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Posted 6/6/2020 4:50 PM (GMT 0)
After I choke on food because I ate too fast or it was something like hard carrots or nuts, and some got stuck in the wrong windpipe, I keep coughing to get it out, and the back of my throat accumulates mucus and I am constantly struggling to clear it so it goes down. It's like it got so irritated or injured that there was a rush of mucus and this goes on for hours.

I can't find anything about this. Only things like dysphagia which I do not have.

Please, what do I have, have you experienced this? It is killing me. And I do have a problem with postnasal drip which is another topic in itself but probably related to this food incident.

LPR- the silent reflux as they like to call it, is totally not studied enough and I don't think it has anything to do with any acid or the other type called GERD. It must be some kind of physical thing with damage to the nerves or a change in the physical area of the throat or even the glands.

Post Edited (MissBlossom) : 6/9/2020 9:02:48 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/9/2020 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
MissBlossom:

The worst thing you can do is to try and self-diagnose, as there is a lot of misinformation on the internet. We aren't medical professionals so we can't diagnose your condition, but since it involves you choking - I suggest you see your doctor.

Sharon
Posted 6/9/2020 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your response but I used the word diagnose lightly, not in a medical professional type of sense, more as in what do you think it is, or as in have you ever experienced this, etc. I was not choking and it was more the constant mucus that bothers me, and I did see specialists in the past about this and they are no help. I posted this to see if someone has some natural suggestions like a herbal tea, water, or whatever. In my case, I had to wait it out. My throat is back to "normal".
Posted 6/12/2020 4:05 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Miss Blossom,
Definitely talk to our doctor. My choking incidents turned out to be Eosinophilic Esophagitis. They can biopsy for this during a scope. However, I know some people with GERD experience narrowing on the esophagus which can contribute to food getting stuck. Run it by your physician so you can get feedback on it!
Posted 6/14/2020 12:56 PM (GMT 0)
Dear Missy, I have Gerd, Hiatal Hernia, Esophagitis and Barrett's syndrome. After my last Colonoscopy my Gastroenterologist said I no longer had Barret's syndrome and to see him in 5 years. I replied that I may not be around, I am 86. Four months prior to the procedure I remembered that when I was 30 yrs. old I had an ulcer and I drank Goats milk for 2 weeks every morning and every night before bed and it cured my ulcer. So 4 months before my last colonoscopy I began drinking Goats milk 4 times a day 4 ounces before every meal and at night time before bed. I used to go for a Colonoscopy every year for the last 6 or 7 years. Now I am dealing with hoarseness that began after my doctor prescribed zantax and omeprazole and it has been going on for several months. I went to my E N T and he said that there was a red spot on my throat and now further test. Of course all of my problems began with taking all these antibiotics with no probiotics. Of course I never thought I would live this long and it seems there is no end in sight. God's Blessings be with you.
Posted 6/20/2020 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
I think not enough research is done on this major part of our organs.

I also noticed that anything that irritates my lungs like spraying vinegar/dishwashing mixture in the bathroom to clean the bathtub, all the fumes will start my throat clearing as though the mucus is landing a million times in the middle of my throat and stuck there on the side and not moving downwards. I just don't understand this phenomenon.

So in effect anything, could be dust blowing in the air or a piece of food that went the wrong way by accident, or after a second coffee- not the first coffee. Then it becomes a vicious cycle for hours till it settles down. Nothing helps. No amount of baking soda, tums, Gaviscon with algae, licorice tablets, slippery elm, zantac, pepcid, etc.

I think some kind of event happened prior to this, maybe a cold virus damaged an important nerve or perhaps the most miniscule fishbone got stuck somewhere in the tissues or even a tiny bristle from a toothbrush came off the toothbrush and slipped into some unknown area never to be dislodged again or seen by any camera.

I never get any mucus in the morning like I read about people getting. Honestly. I don't know what I have because the doctors have no answers, just that I have postnasal drip and some reflux. So not a lot of reflux. Which is true because I rarely have any symptoms of heartburn. I just hope that they come here to this site and see what we describe so that they can think more on their research.

If it is LPR then which sphincter is it- the lower one or the upper one? Nothing is clear on the internet. Some sites focus only on the lower one that it is too loose and that it causes the LPR.

Post Edited (MissBlossom) : 6/20/2020 12:09:27 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/21/2020 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Clahenrob@86

That's interesting to know about goat's milk. My case on GERD started to be bad with use of antibiotics. I got rushed to emergency few times and it took along time for the doctors to figure it out. I was also taking Zantac and PPI. Those for me did not help. We are all different and those suppose to be a medication to help did not help me at all.
Your experience seems to be similar to mine. Hope to hear more from you.
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Hi Miss Blossom,

The mucus is sometimes caused by those harmful chemicals or just simply pollen. Check also on the side effects on any medications you are taking. I am not a doctor and I can only share my experience... I was taking a Blood pressure medication, and that had caused my constant coughing and clearing on my throat. Caused like heartburn. I did tell my doctor but as always, they will just replace one medication with another. So, this is what i did that seems to be working, I swiss (oil Pulling) on virgin coconut oil. Do that at least 20 to 30 mins. in the morning. That helped me clear my mucus.

Hope you feel better. All the best.
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