Can you stop excessive phlegm

Hi, I also have over-production of phlegm due to a recently developed food allergy. Still being tested on what the cause is (could be glycerin or gelatin or something in the process of making those things) and I was at the point that I don't even want try new restaurants as I might end up coughing. I also relate to the waking up every night around 2am to hack and cough to clear the phlegm out. I just HATE the tickle of mucus moving back and forth just by needing to BREATHE, and it makes me cough so much that I need to wear diapers because of all the spurting (common woman's problem but really severe in my case).

Now I grew up in the States, but my husband is from Singapore, so when we visited his relatives over there, I found out more about Chinese medicine. Went to see a sensei (Chinese doctor) and got a very common, actually cheap medicine called San She Dan Chuan Bei Powder, which is 33.4% Tendrilleaf Fritillary and 66.6% 3 kinds of snake gall (Pytos Korr, Bungarus Fasciatus and Elaph Rediata). It is a powder wrapped in paper and the paper is sealed inside a small glass tube packaged in a paper container labeled San She Dan Chuan Bei Mo. After breaking the glass tube inside the paper container by tapping it with something heavy, you can take the paper out, cut it and shake the powder into a cup. The powder is mixed with some boiled water for you to drink. Two doses a day. It DOES suppress my phlegm production and doesn't taste like anything much, so don't worry.

I had worried I wouldn't find it where I live, Seattle, but we have a Chinatown/International District and I was easily able to find it after I got back. A package of 10 tubes was only $5!

Chinese medicine is very, very old and based on herbs and natural ingredients, so it has less side effects. I was on ASMANEX and ProAir at the time I tried it, and did not have any issues at all. This San She Dan Chuan Bei powder DOES work for me, and it has been in Asia for a long time. If you're close to a Chinatown/International District, go get it. It's given me real relief by significantly suppressing my mucus production and I hope it will do so for you all. You can google it for more info.

Skybyrd....it's possible it can be a yeast overgrowth but no one can tell a person for sure that is what they have unless it is that person's doctor. And why no one here has told them.....well because we are not doctors. We are support forum. We can only offer suggestions. There can be more then one reason a person has excessive phlegm production.

I have read all your posts. I have been through it all with adult-onset allergies....biggest problem was mucous. Let's just say I was so TIIIIRED of it all. I should have bought stock in Kleenex.

The solution that has had me running my own life with no or very minimal snot: I tried everything non-medication but this is the only thing that's worked:

Zyrtec or Zyrtec-D daily (indoor and outdoor allergies) and the D for days I feel sinus congestion although I have been headache free for 3 years now.
Nasal washes twice daily (I use Neil-Med from CVS)
Fluticasone Nasal spray twice a day
For reducing snot production in the lungs: Advair inhaler every day (also prescribed commonly for COPD), and Zyflo (Pill) (inhibits snot production everywhere in the body)

That's about it. Good luck

Gina

not sure if anyone mentioned this but excess mucus like that could be due to dairy. there are certain foods which are known to increase mucus production in body. i would look more into what those are and try eliminating them for a week or two and see if you notice an improvement

Was the Neti Pot mentioned at all? It's made by Neilmed and is used to flush out sinuses.
I use it at the first sign of a cold or even a morning (stuffy) headache. Instructions say to always use pre-boiled water with salt mixture that comes in packets. It looks like a small teapot. You lean over the sink and pour contents into one nostril and it drains out the other. I find it very effective.

They often have free sample offers on the Neilmed Facebook website for new customers.

Here are some interesting facts:

The people who work in the Himalayan salt mines rarely ever have a respiratory illness. Needless to say, it's the minerals and trace minerals in unrefined salt that keep the nasal passages, the sinuses, the bronchi and the lungs clear of mucous.

There are two types which may be purchased easily at some grocery stores: Himalayan salt (which I prefer) and French unrefined salt. Both are very effective in clearing mucous.

It takes about 2 1/2 weeks for the full effects to be stabilized, but the rewards are superior. It begins to clear within a couple of days, but is completely gone by the end of 3 weeks.

Milk products are notorious as some have pointed out for creating mucous.

I would consider stopping the use of refined salt and turning to unrefined salt for the benefit of its trace minerals, as well as the other minerals provided in abundance by the salt.

Many researchers and doctors are advising patients to switch to these unrefined forms of salt because of the many benefits provided.

Please Google a website called health benefits of sea salt.  There

are numerous sites to guide you to important data about the danger of refined salt and the purity of unrefined salt for healthful benefits.

Wishing you easy breathing!

It's Genetic

Post Edited (It's Genetic) : 4/16/2012 1:32:02 PM (GMT-6)

HI! What has worked for me to control the mucous is neti pot. Using it only on good morning(empty stomach) and not the mornings when I am very congested. It is easy to use once you know the tricks. Keep the water luke warm. Using the store bought pot gets the instructions and the salt sample to start with Make your own salt mixture with 1 part baking powder and 3 part salt. Do Neti on average days, and pass on days when the nasal passage is irritated.
Also not everyone can do Neti, for eg. my 8 years old. I use coconut oil for oil pulling in the morning(empty stomach). Swirl 1tsp of oil in mouth for 5-10 minutes and discard and brush like you normally do.
Using extra Virgin coconut oil is good. Do this regularly in morning only.
Thank you.



















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