditched her ice cream bowl to ensure no tumbling, and finished the fall.
So, I'm hoping DD's hip, and bottom feel better soon too. So scary! I don't know why it's so funny, but we laugh together a lot hence....laughing next about the time I watched her jump off a 4' wall, then "tried" to follow. My left hand slipped, the world was suddenly unsafe, and I found myself on the ground with the back of my skirt flipped over my head wishing I'd worn underwear.
DD said my bare legs shot straight up in the air, then jackknifed down in a superfast blurr, and then I was magically crouched like a cat on all fours, in her view. I'm just glad she remembers I was wearing underwear.
::shaking head::
I knew jumping off that wall was a bad idea.
