Run water where?

I have allergies. It sucks but has been something that I deal with every spring and fall. This year it hit me out of no where - breathing fine one day, wake up not able to talk, itchy eyes, runny nose, having trouble breathing the next.

I have heard about Neti Pots before but honestly the idea of running water through one nostril and out the other to flush out your sinus really sounds and even looks like a bad idea. But I was dying. So this week I gave it a shot and bought a pot.

Guess what? There is nothing glamorous or even close to cool about using a Neti pot. This is not something that you do with others watching. And the first couple times I about drowned myself. Spitting and sputtering as I ran water through one nostril and then all over the place.

Give it a couple of tries though and I am Neti-ing like a veteran. And guess what? I can breathe. I am still on meds to control my eyes and stuff, but I can breathe. And that is awesome!

So if you have a lock on your bathroom door and need to breathe too - then check out a Neti pot. You can usually find them at a health foods or organic food store.

I am a Neti head.