What can i do about my nose? im constantly stuffy. im so stuffy i cant breathe in or out.and if its not that?

then my nose is runny. i'd like to say its because i've lived on the westcoast all my life, but now im on the eastcoast....and the trees and flowers..snow and all...i dont know. can anyone help? i mean i dont want to drug myself up. i have a baby to take care of. and i dont like taking medicines...if you can avoid that thanks. :) love jen

What can i do about my nose? im constantly stuffy. im so stuffy i cant breathe in or out.and if its not that?
I use claratin non drowsy. It works great and you can still go about your day.
Reply:I know you don't like medicines, but it's worth a try. Singulair works quite well for me.





There medications other than pills, also. For example, there's a thing called "rhinocort". It's a prescription nasal spray, and i can tell you, it works wonders. Just spray it once a day, if you need it.





You can also buy non-medicated nasal sprays over the counter. they're water-based, im told. Helps to decongest.
Reply:check with ur ENT DR asap,u could be nose allergy or ur bronchi problem.
Reply:Dr. Oz (the Oprah doc) talked about how other cultures use neti pots for this. It may seem gross, but an audience member tried it and liked it.
Reply:Actually, I think it is because of your recent move. You're probably having some seasonal allergies to the trees and flowers you haven't been around for very long.





Sudafed, Mucinex, or Claritin are good non-drowsy over the counter allergy treatments. If you prefer not to take any medicine of any kind, you can just wait it out. Eventually, you'll probably develop a tolerance to the local plants. Or pollen season will end, one of the two.
Reply:well, i am sorry to hear that you are always stuffed up, but i take pseudafed (spelling needs work) 12 hour non-drowsy and it workks for me, there is also natural things out there too to help
Reply:Maybe severe allergies to something you don't realize, might want to get a referral to an allergist or ear/nose/throat doctor. It could be as simple as a soap you use, perfume, etc and just not using that will fix things up.
Reply:A move could cause a lot of things to make you feel like that besides the seasonal environment. There is a lot of dust in moving that could irritate you for days, as well as the past owners could have had a cat or dog that irritates you.


See an allergist or just go to a general physician doctor (you'll have to find one for youseld) anyways and tell them about moving from Cali to the East Coast. The pollen and plants are different coast to coast good luck. !
Reply:Eat some habaneros or chili peppers or check out this site , theres a Nasal spray that has Hot Peppers in it!!!http://www.sinusbuster.com/
Reply:Allergies..allergies.. I also live on the East coast and the best remedy for me is the one from CVS store (a generic brand of 24 hour clariton) Very good !
Reply:Try some raw bee pollen. The stuff you buy directly from the beekeepers. You may be able to find it at a local feedstore. My daughter had awful allergies and was miserable all the time. I had heard about using local honey and then bee pollen. It has to be locally produced so that the pollens collected are from whatever plants you're allergic to.





I got an 8oz jar for $7.99. My daughter took about a teaspoonful daily and felt better within a couple weeks. Now, a year later, she is symptom free most of the time and just takes a little when the pollen counts are really high. And we're still working on the second jar.





I have intermittent hayfever, and the bee pollen helps me, too. I don't like medications, and I can't take a lot of the OTC stuff because of my job.
Reply:hi Jen=you can get a spray at the drug store for stuffy noses and it isn't all that expensive either