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What else contains Sulfites?
I have been allergic to Sulfa medications since I was younger but I never ever knew this extended to foods or to drinks for that matter. I recently discovered that this is in epinephrine which is what is in an epi-pen used to help an allergic reaction.
I had no idea that I even had an allergy or severe reaction to epinephrine until 2 weeks ago when I went to the dentist and was given a novacaine with this in it called Septocaine. I immediately broke out in a cold sweat, started shaking and felt like I was going to pass out. The after effects were a swollen throat and swollen face. It looked like I had a stroke on the side of my face where I was injected. This normally does not happen to me at all.
When I came home I immediately looked it up online to find out more--- apparently if you have high or low blood pressure or are allergic to sulfites you should not have epinephrine.
Wanted to share this to see if anyone else has a similar experience.
I had no idea that I even had an allergy or severe reaction to epinephrine until 2 weeks ago when I went to the dentist and was given a novacaine with this in it called Septocaine. I immediately broke out in a cold sweat, started shaking and felt like I was going to pass out. The after effects were a swollen throat and swollen face. It looked like I had a stroke on the side of my face where I was injected. This normally does not happen to me at all.
When I came home I immediately looked it up online to find out more--- apparently if you have high or low blood pressure or are allergic to sulfites you should not have epinephrine.
Wanted to share this to see if anyone else has a similar experience.
Thank you for the info, I will be looking for what you find out about an natural alternative to Biotene. I know about fluoride-- I also get Mercola's news letters.
Also thanks for the info about baking soda, I have been confused about this. I look on the ingredients and do not see aluminum mentioned on arm&hammer or others but at the same time it does not say aluminum free on it. Thank you for clearing that up.
achilles2
Also thanks for the info about baking soda, I have been confused about this. I look on the ingredients and do not see aluminum mentioned on arm&hammer or others but at the same time it does not say aluminum free on it. Thank you for clearing that up.
achilles2
Got the shampoo today by Organix ..acai berry ..had quite a lot of foam , it said no sulphites on the bottle was more expensive than I hoped , but its a start 5 days of dirty hair ..not itching so far hey guys the info you are putting up here is so interesting and giving me information I wish I had always had .by the way Fluoride is poison in my opinion .....
I don't know one that is specifically for dry mouth, but I have been using a couple of natural toothpaste brands that at least have no SLS and no flouride. There are even some that don't use mint. This is important because some people are actually very allergic to mint. And, most of us are conditioned to use mint toothpastes. Waleda is good for this. Tom's has a few that are SLS free and flouride free, but they are few and far between, so hard to find. Although the Jason shampoo ended up being a disappointment, their toothpaste if fine as far as being SLS free and flouride free. Looks like that is the only Jason product I will use from now on, now that I know their shampoo can't be used any more. Nature's Gate is what I have in the bathroom right now, and the one I have is wonderful for folks who also need a mint free toothpaste. The one I am using right now is anise. The picture is star anise, so totally different plant than the fennel plant. Sometimes fennel is called anise, and it's the spice used to give black licorice its distinctive flavor, but star anise is an entirely different plant. I'm not sure what the plant looks like either. I only know it's a different plant.
Waleda does offer a toothpaste that might work, in that it doesn't have any herbs to flavor it and it is a saline based toothpaste. It is not specifically for dry mouth, but I do know this company that is actually based in Germany stands by its products and is not going to be using standard table salt when natural salts are better overall. Not all salt is bad, but the one to definitely look out for healthwise is definitely table salt. I don't know what kind of salt they use.
My friend's husband has dry mouth. He uses whatever toothpaste he really likes, but he uses quite a bit of the Biotene mouth rinses. I think there is also an oral spray. I don't know what they have in them, but I do know that my friend and her husband are very conscientious about using natural health, so he isn't going to resort to all those lozenges meant for sore throats and coughs, including the Ricola brand. I don't think he really likes all that stuff. After a while even sugar addicts would feel the overload of all the sugar in that stuff. Plus, the sugar would actually aggravate the problem.
I mentioned the mint allergy, because I know that even if you're not actually allergic to mint that it can be irritating. It is for me with the reflux. And, I know it can irritate the skin if nothing else, so maybe using something gentler, like the anise or the fennel would still be helpful. All of the spices do have their own natural essential oils in them, and essential oils do have antibacterial properties in them that help us with bad breath.
My friend herself actually uses food grade hydrogen peroxide and aluminum free baking soda. Bob's Red Mill sells aluminum free baking soda. Don't use Arm and Hammer or the cheap stuff that is off brands we sometimes see at discounted prices. Those are only good for house cleaning. If the label does not specify it is aluminum free, steer clear of it for actual consumption. And, don't use it under your arms either if you are one who uses baking soda as a natural deodorant. Definitely use aluminum free. There are other brands, like the brand sold in the bulk foods department of my favorite grocery store. It never specified on the jar in bulk foods, so I asked them about it. They thought they had Bob's Red Mill in the aisles. They have many of his products, but not the baking soda. The brand in the bulk foods is something like Glory Bee, but the workers did check the label in the back of the warehouse and it is a clean brand that is aluminum free. So, if nothing else, you could go to Bob's Red Mill website and purchase their aluminum free baking soda and baking powder for all your actual consumption needs. And, using it orally as a toothpaste certainly counts in that department.
I didn't know baking soda in general had aluminum 'til I read about it in one of Mercola's articles. I recently read about why aluminum was added to baking soda. It started in the 1850's, so I'm guessing this was well before it was discovered that aluminum consumption is so bad for one's health. Nowadays, people actually have to actively pursue aluminum free products.
Other than these suggestions, the only other thing I can think of pursuing is asking a natural health practitioner if there is another option besides the Biotene brand. It is good that it's SLS free for reasons other than the allergies discussed in this thread. SLS is also a known irritant, so it's not just allergies to sulfites involved with this brand. Then, of course, the other reason to avoid sulfites in general, besides those of us who are either fully allergic to it or have sensitivities and need to avoid it anyway, is that SLS is a known carcinogen. Just that last bit there makes me wonder why the law says it's okay to put that stuff in personal care products.
Flouride is just as problematic as far as impacting our health, yet it gets dumped into the water supply with enthusiastic claims that it's so good for our teeth and it will do no harm to our health. Well, enough people obviously disagree or there wouldn't be toothpaste companies intentionally not adding it. I do think that those of us already fighting for our health need to avoid this one as much as we have the ability to do so.
Again, I would ask the natural health practitioner if there is another company that doesn't use flouride that can help with dry mouth. I rather doubt that the people working at the store in the natural/bulk section would really know, as much as they try to know about their products.
Waleda does offer a toothpaste that might work, in that it doesn't have any herbs to flavor it and it is a saline based toothpaste. It is not specifically for dry mouth, but I do know this company that is actually based in Germany stands by its products and is not going to be using standard table salt when natural salts are better overall. Not all salt is bad, but the one to definitely look out for healthwise is definitely table salt. I don't know what kind of salt they use.
My friend's husband has dry mouth. He uses whatever toothpaste he really likes, but he uses quite a bit of the Biotene mouth rinses. I think there is also an oral spray. I don't know what they have in them, but I do know that my friend and her husband are very conscientious about using natural health, so he isn't going to resort to all those lozenges meant for sore throats and coughs, including the Ricola brand. I don't think he really likes all that stuff. After a while even sugar addicts would feel the overload of all the sugar in that stuff. Plus, the sugar would actually aggravate the problem.
I mentioned the mint allergy, because I know that even if you're not actually allergic to mint that it can be irritating. It is for me with the reflux. And, I know it can irritate the skin if nothing else, so maybe using something gentler, like the anise or the fennel would still be helpful. All of the spices do have their own natural essential oils in them, and essential oils do have antibacterial properties in them that help us with bad breath.
My friend herself actually uses food grade hydrogen peroxide and aluminum free baking soda. Bob's Red Mill sells aluminum free baking soda. Don't use Arm and Hammer or the cheap stuff that is off brands we sometimes see at discounted prices. Those are only good for house cleaning. If the label does not specify it is aluminum free, steer clear of it for actual consumption. And, don't use it under your arms either if you are one who uses baking soda as a natural deodorant. Definitely use aluminum free. There are other brands, like the brand sold in the bulk foods department of my favorite grocery store. It never specified on the jar in bulk foods, so I asked them about it. They thought they had Bob's Red Mill in the aisles. They have many of his products, but not the baking soda. The brand in the bulk foods is something like Glory Bee, but the workers did check the label in the back of the warehouse and it is a clean brand that is aluminum free. So, if nothing else, you could go to Bob's Red Mill website and purchase their aluminum free baking soda and baking powder for all your actual consumption needs. And, using it orally as a toothpaste certainly counts in that department.
I didn't know baking soda in general had aluminum 'til I read about it in one of Mercola's articles. I recently read about why aluminum was added to baking soda. It started in the 1850's, so I'm guessing this was well before it was discovered that aluminum consumption is so bad for one's health. Nowadays, people actually have to actively pursue aluminum free products.
Other than these suggestions, the only other thing I can think of pursuing is asking a natural health practitioner if there is another option besides the Biotene brand. It is good that it's SLS free for reasons other than the allergies discussed in this thread. SLS is also a known irritant, so it's not just allergies to sulfites involved with this brand. Then, of course, the other reason to avoid sulfites in general, besides those of us who are either fully allergic to it or have sensitivities and need to avoid it anyway, is that SLS is a known carcinogen. Just that last bit there makes me wonder why the law says it's okay to put that stuff in personal care products.
Flouride is just as problematic as far as impacting our health, yet it gets dumped into the water supply with enthusiastic claims that it's so good for our teeth and it will do no harm to our health. Well, enough people obviously disagree or there wouldn't be toothpaste companies intentionally not adding it. I do think that those of us already fighting for our health need to avoid this one as much as we have the ability to do so.
Again, I would ask the natural health practitioner if there is another company that doesn't use flouride that can help with dry mouth. I rather doubt that the people working at the store in the natural/bulk section would really know, as much as they try to know about their products.
Do to all my meds that I have to take I get dry mouth. Do you know of a fluoride free toothpaste that is for dry mouth? Right now I use Biotene it is SLS free but it has fluoride.
Thanks for your help,
achilles2
Thanks for your help,
achilles2
That's true, I did read that on their dish liquid. It's still better in general for me than commercial dish liquids, but not good for anyone with a full blown sulfite allergy.
Watch your toothpastes, too. Even your natural toothpastes have this stuff, so you have to read the labels. There are plenty that don't have the SLS or the flouride. You don't want the flouride in there either.
Watch your toothpastes, too. Even your natural toothpastes have this stuff, so you have to read the labels. There are plenty that don't have the SLS or the flouride. You don't want the flouride in there either.
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