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Has anyone tried H2 Antigonists to reduce mucus?

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@narelled23 For those of you wondering "What is an H2 Antagonist?" here's a description:
H2 antagonists are used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal ulcers and other gastrointestinal hypersecretory conditions. Common examples include Pepcid (famotidine), Tagamet (cimetidine), nizatidine and rinatidine.
They, along with Proton Pump Inhibitiors (PPI) are the most common ways to treat GERD, which can often worsen Bronchiectasis symptoms.

What risks do you associate with H2 Antagonists, and are they really worse than producing 3 cups a day of mucus?

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narelled23 | @narelled23 | Feb 23 6:03pm

@sueinmn

Sue when I looked it up 18 months ago I think it was linked to cancer.

I also stopped the PPIs after years because of all the case suits against them for side effects...from dementia to Heaven knows what.

However as I lose the energy to remove the 3 cups of sputum and if there was a chance of them addressing the mucus build up I would try it. It was suggested to try it for a month to see if it affected the volume of sputum.

I will put it on the growing list to ask the specialist on 11 March. I now suspect I would certainly try it.

Thank you again Sue for your wise input.

Narelle

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