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Phlegm in my throat and post nasal drip after Covid
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This is very interesting.
I must say that my symptoms are pretty mild.
I had a mild cold [well, I guess it might have been mild COVID, but I never thought to test myself], and after it ended, I was left with Post Nasal Drip.
It feels like I have a little bit of mucus in the back of my throat, all the time. I then have to swallow it. I must be honest, there is no pain, or discomfort, but it is something that wasn’t there, before the cold. So, I feel I should try and treat this problem.
You are the first person who has come up with a concrete solution to this issue.
I have always wondered if antibiotics might work. I am going to ask my Doctor, tomorrow, to give me a course of Amoxicillin.
Let’s see what happens.
I will reply here, and let you know the results.
Thank you for actually giving us, some hope. 🙂
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Yesterday, I had a doctors appointment and she has given me a 5 day course of Amoxicillin [500mg] [3/day].
This was actually for an ear infection that I have, but it will be very interesting to see what happens to my mucus production in the nose/throat area.
The worse part of this issue, is the bad breath that I can taste, although the doctor said she couldn’t smell anything. But I think she was lying to make me feel better.
I have never had bad breath, in my life.
So, this is quite disconcerting, but maybe I should count myself lucky, that my symptoms aren’t too bad, at the moment. 🤷♀️
I will keep you posted and let you know, how things go, during this course of antibiotics.
I mean if this does improve my condition, then this wouid suggest that Amoxicillin might be a potential solution.
A cure for one person might be a lucky coincidence, but if two people become cured, then that is a pattern.
Let’s see? 🤔
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Exactly! The glob of thick mucous was my first annoying symptom. Thinking it was a sinus drain or infection I went to a walk in clinic. While she didn’t find evidence of an infection she gave me a rx for antibiotics anyway. No help there. It continued to where I had a lot of phlegm production in my upper airways and would cough so hard trying to clear it that I’m thinking maybe that caused the hiatal hernia, I dont know. Anyway yes this all started a few weeks after a mild case of Covid 8/2022. Airy, dry cough, headaches and fatigue, nothing life altering, until…a few weeks later and it’s snowballed and been hell since then.
The best I’ve had in helping reflux is cromolyn sodium, a liquid that stabilizes mast cells in the stomach to reduce the histamine release that triggers acid production. Only available by rx. I thought it was the cure! Until it wasn’t. H2 blockers like Famotodine and cimetidine also help along with avoiding triggers ( I’ve been tested and have allergies previously unknown) especially soy. Allergy /Immunology has helped me with these remedies (cromolyn, H2 blockers, allergy testing). I believe that if the hiatal hernia repairs or is repaired it may all resolve. Meantime I eat very light in the AM don’t snack and one meal late afternoon/ early eve. Lots of water that never really loosens or thins the mucous but do it anyway. I tend to be real thirsty most of the time. Although the dryness has decreased since cromolyn. Best of luck to you.