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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 29 5:15pm | Replies (9350)Comment receiving replies
The only symptom is persistent congestion, along with a lot of dark green/dark brown sputum, very sticky, despite three daily sessions with a nebulizer and SmartVest. I occasionally get some shortness of breath and chest pain, but I think the chest pain is just due to periodic coughing fits, because the mucus sometimes tends to get stuck in my air pipe and causes me to cough pretty violently until I can clear it out ...not to get too gross in my description!
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I use mucinex twice daily 2 tabs each dose.
My partner has an inversion table for his back he puts me on it and tips me on an incline so the gravity helps move the mucus making it much easier to get it out especially when it’s thick n sticky. Yes gross but it helps.
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@ckscoville We here all understand! Have you ever tried Mucinex (long-acting guaifenesin) to help thin the mucus? Several of us do, and it really seems to help with consistent twice a day use Another thing that helps is nebulizing with saline solution in addition to any bronchodilator you might use. Again it helps thin the mucus. For those of us with MAC, 7% also seems to help keep the infection under control. I'm not sure if it would help with your infection, but it may at least ease your coughing.
Sue