Since last Thursday I've been laid up in my house with an ailment that has my sinuses blocked and green phlegm coughing up. I've taken all sorts of medicines to help reduce the symptoms: Allegra, sudafed, BC powder, NiteQuil, and i might be going on an antibiotic if things don't change. Nothing seems the help so im asking if ya'll have any ideas on how to get rid of this crap.
I think it started when on Wednesday I turned over my compost pile. It took me eight hours to accomplish that task because i have so much compost. Then Thursday I raked a small area just below the compost pile, cut the stubble down with a lawn mower, and then transfered the remains up to the compost pile. Four hours of that activity.
Got back into the house and began feeling crappy, sinus stuffy, snotty, and lethargic. Four days later I figured it would have run it course but it is tenaciously hanging on. Got any suggestions on how i can get relief? Thanks.
If it's green, it's probably an infection. You probably "smelled" whatever was in the compost (odor contains microscopic bits), and have bits of it in your nose, sinus, maybe lungs. A NeilMed sinus rinse with a squeeze bottle may be able to flush some of the crud out of your nasal passages. It would need done at least twice a day, maybe more. Green or yellow junk coming out usually means an antibiotic is needed, at least it has in my very allergy ridden past. Wash your bedding, clothing, and make sure to take a shower, washing your hair. Odors like mildew and other things can stick to hair and clothing, so when you lay in bed, it gets on the bedding. Then you sleep in it every night.
Thanks fren for the guidance.