Posted by Ilene on February 23, 2006, at 20:58:44
In reply to how to tell if cold virus or infection?, posted by joslynn on February 22, 2006, at 16:07:27
I had something similar that lodged in my sinuses. My doc thought it was an infection, and I went thru 3 (useless) courses of antibiotics. All I got was a screwed-up stomach.
After several weeks I went and had a CAT scan of the sinuses, which showed them free of infection. By that time it had started clearing up by myself. It was either a persistant virus or an allergy.
I think you should steer clear of antibiotics unless it's clear you need them. Colored snot is a good indicator. Antibiotics have a bad effect on the gut and overprescribing creates resistant strains of bacteria.
On the other hand, if you feel very bad you should go to the doctor.
I.
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