Almost. At the age of 18 and in college, I've had to quit doing poetry, quit student government, am not able to socialize with friends, am unable to go to the threatre or any other indoor activity. This is all due to my post nasal drip. I literally have to spit up every 1-5 minutes. Sometimes I'll need to excuse myself just to go to the bathroom to spit it all up. I am unable to talk for long because my voice gets really gargled. I've had this for about 2 years now and it is driving me to the brink of wanting to rip out my throat -.-. I'm an 18 year old male, good health, eats healthy, goes to the gym everyday, and is an aspiring social work/health major. I've been to the doctors and ENT many many times but there seems to be nothing they can do. They can do brain surgery, but not fix nasal drip. WTF? Here is what I have tried: -Quercetin -bromelain -NAC -Benedryl -Doctor: "We have tried every nasal steroid and antihistamine on you" -Elimiting dairy completely from my diet -Bug/allergy proof'ed my bed -Turbinate Reduction surgery -Gargling salt water -Nedi pot and nose squirt bottles -Ginger tea -Licorice tea -Lemon juice -Honey -Went on a chicken and rice diet only. (not allergic to any foods) If there is anyone or anything to try, PLEASE let me know. Thank you, -Victor
Victor, I really don't like this title.... In fact I'd like to change it. Do you really feel like you might hurt yourself? You don't say where you are located, but you do say some of the things you've tried. The best thing to do is find the allergen and not just treat the symptoms. Have you been tested for environmental allergies, like molds & dust? Have you moved to a dry / different location? Do you have pets?
Hi Victor, thought I would try to help- my husband has a similar issue with too much phlegm that comes up into his mouth in the form of spit and he tried a couple of the medications you mentioned to no avail. That is, until we looked at his diet. A "healthy" diet can mean lots of things to lots of different people so you may just have to play around with yours if environmental changes don't seem to help. For him he had to cut out ALL dairy products, including eggs which is hard to work around, but in the end, we're all different. Dairy is probably the most common cause of excess mucus, so it might be worth a try. Hope this helps. : )
