I have a question concerning sticky mucus
... Do all you asthmatics have this ? I'm
always gunky( as I call it ) pretty much
all the time ,and it gets progressively
worse as time goes on . Does not seem to
matter how much I use my nebulizer .
Prednisone and antibiotics usually clear
things up for a few weeks ,then things
just flare up again . Coughing , lots of
sticky thick mucus , fatigue , SOB . Just
wondering , because I was diagnosed with
Asthma about 13 yrs ago , and this has
pretty much been the pattern for me .I
recently started seeing a new Dr. whom
asked if I had ever been tested for Cystic
Fibrosis. I was tested and did have 2
elevated sweat chloride tests , but still
waiting on genetic testing. Any if an
asthmatic could answer , I would
appreciate the help . thanks
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-06-08 03:14am
People that suffer from asthma have more
sensitive airways to many different
triggers, that cause inflammation and
swelling of the walls and the result is
sticky mucus clogging the air tubes.
Mucus secretions in the airways in asthma
appear to be a major cause of airway
obstruction, wheezing and shortness of
breath.
Mucus hypersecretion is a hallmark of
chronic airway disease, like asthma, but,
also, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease and cystic fibrosis disease.
Asthma symptoms can be a result of
existing cystic fibrosis.
Do you usually have abdominal pain or
flatulence?
Do you find your stools with pale or clay
color?
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madencanada
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Posted: 05-06-08 07:10am
Not always , these questions were asked
when I saw a CF Dr. in April . I had 2
elevated sweat chloride tests so further
genetic testing of course is being
conducted . I'm still waiting for those
results . My complaint with my lung
disease has always been mucus .. lots of
it and really gunky . If there are meds
out there to help alleviate the mucus
problem "I WANT THIS ". Meds that I take
for my asthma are : vent neb , pulmicort
neb , advair , singulair ,atrovent ,
claretin , nose sprays , prednisone every
mnth , along with antibiotics because I
usually have infection or pnumonia .
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MandMs
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Sorry for delayed post! Posted: 06-03-08 02:22am
Have you received your results from the
genetic analysis already?
Both, asthma and cystic fibrosis, are
characterized with production of thick
mucus in airways, that has trouble moving
out of the lungs, so bacteria can remain
and cause infections.
Getting infections more frequently,
infections that tend to get worse and more
difficult to treat, as getting older, is
characteristic of cystic fibrosis.
Exercise helps loosening the mucus in the
lungs and strengthening the heart and
lungs.
Chest physical therapy with clapping on
the back and chest, or usage of an
electric chest clapper or an inflatable
vest that vibrates, can help loosen and
clear the mucus from the lungs.
You can ask your physician for
prescription of drugs called
mucus-thinners, that help thin the mucus
so it can be coughed up more easily.
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angiedawson
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i have the same question Posted: 07-19-08 01:08am
i have been dealing with this also. i
have asthma it usually doesn't bother me.
In feb i had some eposides. i went to the
doctor he said i have allergy asthma and
gave me all kinds of med. ok now i have
this mucus crap. i bothers me mostly at
nite. plus i had the lap band done 4
years ago. i have lost 150 pounds with
this i would do it again but it seems i
have more health issues now that i have
lost the weight than i did before i think
it may be i am getting older to i will be
40 in a couple of year so. sometimes the
mucus is so thick it won't pass my band.
at night i go to bed and within an hour i
am coughing have to get up and spit it up
i use my inhalers and use a nebulizer
also. usually if i cough it all up and
take prescribed cough meds it stops. but
i haven't had a good nites sleep since
feb. i am tired all the time i am so sick
of this i can't function anymore i am
going the dr in a week and i am demanding
he find out what is wrong with me. i have
gone threw so much asthma meds i can't
afford it anymore its so expensive. i
just filled the cough meds today and its
40.00 and that's with insuance. i found
this site by surfing any info you could
give me would help me. i also have acid
reflux to so i don't know if that plays
into it to i take nexum for it and its
pretty much in control i think. thanks
for listening.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 07-19-08 04:26am
Mucus relief. Comes in 400 and 600mg doses
and most stores like Walgreens sells their
own brand. Although it is not a cure I
find it does help dominish it quite a bit.
Consult you doctor and see how he/she feel
about it. It has Gufenesin in it which is
a decongestant.
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