@lindam272. In my case I saw the difference after few hours I would cough the sputum but if  you haven’t felt a difference it might not be for your problem.  I also realized through the years that when I was eating any fat like cheese, oily food like fried

food , chocolate or anything my liver needed to digest I would have more mucus so i would take Milk Thistle in  liquid (brown liquid) to help the digestion of it so I had to discontinue the oily or fatty food or sugary food.  My experience has told me it is

not only one thing that caused mucus problem.  My major problem was mucus in my throat so It depends is it only mucus in your throat, is it mucus in your lung that  gives you problem breathing.  I found out that food has a lot to do with it .  When I take

clear lungs it was when I was feeling I was wheezing or  with some exercices my breathing was a little more difficult then I would take clear lung  to cough the sputum (the blue cover not the red cover)

 It was working for me.  If it hasn’t work for you after few weeks ??? You may have to reevaluate what could cause mucus?  Keep up the good work lindam you will find where the mucus is from?  I wonder if you are taking probiotics?

My main problem always seemed to be the mucus in my throat. It never seemed to come up from the lungs,

@jkiemen , sounds like post nasal drip. Could be allergy to something. Like Linda said, many times it is a food allergy. If you haven't already, try reading books by Dr. Andrew Weil. I credit him for my path to wellness.

@jkiemen It's exactly the same with me. I constantly need to clear my throat and would cough up thick stuff. But it never feels like it comes up from the lungs. Before my bronchiectasis diagnosis, every doctor I saw thought it was postnasal drip that caused the mucus in my throat. I tried just about everything for allergies and sinuses. Nothing really worked. I do have allergies. But the mucus does not just come when I'm in an environment where allergens exist. To this day, nobody can tell me exactly what causes the mucus. I think it is the combination of bronchiectasis, allergies and postnasal drip. I have more mucus when I first wake up in the morning and when I'm cold. I think being horizontal makes it easy for the mucus from the bronchioles to collect in my throat. Being cold would cause postnasal drip. I have given up on trying to find the cause. Bronchiectasis has no cure anyway. Allergy meds and shots have not helped long term. So it will just be waste of energy looking for answers.

Which particular book of his do you recommend? Thank you.

One ENT I saw said it could be GERD and I tried Ranitidine and that didn't do any thing. He also said it could be the MAC and it could be in the throat causing inflammation, it is a little less since I have been on the antibiotics.

Please do not give up looking for answers. Now that we have this forum, we can educate ourselves and take advantage of new research.
I recently read Dr. Jamie Koufman's book, The Chronic Cough Enigma. It has questionnaires to help find the cause of for each individual. She introduces the concept of Airway reflux that fits my symptoms well. The diet is strict and you can't lie down for three hours after eating, but it is worth trying. Coughing all the time is exhausting, but finding and addressing the cause of your mucus will give you a new lease on life.

I'll have to look for that book. My husband is the one that has been diagnosed with MAC and bronchiectasis, but he doesn't cough. He does have a lot of mucus in his throat. I, however, have had a chronic cough for at least 20 years. I have been to a pulmonologist and all the suggestions he had have not worked - nasal irrigation, fluonase, ranitidine, elevated pillow for sleeping. I have been tested for asthma, and that did not yield any results (albuterol did not help). I know I have chronic post nasal drip. Perhaps this book will have the answers which have eluded me.

@irene5, Irene, all of his books are great. I especially like '8 weeks to optimal health'.

@ling123 I swear it is a mystery where that mucous comes from! I would get it in my throat every time I'd eat sweets or bread.