Hello gents...

I came across this topic last night. I was planning to inquire here long time ago, but as reading your experiences it seems there is no help to me either.

I have problem with excessive saliva/mucus/phlegm. I don't even know what it is, it is just in my throat, don't know where is coming from, but is constant. When first told to the doctor I was prescribed Omeprazole, that didn't change anything except made me anxious and sick, then other doctor lower the dosage and prescribed me Prevacid/Lansoprazole and he sent me for lots of tests(on my initiative), allergies, blood test, barium swallow and nothing has been found except mild reflux. Advice was to continue taking Prevacid, it will take months to help me.

Well I've taken Prevacid for at least three months and I haven't notice single change. I also got Bactroban cream to stick littlebit in my nose for 6 weeks at least and no change either.
After reading and reading I came across Candida and I decided to give it a shot. I did try before changing my diet, removing sugar and carbs from my diet for a little while, no change. I drank baking soda, no change, I drank apple cider vinegar no change, I 've taken bunch of different things no change. Month ago I decided to drink only spring water(doesn't contain flouride) as they add extra flouride here in Canada, I thought maybe is that. But after a week I didn't notice any difference.

Important to mention Prevacid helped me little bit with the scalp itch/inflammation that I had for years, now it is slightly less, but still here.
I mention Candida, last summer I decided to get Candigone and try that, diet is super hard and pills are disgusting but I manage to eliminate carbs for I think 9 days and after that I felt good for few months, until I started eating sugar and drinking beer like before so now it's same again. I don't think I eat or drink more than an average person, more over, I drink few bottles of beer Friday and Saturday evening and sweets I would eat only on the weekend, so nothing too crazy. I don't drink any pop or anything than water for years.

I am a runner and I used to run half marathons. Last year in September I manage to pull 15km on trails in a race. After that my fitness is just going down, becauser of that excessive saliva. When I go out for a run I would just spit and spit, only after a 45min or 50 I would manage to pull majority of saliva and be able to feel really good, but that is usually only temporary and my runs became kind of miserable. Every run basically is a fight with saliva, it is affecting my breathing and I cannot get enough air to my lungs as it just cannot be swallowed properly.
Other thing that bother's me is talking, I am having inability to talk and think clearly. Saliva gets stuck on voice box and my voice is miserable, then when trying to say what I think it gets really hard, like a brain fog or something.

I am still reading and reading and I came nowhere, I went to the doctor other day to get me referral for specialist, so I am waiting for that, but knowing healthcare here it may take months to see one.
On the other end, what I figured that gives me great relief is acid food. Lemons/lime and spicy food. Usually stomach feels so good and strong after that is incredible. My stomach feels strong and I am able to actually clear my throat, but that is again only temporary. Chiropractor also gave me temporary relief so I also think that it may be connected to my posture and nerves pinching, but that is just a thought.

I mention to the doctor almost each time that if I have high acidity or mild reflux why only acid and spicy food give me instant relief, is there something to test me on that or give me something to increase. His answer was just to continue taking Prevacid. After a while I ditched it, as there is no change anyway.

I am lately thinking that I really have low stomach acid and my stomach is just not capable to make it anymore, something like diabetes, when your body is just unable to produce insulin. And then when I eat spicy or acid it just kicks back in.
I did also try Betaine HCL and I am not sure if I didn't take maybe enough or is not that either, but I haven't notice too much difference except there is maybe slightly more saliva and it get easier to clear(hard to describe). I am currently taking Apple cider vinegar pills and digestive enzymes and I might go back to Betaine HCL as my last resort before I get to see specialist.
I also believe that it may be H pylori, Candida or really low acidity. But science and doctors haven't gone that far I ran out of my options except just going on carnivore diet. That could potentially kill every bad bacteria inside of me, but damn, that is hardcore and I don't think I am capable of that.
I am afraid that even H pylori bacteria treatment wouldn't be a benefit to me, as you get three antibiotics and anti acid. That would kill good and bad in me, with chance to be good or worse 50/50.

Sorry for the long post, but I hope that we all find a damn cure for this.