r/NasalPolyps

TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM NASAL POLYPS OR ANY FORMS OF SINUSITIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BLACK, START SUPPLEMENTING 50-60MCG OF VITAMIN D3 DAILY! MY POLYPS HAVE NEARLY CLEARED IN 3 DAYS AND MY SENSE OF SMELL RETURNED.

THREE DAYS! IVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SHIT FOR YEARS!!

(Let me add some context for you guys, in case you don't have access to a Nutritionist [yes, I am actually one]. Make SURE that when you're eating/taking these supps that you are taking them with a meal of proper amount of fats, typically with eggs or something, otherwise it will not be absorbed properly. Also if you are not exercising at least regularly, doesn't have to be crazy, that will also effect how well the vitamins are being absorbed in your system. Hope this helps. It takes 8-12 days for your body's levels to reset.)

I would add a photo but it seems that i cant. Someone can explain why and what is AMA?

The full post..
I have to say that I suffered for years, to the point where they felt like they were almost going to fall out of my nose. I could barely breathe out of either side. Back then, years ago, I searched all of Reddit for this topic and found a post talking about water fasting and how it worked miracles. Well, I’m not going to advise this to anyone, I’m just reporting my experience. I’m not a big faster lately, but when I had the polyps, it’s true that every time I skipped two or three days of eating, they would shrink significantly. By day 3 to 7, they almost disappeared. They came back when I ate. But I don't blame the food itself; I think it’s something emotional related to eating. Fasting—at least in my experience, from what I can see—acts as a lifesaver in situations like this because you are automatically stopping stressful activities. If you can, clearly. It’s like taking a vacation from the world and focusing solely on taking care of yourself. There were several times when I fixed my diet in various ways, but I still had anxieties or discomforts that arose from day-to-day life.

Furthermore, with several years of hindsight now, I can also connect it to a childhood trauma process. At the time, I couldn't see it, hadn't remembered it, and was trying to avoid it at all costs, even though I didn't know it. And I believe this symptom, along with others that I won't go into right now... was pointing me in the direction of where I needed to look. Not being able to smell... it can mean not being able to appreciate the scents of life. And not being able to sense dangers either. It is one of the many discomforts that our stagnant emotions can cause. I've tried to view them, with great difficulty, as signals, not as diseases.

It’s very synchronous that, once I remembered the episodes of childhood violence and processed them—which took years and years of suffering from not knowing why—the polyps and other symptoms gradually went away. The one in the picture is the last one that came out on its own. Also, I have a father who has had polyps for decades... He has had surgery more than once, and they keep coming back. But he doesn't believe me... He doesn't believe that we can sometimes heal ourselves...

I know all of this might seem unscientific. But it is my experience and how I have interpreted it. I wanted to share it here in its most condensed form. And to see if anyone else has experienced something similar, so we can all learn from it. I hope you are all able to breathe better than you do now.

Just curious when you found out you had nasal polyps? Mine came about after taking vaccines and getting sick on a trip. I wonder if there is a correlation with immune response, vaccines and inflammation.

Has anyone tried alternative medicine or homeopathy for their nasal polyps?

I had a polypectomy removal operation in March last year, but they re-grew within weeks and I'm back to square one. No smell or taste and intermittent heavy nasal streaming.

Apart from the operation route has anyone experienced any significant improvement under the NHS?

I've had my symptoms from pre-Covid - i.e about 2019.

I'd be extra appreciative of anyone, who like me, has had surgery that didn't sort it, but found subsequent better relief afterwards. - that could share.

Thank you in advance.

Has anyone ever used black seed oil (consumed orally) to manage inflammation and symptoms?

Have been using it as mucus is hard in my nose and steroid drops are making me MORE congested than not

I try to take 1-2tsp a day with honey as a chaser

I did extensive surgery in my nose 2 days ago. Turbinoplasty, septoplasty and FESS. Doctor prescribed antibiotics/saline rinses (which I'm taking) and oral prednisone (which I'm not taking). I sent him a message asking if it was okay, despite not being ideal, but he didn't reply yet. I know it's preferable to take the oral steroid (40mg for 5 days), but my mental health is not the best and I fear it could destabilize me. I don't want to feel unstable. It's an awful feeling.

Has anyone had success with vitamin d?

If so let me know what dose etc you are using