Mucus

[SwingDance]

My mucus problem seems worse after eating.  I cough up and need to spit constantly.  I have had this prob all my life but as I age and am now in wheelchair, it has gotten worse.  Dr. says I have asthma now.  Could the mucus I have had all my life brought the asthma on?  I have all kinds of meds from nose drops to anhalers.  Nothing seems to help.  I had not thought of acid reflux.


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[Desperate_wife]

My husband has the same problem and he was finally diagnosed with LPR.  It is similar to GERD, however, the acid comes up higher in the Esophogas.  There is an excellent article in the JAMA, which you can access on their web site...it is by Dr. Gerald Ford.  There is a specific test that can help diagnose LPR (Bravo 48 hour PH Monitoring).  Hope this helps...if you want to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.

[nat1975]

Have you considered allergies or intolerances to wheat and gluten as well as other foods like dairy and eggs?  Some of these things will not come up in tests that your allergist does.  You may be able to best determine what foods you have trouble with by simply being aware and documenting.  I have felt sick to my stomach at times because of the amount of mucus that builds up in me after eating and how it lingers.  For me it's dairy, fried foods, wheat, gluten, and white rice so far as I've been able to determine.  I also break out when I eat these foods as well and have for many years though I didn't realize the connection until I started researching and eliminating foods from my diet.  When I've reintroduced them I start up again.  Consider other symptoms you are experiencing as well.  You may also want to look into Diet for your Blood type and Live for your Blood type.  A lot of what I've learned here has proved useful in my case.  It's a load of hogwash that we all have the same dietary needs.  Take what you learn here and combine it with what you learn or know about yourself to be true.  There is so much that doctors don't know about how diet can affect us, so it's left up to each one of us to piece together what we each need.  Best wishes on your search.