http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss Ice Cream and Sinus Infections: The Connection Between Certain Brands of Ice Cream, Flu, and Sinus Infections. Mon, 13 Feb 12 06:47:54 -0600 en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_70924 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss1 Mon, 09 Jan 12 16:31:25 -0600 [SIDE EFFECTS] Mrgoodfriend from Allen, Tx writes: "I got a 'regular' cold just before Christmas 2011. I did my sinus flush and all, and I was back in business by Monday evening. Of course there are the lingering affects, but I can deal with the symptoms individually. As long as I can sleep, I can recover. Then comes Jan 4. After a long day, I head home, and stop in at Wendy's to get my favorite chocolate Frosty for the trip home. It was delicious as always. Thursday I started feeling the down hill crash and by 5pm, I was toast. I'm just today beginning to feel better (Monday, Jan 9). Head still has tons of gunk. I'm still sinus flushing. Started researching for sinusplasty or something to get rid of this when I came across this article. I think I will be avoiding Wendys et al for a while. One thing I do plan on trying: Homemade Ice Cream. I want to see if I have a similar reaction. I don't think I will, and I have an excuse for ice cream! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_64273 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss2 Thu, 29 Sep 11 21:54:09 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Icecreamless Gurl from Queens, New York writes: "Your amazing. I have been looking this up for years! I am so glad I am not the only one who gets this. About 95% of the time after I eat ice cream I come down with flu-like symptoms, first it starts off as a light sore throat, then a feverish headache, then nausea, upset stomach etc etc. I never got a runny nose. I was convinced that the doctors that removed my tonsils nearly 14 years ago messed up in some way that spoiled my fun of eating ice cream whenever I feel like it, but I have never heard of anyone having that problem after getting their tonsils out. Should definitely look into this more!!!!! I am beyond interested in what's causing this. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_59765 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss3 Wed, 20 Jul 11 11:12:39 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Stefhen from Los Angeles, Ca writes: "Im very happy to find this article. I thought I was imagining things. 3 days ago on sunday I had a vanilla shake at in n out burgers in LA and immediately, while I was drinking it even, I started to have flu symptoms. Now its almost full blown: runny nose, cough, etc. I very rarely eat fast food, once a month usually. And I only eat in n out. But this time I went 2x in the last two weeks. This had never happened before, so I thought I was hallucinating or something. Thats when I turned to the internet for answers. I'm a pretty healthy person, been living in japan for the last decade, but came to america a year ago on a promotion tour for my book black passenger yellow cabs. Living in japan, one cant help but eat healthily, so my body is just not accustomed to artificial flavoring. thanks to you guys, the mystery is solved. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_50183 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss4 Mon, 27 Dec 10 11:10:00 -0600 [SIDE EFFECTS] Jerome from Berlin, Ny writes: "I am rarely one to come down with a cold. And once a cold gets me I can't remember too many times it lasting for more than one are two days. My girlfriend and I are really conscious about the food we buy and avoid fake food as much as possible. We like organic and real ingredients. But I admit I can slip from time to time. For instance working with my friend before Christmas. The 22nd and 23rd of December I ate at McDonald's with him. Then Christmas eve I did it... Ate some Eddy's Ice cream. What ensued were symptoms so much like described in your article. Its scary. 'Cept the order may not be exact. Christmas day I got the stuffy nose and feeling awful after taking a afternoon nap. That night runny nose and I started taking notice - I may have a cold. I went to sleep that night and mucus dripping into my throat gave me a painfully sore throat. We practice Netty pot nasal washes - my girlfriend more than I. So I cleansed my nose. And went back to sleep to wake with symptoms worsening. By the second night, Dec 26, I am flu like. With constant blowing of much mucus, even though I am cleaning my nose with a Netty pot." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_47236 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss5 Sat, 09 Oct 10 23:54:20 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Betsymoody from Louisville, Ky writes: "I read some report done on the link between artificial flavors in Dairy Queen and Baskin Robins icecream and sinus infections. It must have been fate that I saw it because right now I am battling a severe sinus infection and I have been eating Dairy Queen blizzards like every day for the past two months. 3 weeks ago I had "flu like symptoms" like the article I read stated. I ran a fever of 101. 8-102. 0 and had a sore throat. Now, for the past two weeks, along with the sore throat, I have had this severe sinus infection. I have NEVER had one this bad before! I really wish someone would contact me via facebook reguarding this matter. On facebook do a search for Betsy Moody-Ervin. Thank you" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_42449 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss6 Sun, 23 May 10 08:44:34 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Seth Taylor from Philomath, Oregon, Usa writes: "For the last couple of years, I have taken ACV religiously, after reading here on EC how well it worked at preventing and even curing sinus infections. I had been sinus infection free after taking ACV regularly. I was thinking my sinus problems were over ... then this week, to my surprise, I got a horrible, painful sinus infection. Then I recalled eating some ice cream a few days earlier ... now, I've eaten ice cream occasionally off and on over the last couple of years too, but have only had the major brands that don't contain corn syrup (usually the sucralose sweetened variety) with no major effects. This time however, I mistakenly had one with corn syrup. It burned my throat, but I didn't think much of it ... only when I was finishing off the box did I read the ingredients and saw corn syrup was listed. I took extra ACV, but to no avail ... after 4 horrid near sleepless nights, painful, bleeding sinuses, etc, (felt like I was dinner, and my body didn't care ... immune system on strike?) and loath to seek antibiotics, I went looking for information. I knew about ACV, but what else was I missing? After reading Ted's remedies, I thought that perhaps my pH had dropped, since I had not been eating as well as of late due to just moving (the day I started eating the ice cream) ... so, I took about 1 tsp of baking soda sweetened with 2 tsp xylitol in a cup of water. WOW! With in 1/2 hour, my sinus pain was going away! Then my mucus color lightened ... after getting a few more hours of much needed sleep, I am feeling almost normal. I still cough and have some stuffiness, pressure, and drainage, but the pain and bleeding are gone. THANK YOU EC and TED! (I like the fizzy ACV and baking soda: 1/2 C water, 1 tbsp ACV 1/4 tsp baking soda 4 drops of liquid stevia extract.) Now, I read about the artificial flavors added to some ice creams, and I don't eat any that have these listed ... there may have been something not listed in the one I ate. However, as mentioned on EC about the history of this sinus problem and ice cream, it started in the late 1990s or so. This is when I stopped eating ANY corn, as it started to make me ill. At the time, I chalked it up to food sensitivities ... well, guess what? Something changed in corn during the 1990s. GMO. Today, about 60% of all corn is genetically modified with Bt protein, a naturally occurring pesticide. I don't know how much is in the seed, or how much makes it into the resulting corn syrup, but it could be that there is enough that some people are affected. So, the causative ingredient may very well be listed ... we just don't see if for what it is. (Or, I'm just sensitive to corn.) Bottom line, keep the body's pH up and stay away from things we find cause harm. Then the body can do its job and be well. Regards, Seth Taylor" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_42143 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss7 Thu, 13 May 10 18:04:08 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Lucysnowe from San Diego, Ca writes: "sinus infection/ice cream connection I found this site looking for natural sinus infection cures. Something definitely rings true with the ice cream connection. My family went to Baskin-Robbins for their .31 cent scoop night. We never go there, for lots of reasons but, decided it would be a rare treat. This was April 28th. I of course didn't make the connection when I got really sick after. Sinus infection and bronchitis (likely caused by sinusitis)that was treated with antibiotics. The bronchitis seems to have gone, but sinuses not even touched by the drugs. I just tried the ACV treatment and an hour later...WOW! I want to cry. It's been bad these past few years...if this works as good as it seems to, I feel hope! I am breathing through my nose. It's almost shocking how much oxygen I feel like I'm finally getting. It's interesting that the rest of the family didn't get sick like me, but they were super tired for days after. Interesting stuff! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_40498 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss8 Fri, 26 Mar 10 20:25:58 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Fountainflower from Chicago, Il, 60302 writes: "This is feedback for the page regarding Ice Cream and flu. I found this website when looking for a natural cure for sinus infections. I'm going to try to ACV and will post results. However, we noticed that IMMEDIATELY after I had eaten a heavily flavoured ice cream from the store, I became suddenly ragingly ill. I developed an overnight sinus infection and seem to have the flu as well. I have eaten this brand of ice cream before, as they advertise 1/2 the fat and 1/2 the sugar in this type and it seemed safe in the past to have a little every once in a while. I can be lactose intolerant to a small degree, so ice cream is a rare treat. This time, it was on a giveaway type of sale that seemed odd to us, they were giving away 2 large containers if you bought one. I tried a mint chocolate chip where they make the ice cream green, I've never eaten that kind before, I bought it for someone else to enjoy and just sampled it for fun. I felt bad within 2 hours of eating it. I already have a serious illness to deal with, and now I am so sick I can hardly move, I'm wheezing, fever, sinuses are so infected, and my ears are totally blocked. I already had pain in my skull previously so not sure if that is a symptom also. Just wanted to add to this page, I'm a little concerned that children are eating this stuff and getting so sick, that's very alarming, where's Michael Moore on this one :). " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_40344 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss9 Mon, 22 Mar 10 19:25:46 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Selena from Chula, Ga, Usa writes: "I have been a fan of this site for a while and last night was the first time I have seen this info on the connection between certain ice cream and sinus infections. Yesterday (Sunday) my 15 year old son started getting a sinus headache. He has been having some allergy issues for the last week or so because of all the heavy pollen. By evening time last night he was in a lot of pain with severe sinus pressure in his head and chest and throat pain from a frequent dry nonproductive cough. He was also having chills and running fever by late last night. I came here to look first (as I always do) for a home remedy for sinus infections. After reading this I immediately went to ask him if he had eaten any type of ice cream or milk shakes in the past few days. He said that Friday after school he had a milk shake from Wendy's. Hmmm. Interesting (48 hours later he has a sinus infection). Thanks for the info. Great Job again Earth Clinic." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_37252 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss10 Sun, 10 Jan 10 18:03:11 -0600 Lynn from St. Petersburg, Florida writes: "Having just finished an antibiotic for sinus infection, I was prompted to comment. I think I have had an infection for a long time, and it raises it's ugly head when I eat ice cream, milk, cheese or food with dairy in it. When I get these responses, usually within two hours, I get a feverish face, pain in the sinuses, post nasal drip and an overall ill feeling. The doctor called it an allergy, but I think many of us, like me, have a low-grade infection all the time, but don't notice it much until we eat dairy. I know that there are antibiotics given to cows that are a product of the genetically modified group of antibiotics. When we drink cows milk we are consuming these genetically modified products. These have been shown to cause allergic reactions in many people. I haven't found a satisfactory substitute for milk and I've tried most products. Using half/half Horizons Organic Milk in my morning coffee (and no milk for the rest of the day) still has some reaction but again, I have an underlying infection. I am taking grapefruit seed extract tabs for it since the antibiotic didn't work well. Willard Water (diluted) also helps in a spray bottle to dissolve the mucus. But our sinuses are complicated, and it takes awhile I think to clear all the infection out once we do have one. So, my point is that many of us are over-reactive due to the underlying infection and the GMO is not helping, for sure. I wish they would ban GMO's. Also, the cheaper ice creams have derivatives of seaweed in them, the guar gum, the carageenan and some others for thickeners and I never can eat that stuff. Plus stuff no one heard of. Just my few cents worth of opinion here. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_36764 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss11 Wed, 30 Dec 09 00:48:13 -0600 [SIDE EFFECTS] Angie from Hambleton, Wv writes: "I have been a fan of this site for a long time, but this is the first time I have looked up "sinus infection". I will have to concur on the ice cream connection. I got a cold 6 days ago and it was beginning to subside UNTIL I had a Dairy Queen Mocha Moolata on day 5. I now have took a turn for the worse and have a sinus infection." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_36538 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss12 Fri, 25 Dec 09 11:04:13 -0600 [SIDE EFFECTS] Wanda from Florissant, Mo writes: "I am so happy to have reached this site. I am a longtime sinus sufferer and because I suffer so often and it has caused me to be so sleepy that its disrupting my life. I sleep too much. So I decided to check the web for anykind of relief. I stumbled upon this site and immediately realized one of the culprits. The other day, I had an icecream cone from Baskin Robbins. No sinus trouble that day before the icecream cone. Literally the next day my nose was so stopped up I couldnt breathe out of no where I had sinus trouble stopped up nose and acheness. I drank apple cider vinegar and used steam, almost immediately or within hours everything subsided. So while I was surfing the web today I was eating a bowl of icecream when I came upon this site. I am definately going to see if my symptons come back tomorrow night. and will be glad to tell you. - but thank you for this information. If I find the icecream is linked to my symptoms I am going to cut it completely from my diet. unless it is organic if such a thing. thanks again. your information is valuable for those of us suffering constantly." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_34203 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss13 Thu, 29 Oct 09 19:25:28 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Tiffany747 from Simi Valley, Ca writes: "i had a cold for about a week and felt like i was beating it up until about two days ago my sinuses felt all swollen. i thought it was maybe because of the super windy day we just had. until i stumbled across this theory...i bought dreyers icecream 3 days ago and have been eating it everday. i started to feel run down again, and the sinuses bugging me again (pressure, itchy, tingling) flushed my nose with salt water this morn and noticed it was almost neon yellow! sorry..kinda gross i know...but that struck me as odd so on-line i go to do some research and well how bizzare! i'm chucking that dreyers and never buying it again! if we buy icecream its usually haggen daas or ben jerry's and never had a problem. guess ill keep flushing with salt water and drinking apple cider vinegar. ok...strong reminder of all the chemis and crap in convience food and why i should avoid at all costs." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_33176 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss14 Mon, 05 Oct 09 22:20:38 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Heather from Windsor, Ontario, Canada writes: "ICE CREAM and Flu and Sinus Symptoms I cannot believe this. My 5 yr old daughter had a LARGE pink ice cream treat during a long car ride home. Well, a few hours later, at about 3:00am, she was throwing up all pink from the ice cream. She was fevered and ended up throwing up once more that night. Her fever remained for more than a day. Now, she has been fighting this lingering bullcrap sinus/upper respiratory thing that just doesn't want to go away. She is now on antibiotics (of course-what else is new?) and she still has the sinus problems. I came onto the web to search for natural remedies for her and I stumbled upon this UNBELIEVABLE info on your site regarding ice cream and flu symptoms. I would NEVER, EVER have thought it would cause flu symptoms- I always knew it causes mucous- but had no clue about the fever, etc. Unbelievable to me. This site is amazing and I thank you soooo much for bringing this ice cream problem to my attention. Unreal. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_19578 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss15 Sat, 06 Dec 08 00:00:00 -0600 Cindy from Kansas, USA writes: "Hi again! I've been thinking about fibromyalgia and fluoride and I'm wondering if the ice cream/sinus infection thing is related. Could both problems be caused by the known chemical reaction between fluoride and dairy? Some ice cream must be processed with fluoridated water problems. And the best selling brands are probably processed at more than one plant. Perhaps some are on fluoridated waterlines and some aren't... This might explain the hit and miss aspect of both problems i.e. why some get fibromyalgia and/or sinus infections and some don't. Calcium reduces the amount of fluoride that is absorbed by the body but dairy products are contra-indicated for fibromyalgia sufferers. So, where are they getting their calcium? What about blackstrap molasses? Non-dairy PLUS lots of calcium. I also found that activated charcoal won't bind fluoride but DE (diatomaceous earth) does. This all seems garbled but I'm going to send it anyway. Could be important." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_18798 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss16 Fri, 14 Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 [SIDE EFFECTS] Kim from Louisville, KY writes: "I also noticed the last two years I started getting sick right after eating ice cream. I never used to get them before when I ate ice cream, so what in this ice cream is causing this? Why isn't the ice cream companies doing anything about it? They are going to loose a lot of customers if something isn't done. Anyone have any remedies, or ice cream that does not cause this? " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_18563 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss17 Sat, 08 Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 ZTeee from Sydney, New South Wales writes: "Could this possibly happen with pizza? I had a pizza two days ago. Hours later I felt like I had the flu. Blocked sinuses, feverish and feeling rotten. Today I (56 y/o) didn't link it to the pizza because I try to eat healthy as much as I can until my son (36 y/o) called today I told him how I was feeling. He immediately told me that he has been fighting off this sinus infection ever since a Pizza, from a totally different place, same symptoms as mine. Could this be happening with other types of fast foods? By the way I got some relief washing out my sinuses with a plastic bottle (a la neti pot) with some bicarb and sea salt, which I learned from this wonderful site." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_18260 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss18 Wed, 29 Oct 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Tabby from Wathena, Kansas writes: "My husband and I were craving ice cream and decided to go to the Dairy Queen. I had already read about this sinus infection connection with ice cream. As we were going through the drive -thru I decided to test this theory. It had been a really long time since having ice cream so I thought I'd see if it was a contributor to my chronic sinus troubles. I had a Mocha Moolatte. About 2 hours later I began having pain in my frontal sinuses and the back of my neck. I started to feel a sensation of fatigue. About 6 hours later my sinus passages felt swollen and the mucus had turned into thick sludge. About an hour after the congestion started, body aches and pains began. In my arms, legs, feet, etc. Then came chills. I was certain I had a fever going, so I took my temp and it was 98.1 degrees, normal. I began having sensations of feeling cold, then warm, and back to cold again, while the aches in my body continued to worsen. I no longer have my doubts about this theory now, as I can sincerely vouch for the fact that I'm ill and cold as I type this. Here's what I've done to try and counter my trouble: 1/4 cup diluted in 8oz of water. 1 (concentrated) cranberry tablet to offset any possible UTI from the sugary dairy. 3 Advil for the pain. 1 Maximum strength Mucinex to thin down this congestion. 1 drop tea tree oil in pure water in a spray bottle, 1 spray up each nostril to open the nasal passages quickly. It took about an hour for the Mucinex and Tea Tree nasal spray to make a difference. My head hurts less, but the chills and flu feelings are hanging on." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_18264 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss19 Wed, 29 Oct 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Gloria from San Antonio, Texas writes: "I had discovered in my adult years that food allergies can trigger sinus infections. for me at one point it was citrus, but in my later years was still plagued with sinus infections 3 to 5 times a year. A year ago, I read a similar article on ice cream and sinus infections, and decided to stop eating ice cream. I have only had 1 sinus infection this past year. I do believe this theory is true." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_17268 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss20 Tue, 30 Sep 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Keith Mccormick from Wimborne, Dorset, UK writes: "Amazing article re ice-cream & sinus infection - I love ice cream, and have just had a bad cold followed by bad sinus infection!! No more ice cream!!! Many Thanks, Keith McCormick" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_15110 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss21 Tue, 22 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Cindy from Wichita, KS writes: "I don't eat much ice cream but had a chocolate malt about a month ago and have had a sinus infection AND a craving for more ice cream ever since. This is just plain despicable." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_14383 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss22 Thu, 26 Jun 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Mary Jo from Goodlettsville, TN writes: "I am convinced that ice creams with artifical ingredients are the cause of my sinus infections. For me it only took 1 taste (teaspoon) of a Jack-In-The Box milk shake and 48 hrs. later I started to feel the flu-like symptons and sinus infection. This was confirmation for me. A few months prior I had the same think happen when I ate an over the counter ice cream... 48 hrs. later, same symptons. I'm convinced!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_13497 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss23 Tue, 27 May 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Peijay from Long Beach, California writes: "May 12, 2008, I fell ill at church once again with nausia, fever and back aches and shortness of breath. I had just taken my 2 1/2 year old to Wendys for a lite snack before church about 30 minutes prior to attending. My son & I went for a short walk just when service was starting, it was nice and warm out, but I began noticing I started feeling really hot and it was hard to breathe. I have had sinus problems before - especially when the weather changes from hot to cold. Mostly when it is cold, I get congested. But I knew something was wrong. That night, I was sicker than a sick dog. I was in literal pain and the cold hurt if it touched my skin. I called in to work. That Monday, 12th of May, my mother rushed me to the Hospital -Long Beach Memorial ER. They did blood work, cat-scan of my blood, pumped me with fluids, including liquid motrin. I was still in pain. I couldnt figure out what happened. I thought about what I ate, until it hit me, slowly, as I recalled earlier in the week, I craved the enfamous, Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia (vanilla, black cherry, chocolate chunk mix) & I had Haagan Daz vanilla ice cream, both in single mini cup serving sizes. I noticed that the Haagan Daz made my throat tingle a bit, then when I ate the Cherry Garcia, I noticed a stinging when I chewed a chunk of chocolate. A note to the wise, I am an avid lover of eating ice cream, but this is just mean! I purposly stopped eating Breyers & Dreyers Vanilla Bean ice creams because I noticed the actual vanilla bean specks occassoinally got caught in my throat giving me an allergic reaction and the sinus issues started then a rash. My eldest son, 16, noticed the same thing and will not touch any ice cream with the vanilla bean specks. So getting to my point of illness, which kept me laid up for 7 days, my doctor kept me out from work till the 19th of May, I still have symptoms that flaired up w/ sinus congestion. Also note that during the 7 days of agony and viral symptoms - I had not one problem with my sinuses until after I started feeling better. I have tried the Apple Cider Vinegar for my scalp - contact dermatitus/psoriasis per doctor diagnosis. And it seemed to have worked the first time I tried it. But will try again tonite. Also I had tried drinking the solution before But I think I used too much ACV with water. I have heard many times in the past that this remedy has worked for numerous ailments and plan to continue using it to heal both of my conditions, skin and nasal. Also, I have tried the water, cayenne pepper and lemon remedy - cleansing. I stopped because my throat felt raw, which I found is one of the signs of healing part of the remedy. (Yellow Book - Master Cleanser). Anyway, I know this is long but I hope to find out more info from my next Dr visit on June 4, 2008. The ER said my test showed that I was healthy. If so, then why couldnt they tell me what was wrong with me other than a viral infection? There has to be some other tests, other than just general ones that can be taken to rule out hidden ailments and diseases and allergies. Thank you again for this wonderful website. Yours Truely, Peijay in Long Beach. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_12683 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss24 Thu, 24 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0500 lizette from brooklyn, new york writes: "Perhaps it is psychological, but i am suffering wih the flu as we speak, and i love to eat ice cream regardless. I didn\'t have ice cream before i got sick there fore i can\'t blame my sinus problem.... but i still have my ice cream and for some reason i can get more mucous out of my system after eating ice cream and feel a lot better for a few moment of the day. I had some some tea last nite before hitting the sack and i was coughing and miserable for the whole night. i know we should have any colds in our system but i feel the heat also traps the immune system to just feel at ease. please let me know what u think! liz" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream.html&name=ICECREAM_11982 /CURES/sinus_infections_and_ice_cream7.rss25 Thu, 10 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0500 [SIDE EFFECTS] Heather from Colfax, WI writes: "WOW...I stumbled on your site because I had come down with a cold 5 days ago and it turned into a very painful sinus infection. I hadn\'t eaten ice cream for 2 or 3 years. I also haven\'t had sinus problems for a few years but...I too had ice cream 3 nights in a row before this sinus pressure and thick mucus showed up. I have always believed dairy wasn\'t designed for human consumption. The brand was chocolate blue bunny. The hydrogen peroxide and ACV did wonders for me within 6 hours...mucus is returning to clear and I have much less pressure around my eyes. Thank you so much for this info. I know a 3 year old who is struggling with asthma...could dairy be the culprit??"