Alex Fulton has been working in the wellness field for more than 20 years. She has written extensively about integrative medicine, herbalism, supplements and other topics related to holistic health. Alex also focuses on issues related to women's health, from menstruation to menopause.
Alex Fulton has been working in the wellness field for more than 20 years. She has written extensively about integrative medicine, herbalism, supplements and other topics related to holistic health. Alex also focuses on issues related to women's health, from menstruation to menopause.
She has collaborated with physicians, midwives and functional medicine practitioners to promote natural approaches to health care for women. She has a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Doctor: Hi Rita, It’s nice to see you — but I’m sorry to hear your polyps have been bothering you again.Rita: I’m sorry, too. I really thought the surgery to remove them would fix things, but now I’m having symptoms again. Could the polyps be coming back? Doctor: Unfortunately, yes. Up to 8 out of 10 people who have surgery to remove nasal polyps get them again.Rita: What’s that? Doctor: A healthy immune system sends out type 2 immune cells to fight infection and allergens with inflammation, which kick-starts healing. But sometimes a person’s immune system sends out those cells when there’s nothing to fight, so they attack healthy cells instead.Doctor talking while Rita has a thought bubble of herself mowing the lawn Rita: Ok, so I understand why that would cause the polyps, but why does that make them come back? Doctor: Good question! Treating nasal polyps is sort of like mowing the lawn. You can cut the grass, but it can keep growing back because it’s being fertilized.Rita: That makes sense, but where does that leave me? Is there anything I can do to treat the polyps and keep them from coming back?Doctor: There’s no guarantee. But there are things you can do to ease your symptoms and lower your chances that they’ll recur.Doctor: Well, rinsing with saline helps flush out irritants and unblocks your nose. And steroids in pill, spray or injectable form can temporarily bring down swelling and shrink polyps.Doctor: But, unfortunately, these things won’t keep polyps from coming back because they don’t get to the root cause.Doctor: To keep this chronic inflammation at bay, you may need a medicine called a biologic that works through your whole body, not just your nose.Doctor: And the student becomes the teacher, grasshopper!A Sinus Infection Revealed Nasal Polyps – and a Complicating Twist ›Recibir mi diagnóstico de pólipos nasales tomó años y tratarlos tomó incluso más tiempo She has collaborated with physicians, midwives and functional medicine practitioners to promote natural approaches to health care for women. She has a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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