While some people are enjoying the fall weather, others are suffering from cold and flu as  a result of sinusitis .

Sinus are caused by a viral, bacterial or fungal infection.children as well as adults suffer from sinusitis annually.

Sinusitis can be caused by colds, allergies, problems with your immune system or structural problems in the nasal cavities.

Common symptoms

a)      Cold symptoms that don’t respond to treatment

b)      Persistent colds with coughs

c)      Head pain on waking in the morning

d)     Weakness or tiredness

e)      A cough that is more prevalent at night

f)       A runny nose

g)      Nasal congestion

h)      Swollen eye lids

i)        Post nasal drip

j)        Blocked or stuffy nose

k)      Congested feeling and pressure

l)        Facial pain or swelling

m)    Voice hoarseness

n)      A decreased sense of smell

prevention

• Take  hot showers and inhale steam  to  loosen your mucus and moisten your throat, enabling proper drainage of the nasal cavities.
• Get an influenza vaccine each year as a quickest way of treating colds and flu, if they are left untreated
• Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables – You must eat fruit and vegetables that are rich in antioxidants and other chemicals that could boost your immune system and help your body resist infection.
• Reduce stress
• Natural Herbal Medicines – Use natural herbal and homeopathic medicines, vitamin supplements
• Drink lots of water – Water increases the amount of moisture in the body which  helps to thin the mucus for proper drainage.
• Avoid pollution
• Eliminate smoking habits – Tobacco and smog are famous for causing irritation of the sinus lining which causes bad drainage of mucus, as well as causing your sinus to become congest.

Food that should be avoided:

• Fried food
• White flour
• Rice
• Pies
• Cakes
• Eggs
• Tomatoes and tomato juice
• Meat and meat products
• Lemon
• oranges

what to eat:

• Butter
• Honey (used as sweetener)
• Milk ( cheese, yogurt, cottage and cream cheese, buttermilk and butter
• Fruits and vegetables
• Water

If sinusitis is left untreated or undiagnosed, it can cause further complications with the nose, eyes or middle ear, lasting for months or even years.