Does anyone else do this? I made my own, diluted 10% down to 5%.. but everytime I spray in my nose it burns like hell.. im sure I will get used to it. This is what Dr. Mccullough recommends.. wondering if it burns for you guys too?
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That sounds like the concentration is too high. It should probably be no more than 2% tops, and 1% sounds more likely.
Damn, I think you are right. I hope I didn't do any damage to my nasal cavity lol
I think 5% was for gargle. Oops.
"Povidone-iodine is a chemical complex of the polymer povidone (polyvinylpyrrolidone) and triiodide" It has other ingredients besides iodine. It may be okay for external used but for internal you may want to look for lugol's solution. (100 mg/mL of potassium iodide and 50 mg/mL of iodine)
I sinus rinse with one of those Neil Med squeeze bottles. Is adding iodine to my saline solution an option. I just recently started getting interested in iodine but I haven’t even bought any yet, lol.
Seems like I read you used a teaspoon of it in 6 ounces of water.
I mix distilled water, salt, xylitol a few drops of betadine (iodine) and a few drops of glycerin. For my eyes and nose/sinuses etc. it is a pint or so of the water and add enough salt and xylitol to be able to taste the salty sweet. If you use distilled water it is safer for you, as tap water and well water too, can have spores and bacteria or parasites you do not want getting into your eyes or sinuses obviously! Remember that xylitol is also called birch sugar. And that anything with xylitol is very poisonous to pets.
6oz of water - 2 teaspoons of PI and a pinch of salt
Used too much iodine. I've been seeing a lot of different concentrations mentioned, and different types of iodine used, it would be easy to mix them up. Nose is less than gargle which is less than mouthwash.
Grateful for your post as I have been using he mouthwash but I think I should add the nasal spray.
No in an dropper use 1 drop of iodine with 10 drops of water lay down to put it in equal in both nostrils.
Dr. McCullough said on one of his podcasts that if it burns, dilute it with more.
I drink 5% Lugols iodine in my coffee. Use Chlorine dioxide gas for the nostrils... or nebulized H2O2
how would this help a lung/bronchial infection?
Povidone-iodine {betadine} is not for drinking. I use 20-30 drops Betadine in 8 oz of warm distilled water, along with 1/4-1/2 tsp of a mixture of 3 tbsp kosher salt and 1 tbsp Baking soda for nasal lavage. You can gargle it too. Adjust amounts if stinging occurs. Dont drink it
Concentration should be 4 drops per quart.
For drinking purposes.
Oh.. I didn't know you could drink it?
It's like chlorine, used to disinfect water. Slightly less effective because iodine is slightly less active.