Asthma Support Group

Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators.

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DarknessEmbraced 04/25/2013

I have a problem with constant phlegm in the back of my throat that moves down to my chest. I have allergies as well as asthma. I know that asthma and allergies both cause increased mucus production. I'm not sure whether I should take more antihistamine, nasal spray or my inhaler. I take symbicort two puffs twice a day, avamys nasal spray two sprays in each nostril once or twice a day, reactine 10mg 24 hour, singulair 10mg, and ventolin(albuterol) as needed. The extra phelgm makes me cough irritating my airways which many times provokes an asthma attack. I've tried a neti pot but it made my nose too dry.

deleted_user 04/26/2013

Hi there

I also have exactly the same problem with phlemg. i ave had allergies all my life but not asthma until about 3 years ago where i have constant phlem dripping down my throat and sometimes it s easy to get rid of but sometimes it makes me cough badly when it s stuck in my lungs and makes me wheeze at times.
i am not one very fond of medicine so i have been taking is 1800mg of vitamin c once aday and also garlic oil in the form of capsules twice a day, and i really have a noticed a difference as i have a lot less phlemg and it has also got rid of my cough.
so give it a try and i am sure you ll see results within 1 to 2 weeks.

Best of luck.

DarknessEmbraced 04/26/2013

I will definitely look into that. Thanks noura6!

deleted_user 04/26/2013

I found not having dairy products helps (long story....I had to have surgery and the surgeon wouldn't operate unless I stayed away from dairy products for a month. He said the dairy products thicken mucus and make it hard to clear). I also find that eating a lot of fruit and veggies, I guess because of their high water content (or maybe due to the vitamin C as noura6 says) seems to help. My allergist said that the fruits have a lot of antioxidants, which can help with inflammation and soft tissue healing.

DarknessEmbraced 04/26/2013

Wonderful suggestions thanks kite1!

deleted_user 04/27/2013

Your welcome, darknessembraced. I wanted to give you more information on the surgeon who told me this. Turns out, my body had launched an attack and destroy mission on the jaw joints which wasn't discovered until they were gone because I didn't notice the pain. The surgeon had to do a repair in the facial area. He said that dairy products create or thicken mucus in the sinuses, and it would make surgery difficult....so I had to abstain for 30 days. To protect the bones, I was to eat leafy green things which have calcium, not have sodas which take calcium from the bones, and do weight bearing exercise. Anyway, I don't know if that helps...hopefully it does.

DarknessEmbraced 04/27/2013

Thanks for the additional information kite1! I'm sorry to hear that happened to the joints in your jaws! Really good advice. I hope that your sinuses are good now. :)

MaryKdau 05/04/2013

Musinex & found my Post Nasal Drip was partly from acid reflux, so treated that with diet & meds helps my phelgm

DarknessEmbraced 05/04/2013

I've never tried musinex and I'm not sure if I have reflux. I get indigestion and heartburn sometimes but not constantly. I do have a cough syrup that has an expectorant that is supposed to break up mucus.

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