Sticky Mucus in throat is killing me slowly!!
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Sorry, my english is not good, but I do my best!
I have a range of destructive symptoms that have ruined my life! I´ve done numbers of tests, but no physicians have been able to find the cause! So I kindly ask if anyone have any familiarity with the complaints I have!
For the last 20 months I have been suffering from thick, sticky mucus constantly clogging in my throat. There is a war mainly in my throat! I have to cough up , (not a typical throat clearing), draw in air with pressure all the time in order to empty the sticky mucus clogging the throat! I also often experience something, maybe a liquid squeesing up towards my throat, and It often has a bad strong taste and smell! That especially is noticable during the nights and prevents me from sleeping ! At some very seldom moments/shorter periods of time, the irritations in my throat and the mucus production may stop! But this only happens when I`m lying in some spesific positions! Immediately I do a small movement in bed, the irritation and mucus production is back! I hardly can sleep because of unbearable breathing difficulties especially during the nights. The last 4-5 months I´ve experienced abdominal pain, a kind of crampy pain by lower left and right side of abdomen, mostly on the right side. When lying the abdominal pain seems to get less or is totally absent!
Some of my symptoms are like those in lpr, but some others are totally different! Like I don´t have any difficulty swallowing during eating food! In contrary I feel a big relief from the irritation and mucus in throat while eating! I don´t feel dry in my throat! I´m wet of all that thick and sticky mucus I don´t get rid of! I was an athlete once in a time! Now I don`t even tolerate a light session of workout if I even try! Night and days after the workout I will experience biggetst hell one can experience! My mucusa will be under a dramatic attac, with even more mucus and distraous breathing difficulties!
I´ve taken 24 hours ph test and gastroscopy, it seemed all pretty normal according to doctors Tried PPI´s with no effeect. Last I tried ppi´s it gave terrible abdominal pain maybe even my other symptoms could become worse! I´ve tried high dosage of prednisolon with no effect!
I´ve lost my job, have hardly a social life and I´m prisoned!
This was a bit about my issues!
Please, I´m so desperate to figure out what this might be, or at least seak a relief from the hell I´m living in! I hope there is someone out there with similar symptoms who has an idea or solution!
Thanks!
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yan50450 sam01206
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matt16814 sam01206
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I have the same problem as the original poster here. The phlegm is sticky, cannot be cleared. It sticks at night and causes my throat to close and give me sleep apnea. I seem to be able to minimize it by having a very careful and boring diet but it never goes away and I have to sleep at an incline with many pillows every night. I have went to all the ENTs and specialists as well and no allergy medicine or cortison spray will help. Doctors say to lose weight and exercise more, but I can do neither without sleep. I am currently not eating anything after 2 in the afternoon as the less I eat used to minimize the phlegm, but while it worked for a couple of months, it no longer stops the sticky phlegm from forming. There has to be a reason this occurs and there has to be a cure. I will not make it to old age like this, my body cannot sustain this lack of sleep, excess stress, and all the anger and frustration that comes with sticky phlegm induced sleep apnea. I see that this is an old post and I can only hope that someone has or will find a cure.
?My next attempt to fix this is to take some antiparasite medication like Paragone in hopes that maybe I have worms? I live in USA and its unlikely, but maybe I do and they are releasing some sort of waste byproducts that my immune system is wrapping in sticky phlegm. problem is that I cannot take this medicine if not rested or else I can get very very sick, like call an ambulance sick. I need to be in tip top shape to be able to handle the side effects of this antiparastic. If this works, I will share with the group, but as you may have surmised, I too have tried every other logical approach and I am desparate.
?I have been dealing with this sticky phlegm for over 10 years now which got incredibly worse after a 3 week sickness in November of 2013. I have had sleep apnea and a swollen neck since that time and the phlegm as gotten stickier. I cannot think straight anymore and am beginning to fear that I will lose my job because I am too tired to do it well.
Mzburney128 sam01206
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I have the same issues and i am so lost on what to do
michelle98665 Mzburney128
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I'm still dealing with it. went to an ENT and he told me to gargle with Tonic water. ..it didn't help. I'm starting to think I know what it is and as crazy as it sounds, I believe it's as simple as DUST. My issues started shortly after I began doing janitorial work. after an allergy test I was told I was allergy to dust. I started paying attention to when is it at its worst. I get off work at 3:30 am. once In in my car and headed home...it starts. The thickness starts clogging my throat and it is difficult to get it out. I spend what feels like hours fight it until I'm physically tired. I lay down and it starts draining in my throat again and during sleep it gets in my chest. I was recently told (after a sleep study I that I have sleep apnea. Nothing the Drs have prescribed or suggested have worked. No allergy pills, nasel sprays, or lots of fluids touch it. I've started having heartburn recently also. I'm just sick of it. I really believe the answer is so simple the doctors can see it. Im working on trying to reduce as much DUST from my home as possible in hopes it helps or eliminated the problem.
yan50450 michelle98665
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It's mucus, mucus is body's way of fighting inflammation. so there's something that's causing that inflammation. we have to nail the souce of the inflammation.
These doctors are useless.
Boboc13 sam01206
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i had the same issue a d did a lung screening. Turns out i had COPD.
LukeCaleb sam01206
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Hey, I have had similiar problem for 7 months now. I only got mucus right side of my throat. I went to throat,nose, ear specialist doctor and he checked me and told me that I should go to take allergy and blood test. Nothing showed up and he said that my nose and throat looks good. I still can feel mucus in right side of my throat 24/7. Life is not hard with it, it is just very annoying. Im only 24 years old and Im wondering should I already have these type of problems. Im trying to cut sugar and wheat but It have not been helping. I have been using nicotine products for a long time and Idk can it cause it? Im using nicotine pouches and I dont think those are the reason neither. All what doctor said was keep using nasal washer daily, it should relief the feel of mucus. Any tips guys? Idk why Im worrying so much about this, even tho the doctor said that I should not be worried. Maybe because I can feel the mucus all the time. Eating and drinking reliefs the feel of the mucus.