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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 374988" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The ban on honey for infants is made because many people don't pay attention to the difference between pasteurized honey and unpasteurized honey. Babies don't have the immune response to handle the bacteria that can be present in raw honey and can die from it. I cannot remember the specific bacteria, but it is one of the really bad ones that in a very small amount is no big deal to most older kids (over age 6) and adults. I have an aunt who learned this the hard way. She let her kids put honey on EVERYTHING as a dip - they would put NOTHING in their mouths with-o honey except for poptarts. Even if they got donuts they dipped them in honey (her kids were the two worst brats I have EVER encountered at this time also, largely because they ate nothing but sugar - ever tried chocolate cake dipped in honey - AFTER it has a half inch of chocolate frosting all over it? Her kids have. The youngest was about 2 and ended up in the hospital on IV antibiotics because she got sick from honey from a local beekeeper. Just days before my aunt had been telling me the ban on honey for kids was because it was "processed" and she gave her kids the unprocessed kind so they were safe. Even with articles about unpasteurized honey being dangerous for kids she said I was ridiculous. Because of the type of bacteria, the health dept went over her kitchen with a fine tooth comb and guess what? Her honey is where they traced the bacteria to. Docs at the hospital also read her the riot act for letting the kids drown everything in honey. One even sent a letter to her children's doctor about it and pushed for her to go through nutritional counselling because she was counting those fruit snacks (basically gummy bears if you read the ingredients) as 3 or 4 of their fruit/veggie servings each day.</p><p> </p><p>My docs never let me take anything but sudafed and tylenol while pregnant. I used heated rice bags to help clear my sinuses, as well as putting some of the topical capsaicin medication on my sinuses BELOW my eyes (be very careful not to get it close to your eyes or above your eyes - it will migrate down into your eyes if you put it above!). I keep it on hand in the lotion applicator type instead of the cream because once the lotion absorbs it tends not to spread, where the creams can spread hours later. Using this topically works very very well to clear my sinuses.</p><p> </p><p>If you don't have a neti pot or sinus rinse bottle, I strongly recommend them. Walgreens carries them for sure. They will rinse gunk out of your nose and clear out anything like pollen that could be making things worse. You can use the packets that come with the pot or bottle, or you can mix salt and baking soda together and use that. I use the mix (3:1 salt:baking soda ratio. put 1/8 teaspoon into 8 oz water) because I fumble the little packets.</p><p> </p><p>It makes a much bigger difference than you would expect. Do NOT put essential oils in the water you flush your nose with. </p><p> </p><p>It is sometimes helpful to put a couple of drops of essential oil into very hot water, then hold your face over the bowl while covering face and bowl with a towel to keep the steam in. Any of the oils Marg suggested can be used.</p><p> </p><p>My husband swears by vaporub and those odd little inhaler things with vaporub or whatever in them. I think it smells awful but that is just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 374988, member: 1233"] The ban on honey for infants is made because many people don't pay attention to the difference between pasteurized honey and unpasteurized honey. Babies don't have the immune response to handle the bacteria that can be present in raw honey and can die from it. I cannot remember the specific bacteria, but it is one of the really bad ones that in a very small amount is no big deal to most older kids (over age 6) and adults. I have an aunt who learned this the hard way. She let her kids put honey on EVERYTHING as a dip - they would put NOTHING in their mouths with-o honey except for poptarts. Even if they got donuts they dipped them in honey (her kids were the two worst brats I have EVER encountered at this time also, largely because they ate nothing but sugar - ever tried chocolate cake dipped in honey - AFTER it has a half inch of chocolate frosting all over it? Her kids have. The youngest was about 2 and ended up in the hospital on IV antibiotics because she got sick from honey from a local beekeeper. Just days before my aunt had been telling me the ban on honey for kids was because it was "processed" and she gave her kids the unprocessed kind so they were safe. Even with articles about unpasteurized honey being dangerous for kids she said I was ridiculous. Because of the type of bacteria, the health dept went over her kitchen with a fine tooth comb and guess what? Her honey is where they traced the bacteria to. Docs at the hospital also read her the riot act for letting the kids drown everything in honey. One even sent a letter to her children's doctor about it and pushed for her to go through nutritional counselling because she was counting those fruit snacks (basically gummy bears if you read the ingredients) as 3 or 4 of their fruit/veggie servings each day. My docs never let me take anything but sudafed and tylenol while pregnant. I used heated rice bags to help clear my sinuses, as well as putting some of the topical capsaicin medication on my sinuses BELOW my eyes (be very careful not to get it close to your eyes or above your eyes - it will migrate down into your eyes if you put it above!). I keep it on hand in the lotion applicator type instead of the cream because once the lotion absorbs it tends not to spread, where the creams can spread hours later. Using this topically works very very well to clear my sinuses. If you don't have a neti pot or sinus rinse bottle, I strongly recommend them. Walgreens carries them for sure. They will rinse gunk out of your nose and clear out anything like pollen that could be making things worse. You can use the packets that come with the pot or bottle, or you can mix salt and baking soda together and use that. I use the mix (3:1 salt:baking soda ratio. put 1/8 teaspoon into 8 oz water) because I fumble the little packets. It makes a much bigger difference than you would expect. Do NOT put essential oils in the water you flush your nose with. It is sometimes helpful to put a couple of drops of essential oil into very hot water, then hold your face over the bowl while covering face and bowl with a towel to keep the steam in. Any of the oils Marg suggested can be used. My husband swears by vaporub and those odd little inhaler things with vaporub or whatever in them. I think it smells awful but that is just me. [/QUOTE]
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