chronic sinusitis

[Lynn Wagner]

I have a patient I’d love input on!

2016 she started to have chronic rhinitis for first time in her early 40’s after a trip to AZ.

She has since had 3 sinus surgeries, an infectious disease consult with pancultures and a pic line for pseudomonas frontal sinusitis x 2. Food sensitivity testing she did on her own showed high sensitivities to “many foods.”

She struggles with daily frontal headaches and frontal sinus congestion.

I am doing DHist + extra quercitin. GI Map testing. and working on hormone optimization as she is peri-post menopausal.

anything else you’d recommend??

[Lauren Bramley]

I would consider a fungal or mold element to her chronic rhinitis and sinus congestion with headaches with the resulting chronic inflammation contributing to her food allergy profile ( I read somewhere that 30% of sinus infection is actually candida, which is made worse by the standard antibiotic and steroid regimens). A candida antibody serum profile and a mycotoxin urine test could help or consider treating empirically with:

1. VIP Peptide Spray – to cover mold and candida
2. Given how chronic her case is cover with Biocidin and Glutathione – for possible herxheimer reaction that can result from the clearing of candida spores and or mycotoxin
3. Larazotide / BPC / KPV orally – for treatment of likely leaky gut and food allergies.
4. oral anti-fungal treatment if necessary ( for positive candida IgA )

[Kristelle Reyes]

Hello @drkriswyahoo-com, @byurthgmail-com, and @dr-siobhannewmangmail-com, we would love to have your insights here. Thank you!

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