Thick sticky phlegm

[Bluebells17]

I am pregnant and have recently seen a respiratory consultant who has finally managed to stabilise my asthma so that I’m at least able to walk a little bit which I wasn’t able to for quite a few weeks.

I still have an horrendous increase of thick mucus in my lungs that sometimes wakes me up in the middle of the night with a feeling I’m choking.

Asthma wise I’m on Relvar the highest dose and I have been given carbocysteine, omeprazole and mometasone nasal spray to combat this and helped somewhat but still a quite a problem. Has anyone else had this problem/used other meds or/and can it be anything else underlying?

Thank you!

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Have you tried Dymista nasal spray, or Flixonase nasal drops, do you have any allergies?

[Bluebells17 in reply to Hidden]

No I haven’t heard of that nose spray Lottie36. Thanks for the suggestions. I am

Allergic to grass, very occasional hay fever but more allergic to cats and only dogs that malt etc. As pregnant I am a bit limited of what they can give me, my respiratory consultant is also wondering if I have bronchieactesis but I guess I won’t be able to know until they can do a CT on me after birth.

Thank you Lottie36

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Yes - the consultant should be able to prescribe something that’s safe for you to have whilst pregnant if you’re really struggling - I used to have the mometasone spray, but was switched to dymista which really helped, then when I’m really struggling I have flixonase and my fexofenadine are increased to 3-4 daily - I have saline nebs as well as my other nebs which also help to clear it - hope you’re feeling better soon

[Bluebells17 in reply to Hidden]

That’s so helpful! Thank you so much, I will discuss this with my consultant. Have a lovely day x

[mylungshateme]

Ahh that's rotten while pregnant. Luckily mine spiraled out of control since having baby although on reflection my body was hypersensitive during pregnancy.

I tried dymista nasal spray meant to be very good but my migraines didn't agree. Now on avyms seems to be ok. Well you know not as bad, amongst lots of other meds lol.

Have you found foods produce more mucus such as dairy products? Maybe worth doing a food diary? Also are you getting reflux as can aggravate asthma but not sure on mucus to that degree. Sorry not much help. Someone will be along to give better advice I'm sure. Good luck. X

[Poobah]

I was lucky enough to get referred to a respiratory physio a couple of years ago. I was given all sorts of techniques to help with inhalers, breathing exercises and how to deal with phlegm effectively.

I remember years ago physiotherapy was the norm on chest wards - a shame we don't have specialist wards anymore. But as patients, we were given daily physio and taught how to deal with phlegm. My mum also learned how to help me during an attack with physio, which helped me enormously and kept me calm.

I know that there are some good vids on YouTube made by qualified physios. I use them to remind me of technique.

[daleboy3]

Buy a new foam pillow as they harbour dust after a few months this can make you breathless also vacuum the carpets but don’t use any shake & vac as that can bring on asthma, mucus proves your allergic to something probably in the home my wife bought some smelly liquid that is heated by a light bulb that irritates my lungs so I turns it off, basically asthma Varys slightly in different people anxiety can also bring on a attack so stay calm