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Copd and chest tightness

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Nanny10
Nanny10

Can anyone explain why you get excessive phlegm with copd.  Whilst on rescue pack of antibiotics and steroids it is fine. Within a week of stopping the medication excessive phlegm is back causing severe chest tightness on movement.

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  • julia14760
    julia14760 Nanny10

    Posted

    hi nanny,could it be your rescue antibiotics are the wrong ones this time you could have a diff bug. Now I have to submit a sputum sample as my rescue pack doesn't always work . Take care   Julia
  • emmgee
    emmgee Nanny10

    Posted

    Hi Nanny

    We sound as if we are both in the same boat !  How true it is I don't know but one doctor told me that the production of excessive sputum is part & parcel of emphysema.

    Ho hum.

    • Nanny10
      Nanny10 emmgee

      Posted

      Thank you - respiratory nurse has called and now on ventolin and saline via nebuliser.  It seems copd mixed with asthma is not good.
  • Puff-Puff
    Puff-Puff Nanny10

    Posted

    Hi Nanny

    You may need a longer course of antibiotics or as Julia says you may need different type.

    I have very severe emphysems and almost never have sputum unless I have a chest infection.

    Regards Anne

  • julia14760
    julia14760 Nanny10

    Posted

    Hope that makes you feel better Nanny, I don't have asthma thankfully, just emphysema and bronchiectasis ( not sure of spelling) take care x julia 
  • jendora
    jendora Nanny10

    Posted

    May I suggest that you stop all dairy products from your diet as they make mucus. Especially cheese. I swapped to goats milk and soft goats cheese and it made a tremendous difference to me.
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