I'm actually doing it

[smibbo]

I'm taking the cayenne cure. That means I'm warming up some cayenne powder in water and squirting it up my nose.

Yes, of course it hurts. It hurts like effing MOFO

but i'll be damned if I sit around with this monster sinus headache for one more gorram day.

I did it once today, I'll be doing it again as soon as the fire in my nose dies down.

(goddess help me)

Comments

[goodjoan]

Did it help?

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

yep.

I can breathe now, but the headache also required some sugar and water to finally go away. I did it three times in each nostril. I put garlic and salt in it for good measure. Good gravy that hurts. Kinda makes ya high too... had to sit down each time. wheeee!

[goodjoan]

I wonder if something like tea tree would work in place of cayenne. It's strong and has the sinus opening properties, but it's not as irritating to sensitive membranes.

It probably worked because it scared the crap out of the germs! Forget antibiotics, this chick is using PEPPER SPRAY!! RUN!!!

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

I think it works because it just plain burns its way through everything: bacteria, fungii, blood vessels, membranes, skin, etc

Mostly, it hurt in my throat when it started dripping back. Blowing it back out was no picnic either but having it sizzle past my tonsils was almost more than I could bear. But I gotta tell ya, my throat feels 80% better than it did this morning!