Still coughing up thick mucus

[ash6]

So after months and months I am still coughing up thick mucus, sometimes light green but mostly clear ish. I do have a course of steroids and antibiotics to take but I am still smoking at the moment so tomorrow i am going to start these tablets and try not to have a fag. I have also been given tablets to loosen the mucus so hopefully this helps. I have had this crackly cough since last year pretty much and it’s making me get out of breath a lot quicker. Smoking and being over weight isn’t helping me either, I read somewhere that certain vitamins and minerals can help but I don’t know how true this is?

Any advice will be great

Thanks

[mylungshateme]

Maybe speak to gp about support for cutting down on smoking if not stopping as it will just keep irritating the lungs.

[skippy11]

I had exactly same cough following a change of inhalers (thankfully back to old regime) however I’m a lifelong non-smoker. My consultant put me on mometasone nasal spray which is breaking it up nicely. Apparently it’s common for asthmatics to get sinus irritation and that’s where any bacteria will store itself

[Ts777]

You poor thing. I’ve always suffered from mucus, and put it down to smoking.

But when I finally gave up it didn’t go away. Of course, your experience might be very different to mine. However, it shows that those that scream about smoking aren’t always right!!

I now manage It by drinking water. It seems clear fluid does the trick. 0.5 of a litre three times a day. Weird as I drink loads of tea.