LIPOID LUNG PROBLEM

[JOEY1943]

I HAVE LIPOID PNEMONIA (pneumonia) WHICH HAS SPREAD FROM ONE LUNG TO THE OTHER LUNG AND SPREAD FURTHER IN THE ORIGINAL LUNG. I HAD A FIDOPLICATION AFTER THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS AND THE PROBLEM IS WHY IS IT SPREADING>??? I HAVE CHRONSAND SEVERE GERD AND THE THOUGHT WAS FIX THE GERD AND IT WOULD CORRECT THE FOOD PARTICLES GETTING INTO THE LUNG.I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE NITE SWEATS OCCASIONAL NITES OF FEVERS AT 103.5 BEING THE HIGHEST THIS HAPPENS FOR ONE TO TWO NITE AND THEN STOPS FEVER IS ONLY AT NITE AND I NATURALLY FEEL BEATUP THE NEXT DAY BUT THEN ITS GONE NO PATTERN EXCEPT IT ONLY HAPPENS AT NITE.?? I AM HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH A DEEP BREATH DUE SOME TO ANXIETY IAM SURE.

[National Jewish Health]

Lipid pneumonia is not caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), unless it is also accompanied by ingestion of lipids, for example castor oil.  Nor is it associated with Crohn's Disease.  Our advice is that you get a second opinion about the diagnosis, preferably at an academic medical center, as this is a rare disease.  We also strongly urge you to avoid the ingestion of any oily material.  In addition, your lungs should be checked for tuberculosis, as there have been reports of mineral oils contaminated with tubercle bacilli.

[hardware2]

In the recomendation above thre National Jewish RN-DC recommends avoidance of any oily material ingestion. I started taking fish oil supplement/pills daily as recommended by many heart health practitioners. I have some GERD/EER/LPR and wonder whether the advice means that folks with that disease and COPD should not use fish oil supplements.