Excessive Mucus - A Slow Frustrating Death

I have had the same problem for two years and I haven't found a doctor that has helped. My gastroenterologist has me on Dexilant, though I've never had any symptoms of GERD other than the mucus. I've never had heartburn in my life, nor anything else that leads me to believe that this is the cause. I feel exactly like you do....frustrated to the point of going insane! I had a balloon dilation of my throat, which helped a bit, but I want to be free of this. I'm starting to forget what it was like to be normal.

Hello

Please try Yoga exercise. It will help you. But you have to be patience . Most important exercise that need in this case is kapaal- bhati and anulom-vilom. Just google it or you can find videos on you tube. Be restrict with video and do it only right way. Hope it will help you.

Has anyone mentioned the possibility of silent reflux to you. Google it and read about it. There is a doctor, Jamie Koufman in NY that specializes in this type of reflux. I have many of the symptoms == thought you may want to check it out.

I was.given a link on mass cell... An one on candidiasis.. Both on wikipedia.com.. My friend has these.Many the symptoms I have. Both these talk of swelling sinus,tongue,throat,etc.. Smells trigger mass cell, like alcohol. I cannot get.near hand.sanitizer. Cough goes with one.. Just read
Alcohol is in them..

You all need to be tested for Sjogren's Syndrome as that's how my symptom's started.  Find a reputable Rheumatologist.  Also read information on line and at the Sjogren's Foundation.

You should get tested for Sjogren's Syndrome. You'll need a reputable Rheumatologist and even some of them are not as knowledgeable as they should be. It's considered an "orphan disease" so there's not a lot of infomation. My symptoms started the way yours did -- with the mucus in the throat. It's really because you have less saliva so the mucus that's left is more viscous (or thick). Also, look up the Sjogren's Foundation site. I've found them to be pretty helpful. If you're on the east coast, Johns Hopkins has a Jerome Greene Sjogren's Program. They've helped me tremendously.

I've been suffering with this so any guidance would be very much appreciated.

I develop a clear mucus that clogs my throat when I'm exposed to fresh or third hand cigarette smoke and perfumes and cleaning chemical vapors and permanent markers.  I'm fine when these chemicals or their vapors are more  than 7 feet away from me.  My condition is a chemical sensitivity that effects my respiratory system.  An excellent article on this and other such conditions is:  http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/allergic-rhinitis/print.html.  The best course for me is to avoid exposure or wear a mask with an activated charcoal filter or use an air purifier with this to clean the air around me in an enclosed space http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryfaqs/f/charcoal.htm

 

Are you serious that your doc didn't even givbe you something to Knock you out briefly during the endoscopy? Most insist on it1 I have had 2 endoscopies and the first one I said I didn't need to be given anesthesia and gagged horrilbly thru the whole procedure. It was dreadful. Never again!
The next time I had one I allowed anaesthesia...it only puts you out for a short time but you do not feel a thing.
I wish you luck!

My partner has just been diagnosed with LPR (Larynsophael reflux Globus. Went to great ENT in Australia who was the first to diagnose. Was put on PPI's and will have to wait up to 3 months. It is a slow frustrating time. When you go to Gastro Man because he doesn't see Osophaegeous as the problem he will probably not know what is the cause. HOpe this helps

try staying same temperature.. i get to hot or cold the hacking an coughing start.. also try propping on pillows, or raising head of bed for sleep. Like with reflux.. I take citirizine,flonaise,albuterol.. helps,but no cure.. I have left posts an replies about sjorgens disease, mass cell, an I do not remember name of other right now. that go along lines of this problem. I my self have been diagnosed with hystamine disease. Chemical an all kind of smells bother me, an get me to hacking an coughing on mucous.

GOODLUCK ! God Bless !

I have found some relief. I have excessive mucus buildup in my throat. It gets so bad I can't stop gagging and had to go to the emergency room the other night. The doctor prescribed prednisone and cefuroxime and this is the 4th day I've been taking them. I don't know if they're helping or not but I will take all he prescribed for me. I had went to another doctor before this and he told me to take mucinex. I began taking 600mg twice a day and it may have helped some until I had that big flare up. But after going to the emergency room the mucus returned and I decided to start taking a no name brand of mucinex at 400mg every 4 hours. It is the same medicine, guaifensin, that is in mucinex. This has given me much relief. The mucus does not build up nearly as much and it apparently thins what mucus there is so that it runs down my throat like it should. I had been taking this quaifensin for a couple of days and my wife said I should cut back on it to see if the other medicine was working. Well, I went 5 and a half hours without taking it and the thick mucus returned and was making me gag. I then took another 400 mg of quaifensin and very soon I was feeling almost normal. I don't know how long a person can take 400mg every 4 hours of this quaifisen but it certainly helps me. I am going to go to the doctor and ask him about it. If this quaifensin works maybe maybe there is something I can take long term that will work.

Have you tried Nasonex? Ask an ENT doc to see if it is right for you. Took a few days but cleared my PND and chronic mucus in throat right up. I had the problem for about 5-6 months and now I can honestly say it is 90% better!!

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My symptoms of thick mucus causing me to gag have disappreared: I posted 6 days ago to say that I had been taking 400mg of guaifensin every four hours and it was helping quite a bit. While it does help I was having to take it every 4 hours, waking up during the night to take it because the mucus would build up. I'm not crazy about taking this medicine long term and besides it did not take away the symptoms completely. Along about the same time I started taking this guaifensen I had seen on the internet a site that was selling a homeopathic product that would stop post nasal drip and my symptoms were very similar to post nasal drip. I ordered the product and it came in 4 days ago. I began taking it and to my surprise my symptoms began to leave. I have only been taking this medicine for four days but right after a couple of days I could feel the difference in my throat. I began cutting back on the guaifensen and now I hardly take it at all and have no symptoms. This medicine is called SinusWars2. I read the reviews for this medicine on Amazon.com before I ordered it. Some reviewers said it helped them very much and some said it didn't help at all. Unfortunately, it apparently does not help everybody. I ordered it because I was hoping I would be one of the ones it helped. I was not disappointed. It is not terribly expensive and it may help some of you. I was scared when I first read many of the posts here because many of the people have been suffering from this dreadful condition for a long time and doctors are providing no help. I'm glad I found SinusWars2 and gave it a try.