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Old 31st Oct 2008, 07:42
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agirlwithaguitar
 
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Any thoughts on acidophilus for ETD?

I have ETD which started after I took azithromycin for a sinus infection (an antibiotic). I've been getting the same line as everyone else from the ENT - do nasal steroids and decongestants and hope it goes away eventually.

I started wondering if it could be related to some sort of yeast infection caused by the antibiotics? IF so, what if I did my nasal cleansing with a warm water solution containing some live acidophilus cultures? Has anyone thought of this? Anyone tried it? Can anyone think of a reason not to try it? The same approach has worked wonders for me for yeast infections in other areas of the body, so that's why I thought of it.

However, I'm going to try the guaifenesin first, since several of you suggested it here.

Thanks, this is a lively forum!
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