7% Saline Solution

Hello Don. Thank you for your testimony about nebulizing 7% saline. I can really see a difference in our group member's health since more and more have gotten on board with it.

Don, I found the 7% on this site, too. I also sent the NIH article about it to my doctor. In month 5, I have done my sputum test again and so far no growth. When I did my first sputum last November it came back in 2 days with evidence of MAC. So, I am hopeful and grateful for the info on 7% solution! Thank you!

I don't post much but am so thankful for this forum also. Check it daily.I have an appointment with my pulmonologist in two weeks. Will have a CT scan and then see him. Anxious for the results and going to ask him about switching to 7% saline. Am presently using 3%. Have a percussion vest and nebulizer and use them twice daily. Have not been on meds. I have lymphocytic colitis and have been pretty stable without medication so trying to hold off as much as possible. Was also interested to find on this forum about relationship between the gut and the lungs. This is a wonderful find for information for all of us.

@windwalker Thank YOU for introducing us to the "7% solution"!!

@migizii I was surprised to read your post and learn we have two similar diagnoses...Bronchiectasis and lymphocytic colitis. Also, I nebulize and use a vest twice daily and have not had to go on theBig 3, as they are referred to here.....I have done one round of short term antibiotics a couple years ago. I have always been on the 7% saline solution (since being diagnosed in 2017) at Mayo, although the pulmonologist there said previous scans from my local clinic displayed the disease at least 2years before this.....but no one knew what to look for. I eat a gluten free diet and try to eat well most of the time as I believe there may be a gut-body connection, too. Good luck at your appointment and I hope things go well.

Lori, you are welcome! It really does make a difference. How are you doing? Are you still in Az.?

Sue and Don, you can also click on a member's picture icon and their profile pops up with the 'Private Message' and envelope underneath the bio.

Thanks Teri; works like a charm. Another topic.

I shouldn’t be surprised to realize that over time I’ve become more short of breath. Waa, waa. I don’t like it one bit!

Thank you so much! I am presently really trying to adjust my diet more and more. I don't use much fermented foods and am going to try add them. The colitis causes me more aggravation right now than the bronchiectasis. The vest and nebulizing really help. I was constantly coughing prior to this treatment. Really aggravating!! But that has much improved. Am so hoping for an improved CT scan. I read the book "Beating bronchiectasis". Will see in two weeks!

Hello Don. I am in the same boat with the shortness of breath; mine varies in severity from one day to the next. I walk a lot and find that the exercise helps. I live by the adage; A body in motion, stays in motion. (plus, staying on daily regimen of nebulized albuterol and saline. I have COPD along with bronchiectasis. Both being progressive; I just expect that s.o.b. is just going to be a part of my life. It's all about pacing yourself isn't it?