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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 10 11:22am | Replies (22)
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Hi blm1007blm1007,
I have bronchiectasis and pseudomonas. Invariably I feel mucus in the back of my throat that keeps coming up and it is a clear gel like substance. I was wondering if you had allergies. I do and I find the mucus is post nasal drip. It’s hard to get it up and out or even swallow it. What I do is a saline rinse twice a day in each nostril. The rinse bottle is from NeilMed. I warm up distilled water and add a packet of NeilMed’s special salt. It’s less expensive from Amazon. I’m not sure that this is your issue but it did sound like what I experience.
I also had a hiatal hernia but have since had it repaired and I still get mucus in the back of my throat. Just a thought.
All the best…
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Thanks for reading and replying.
I started out with ENT's. I ended up seeing three different ones and all 3 said no post nasal drip. Did allergy testing also, no real problems. Yes, at times it is such that it is hard to swallow....and that is what I have been told to do by the docors...swallow it....but they just don't get how hard that is to do at times. My pulmonologist did say she believed it was coming from my stomach which therefore would be related to the hiatal hernia.
One of the ENT's who is near retirement was not keen on the Neil Med bottle, he felt it was too much pressure, however NJH gives them out to most all patients to use. Go figure....just shows us they all have different philosophies.
For me the thick gel like substance is more frustrating than anything at this point in time. I won't/ can't complain because I am not in any pain....so I tell myself frustration is nothing...deal with it. For me, it is the limiting social aspect that is bad and may prove to be the worse problem of all. Who wants to hear and see someone clearing out there throat during a nice served meal.
Do you feel the hiatal hernia repair helped?? I have read that the procedure(s) for hiatal hernia don't always take care of the problem so I'm not thinking of trying that just yet.
This site tells and shows us that we are not the only ones who have develped problems such as we have, and as well, that each person can have totally differnt combinations of problems along with BE.
Wishing you clear throat days.....wouldn't that be nice.
Barbara