Mucus production in *lungs* right after eating anything and in sleep

Age: 57 YO female:  For last 3 yrs different foods either cause blisters or burning throat.  Also MUCUS forms in back of throat and it just starts running DOWN THROAT & INTO LUNGS so fast I can hardly stop it. I have found quick activity like doing jumping jacks actually helps to stop the mucus production. :(

Prevacid helped for about 2 days.  Then it caused angioedema of throat really bad and had to take Atarax to breathe.  

Afraid to go to sleep because lungs are *full* or I have bronchospasm when I wake up and can't get air in.  

Why have I suddenly become *allergic* to all food.  Ex:Greenbeans puts bumps on side of tongue.  Apple: Tongue swells on side.  Eggs, spinach: Throat looks like chopped liver.  All this happens within about 20 minutes of eating the food.  

I have been living on Hershey's chocolate chunks for last 2 years for calories.  I cut out cheese/milk recently & that helped with mucus some but not totally.  

Am trying to follow GALACTOSEMIA diet now, but there is really nothing on there to eat!  Help.  I think I will die pretty soon.  

Doctors keep throwing up their hands and just give me Xanax.  That I cannot take because it depresses my breathing so bad.  

But I have shown the doctors the mouth ulcer/food connection...they have seen it w/their own eyes.  No one has a clue.

[National Jewish]

This is obviously a very difficult and frustrating problem for you that is drastically impacting your life. I would highly recommend seeing a local allergist to work on sorting out the problem. If you have already gone through this, I would suggest speaking to your insurance company about coming to National Jewish for an evaluation.

[emmy]

I have had a similar problem since a severe attack of gastroenteritis (called "acute viral syndrome" by my MDs) in July 2001. I was hospitalized with a nasogastric tube for 2 weeks and ever since have had a terrible chronic cough,  with mucous in my throat that I cough up until I throw up. I lose my voice to hoarseness after talking a few minutes. When I eat I have to have a glass of water at hand to wash everything down because most foods cause violent coughing when I try to swallow. I have a raw blistered feeling in my mouth all the time. I also wake up with coughing that is so severe I have a hard (and noisy) time inhaling.

The diagnosis I have been given is acid reflux into my larygeal area caused by weakened esophagal muscles from the virus. I take Aciphex 4 times a day. If I miss one I feel the acid in my throat right away. The high dosage of Aciphex causes a feeling of "rocks" in my stomach and gas and bloating. I am also extremely tired all the time since the dosage was raised to 80 mg. a day. I don't take any other meds except Albuterol when my cough is so bad I can't breathe. I do think the Aciphex helps the mouth blisters, which I think are caused by stomach acid rather than food allergy. Have you had a 24 hr. PH test to see if there is a lot of acid in your throat and esophagus?

[BOBARMIJO]

I am a 46 years old male; I am 5'11 and weigh 185 pounds. I have always been very healthy - I excercise regurlarly and can eat
anything I want. Two years ago mucus production start to increase to a point that now all the time I need to spit that excess of mucus.
The secretion of mucus greatly increases right after I eat:
I have to go to the bathroom and spit out all the mucus for about 10 minutes. I calculate that I might be spitting out
1/2 to 1 cup of mucus a day. I have noticed soft drinks and junk food increase mucus production.  
THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MUCUS AND THE INTENSITY OF HEADACHES. ALSO OFTEN I CAN HEAR A HIGH-PITCH SOUND IN MY EARS. HEADACHES ARE GONE WHEN MUCUS IS MINIMUM, AND VERY INTENSE WHEN THERE IS LARGE AMOUNTS OF MUCUS.
I dont know if mucus accumulation occurs in the respiratory
track, in the digestive track, or both.

I have seen six different doctors: general,internal medicine, gastro, ENT, allergist. None has been able to provide
a satisfactory cure. The allergist found I am not allergic
to anything; the gastro doctor found nothing wrong; the ENT doctor found nothing wrong with my sinus but experimented with Zyrtec, which works to a large extent but only if I take 3 pills a day - I am supposed to take only 1 a day  

I heard about a three-day mucusless diet consisting of only
organic prune juice, water, and organic unfiltered apple juice. It is designed to cleanse the body and the bowels of toxins
and mucus. Such a diet will cause me lose too much weight that
will be difficult for me to get back. I would try this diet only if I was certain it will work.

Can I have an opinion about this diet and of the Zyrtec treatments?
  

[BOBARMIJO]

I am a 46 years old male; I am 5'11 and weigh 185 pounds. I have always been very healthy - I excercise regurlarly and can eat
anything I want. Two years ago mucus production start to increase to a point that now all the time I need to spit that excess of mucus.
The secretion of mucus greatly increases right after I eat:
I have to go to the bathroom and spit out all the mucus for about 10 minutes. I calculate that I might be spitting out
1/2 to 1 cup of mucus a day. I have noticed soft drinks and junk food increase mucus production.  
THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MUCUS AND THE INTENSITY OF HEADACHES. ALSO OFTEN I CAN HEAR A HIGH-PITCH SOUND IN MY EARS. HEADACHES ARE GONE WHEN MUCUS IS MINIMUM, AND VERY INTENSE WHEN THERE IS LARGE AMOUNTS OF MUCUS.
I dont know if mucus accumulation occurs in the respiratory
track, in the digestive track, or both.

I have seen six different doctors: general,internal medicine, gastro, ENT, allergist. None has been able to provide
a satisfactory cure. The allergist found I am not allergic
to anything; the gastro doctor found nothing wrong; the ENT doctor found nothing wrong with my sinus but experimented with Zyrtec, which works to a large extent but only if I take 3 pills a day - I am supposed to take only 1 a day  

I heard about a three-day mucusless diet consisting of only
organic prune juice, water, and organic unfiltered apple juice. It is designed to cleanse the body and the bowels of toxins
and mucus. Such a diet will cause me lose too much weight that
will be difficult for me to get back. I would try this diet only if I was certain it will work.

Can I have an opinion about this diet and of the Zyrtec treatments?
  

[BOBARMIJO]

I am a 46 years old male; I am 5'11 and weigh 185 pounds. I have always been very healthy - I excercise regurlarly and can eat
anything I want. Two years ago mucus production start to increase to a point that now all the time I need to spit that excess of mucus.
The secretion of mucus greatly increases right after I eat:
I have to go to the bathroom and spit out all the mucus for about 10 minutes. I calculate that I might be spitting out
1/2 to 1 cup of mucus a day. I have noticed soft drinks and junk food increase mucus production.  
THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MUCUS AND THE INTENSITY OF HEADACHES. ALSO OFTEN I CAN HEAR A HIGH-PITCH SOUND IN MY EARS. HEADACHES ARE GONE WHEN MUCUS IS MINIMUM, AND VERY INTENSE WHEN THERE IS LARGE AMOUNTS OF MUCUS.
I dont know if mucus accumulation occurs in the respiratory
track, in the digestive track, or both.

I have seen six different doctors: general,internal medicine, gastro, ENT, allergist. None has been able to provide
a satisfactory cure. The allergist found I am not allergic
to anything; the gastro doctor found nothing wrong; the ENT doctor found nothing wrong with my sinus but experimented with Zyrtec, which works to a large extent but only if I take 3 pills a day - I am supposed to take only 1 a day  

I heard about a three-day mucusless diet consisting of only
organic prune juice, water, and organic unfiltered apple juice. It is designed to cleanse the body and the bowels of toxins
and mucus. Such a diet will cause me lose too much weight that
will be difficult for me to get back. I would try this diet only if I was certain it will work.

Can I have an opinion about this diet and of the Zyrtec treatments?

[BOBARMIJO]

I am a 46 years old male; I am 5'11 and weigh 185 pounds. I have always been very healthy - I excercise regurlarly and can eat
anything I want. Two years ago mucus production start to increase to a point that now all the time I need to spit that excess of mucus.
The secretion of mucus greatly increases right after I eat:
I have to go to the bathroom and spit out all the mucus for about 10 minutes. I calculate that I might be spitting out
1/2 to 1 cup of mucus a day. I have noticed soft drinks and junk food increase mucus production.  
THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MUCUS AND THE INTENSITY OF HEADACHES. ALSO OFTEN I CAN HEAR A HIGH-PITCH SOUND IN MY EARS. HEADACHES ARE GONE WHEN MUCUS IS MINIMUM, AND VERY INTENSE WHEN THERE IS LARGE AMOUNTS OF MUCUS.
I dont know if mucus accumulation occurs in the respiratory
track, in the digestive track, or both.

I have seen six different doctors: general,internal medicine, gastro, ENT, allergist. None has been able to provide
a satisfactory cure. The allergist found I am not allergic
to anything; the gastro doctor found nothing wrong; the ENT doctor found nothing wrong with my sinus but experimented with Zyrtec, which works to a large extent but only if I take 3 pills a day - I am supposed to take only 1 a day  

I heard about a three-day mucusless diet consisting of only
organic prune juice, water, and organic unfiltered apple juice. It is designed to cleanse the body and the bowels of toxins
and mucus. Such a diet will cause me lose too much weight that
will be difficult for me to get back. I would try this diet only if I was certain it will work.

Can I have an opinion about this diet and of the Zyrtec treatments?

[ernie546]

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