Swollen throat forever

[Mr Flibble]

I've had pretty chronic sinisutis for about...

five years or something, I should really look into it. Though the only symptoms I really suffer from are a perma-headcold and gunk in my eyes. It looks a lot like an allergic reaction but it's not triggered by anything in particular, including pollen.

[Oliwerko]

It's totally OK to discuss these matters here, suit yourself.

I must actually agree with the positive affects of healthy living; last year I decided to really cut back on sugary foods, drinks and junk food in general and stopped drinking fizzy drinks and instead just stick to bottled water, and I feel a lot better. I also have the advantage of not smoking and hardly ever drinking alcohol.
It really does seem like such an obvious thing to say but if you give it long enough (like a couple of months rather than days) healthy eating really will have you feeling better.

Well, that pretty much sums up how I was brought up and how I lived since I was born, I've never eaten much sugary foods, or even junk food, not speaking about fizzy drinks or alcohol.

About that bio-food. I think the thing is to eat healthy in general (as Boyd said), not eating bio-food. It's not magic. It's a bit better and a lot more expensive I believe. I pretty much take it for a marketing trick myself. It does make a difference if you have a steak everyday for lunch, or lots of vegetables. But if you eat bio or non-bio vegetables, it really does not make a difference IMO.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I've had pretty chronic sinisutis for about...

Look into Hay Fever.  Some people suffer from it all year and it has many, many triggers (trees, weeds, grass, even dust).  The symptoms vary pretty widely but almost always include sinus problems.

[Andail]

KhrisMuc: Alright, I agree that I should have expanded my arguments to more than c-vitamins right from the start. Most of the benifits from not eathing processed junk-food have to do with avoiding unhealthy additives.

I know that there exist some kind of cynisism towards the health-movement, with people who claim to have debunked the super-size-me-message. But really, do what you will with your life and what you eat, it's your body.

I'm certainly no health-guru myself; I drink way too much alcohol and I eat junkfood every week. But my mother teaches these subjects at college, and keeps nagging on me how important it is that I change my diet.

[Mr Flibble]

Look into Hay Fever...

I did, and I don't think I have it (though thank you for the advice). Pollen and dust don't affect me, nor does my location. (I did fairly good testing for this) Could be my sheets or something, it's always worst when I first wake up. As soon as I can be bothered I'm going to go to the doctor and ask to be tested for some common allergies though. An allergy seems like the most obvious solution, so it probably is. Failing that I'll get some antibiotics and see if that helps. Though I did have anti-biotic eyedrops for a while which did nothing.

[Khris]

Maybe it's as simple as a whole bunch of mites in the mattress

Hay fever is teh evil, I used to pity my father who'd sneeze from the huge thing between his small, red eyes all day.
When I turned 23 or so, I started developing a mild version. A few weeks ago I went down to the river shore for a few beers with friends, and after an hour or so, my roommate and I were literally contemplating sneezing into our t-shirts just to get rid of the itching and the goo.
I hate it.

[Mr Flibble]

Oh god the desperate hunt for something that might service as a tissue... I know it well. (Though I've managed to avoid ever using clothing.)