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[Gilliansimba]

Hi everyone, has anyone with aps suffered with a sore throat, sore ears,lots of mucus in the nose and throat, I have for 3 months now and I'm rather concerned about this I have to have a camera up my nose this week,I'm so frightened of what they may find please help x

[puncturedbicycle]

As far as I know this doesn't indicate anything sinister. It might mean you're a bit run down or you have allergies. Have you tried a dairy-free diet? That helped me a lot w chronic respiratory allergies. I used to wake up and sneeze sometimes dozens of times, and my nose would stream all day. Dairy-free virtually erased the symptoms and I never suffered as badly again even after returning to dairy products.

Is there something in particular you're afraid of finding? Sore throat can be a thyroid thing but if they're looking up your nose it sounds like they may be checking sinuses - ?

Good luck. I hope it all goes well and they find a fixable cause for your symptoms.

[Gilliansimba in reply to puncturedbicycle]

Hopefully it is something & nothing but yeah I'm worried about the big c as that is what they are wanting to rule out, Thankyou for your reply I will certainly try the dairy free diet, I'll try anything really to rid myself off this rubbish feeling.

[puncturedbicycle in reply to Gilliansimba]

You have all my sympathy. It is a misery. Good luck w your test and I hope you manage to get to the bottom of what is wrong.

[Gilliansimba in reply to puncturedbicycle]

Thankyou. So glad it's nothing serious I've found out today I have rhinitis & acid that's causing the problem.

[puncturedbicycle in reply to Gilliansimba]

Yes, I guess you already knew you had rhinitis! Are they going to put you on a ppi?

[Gilliansimba in reply to puncturedbicycle]

No I really didn't know that it was, yes I have 3 different meds for this.so hopefully this will work.

[puncturedbicycle in reply to Gilliansimba]

I just meant you knew you had an irritated nose. That isn't really a diagnosis so much as a description of your symptoms - the very symptoms that led you to go to the doctor I should think. So you have already told them you had rhinitis, even if you didn't use the word.

Be mindful w the ppis. I know they work for a lot of people and some folk can't do without them but they were meant to be used for short periods.

Do you know if you're optimally treated for your thyroid issues? It's common to run low on stomach acid which can cause issues that look very similar to too much acid, leading to reflux etc. A lot of people feel better taking digestive enzymes and hcl.

[BadHare]

Sorry you feel so bad, Gillian.

I used to get bad respiratory infections that lasted 3-4 months before taking thyroid meds. The only thing that helped was a concoction of herbal medicine from a national organic chain or a herbal medicine clinic, that boosted my immune system. It included elderberry tincture, goldenseal, white horhound & yarrow. It tasted horrid, but did the trick.

I'm a degree warmer now, so have don't feel so persistently run down & ill. Have you tried the barnes Basal body temperature test to see if you're warm/medicated enough?

Mel

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[Gilliansimba in reply to BadHare]

Glad your feeling better with that,did you ever suffer with your throat,nose & ear pain? I am very drained with no energy just feel so tired and weak, do you have aps? Thankyou for your advice what is this test please.gillian😊

[BadHare in reply to Gilliansimba]

Thanks Gillian!

Yes, ear ache, coughs, colds & chronic tonsilitis & sore throats, but not heard of APS. Hope you haven't got that, too!

Barnes basal body teperature test: regenerativenutrition.com/c...

Mel

[Gilliansimba in reply to BadHare]

Had the camera up my nose & down my throat this morning. The cause is rhinitis & acid, such a relief & Thankyou. Yeah I have aps do you?.

[BadHare in reply to Gilliansimba]

Good to get a diagnosis, & better still, a cure.

I'd never heard of APS before, I have enough ailments already!

[Gilliansimba in reply to BadHare]

Yes definitely,my symptoms have eased a little but my throat is still pretty sore,what do you suffer with?.

[BadHare in reply to Gilliansimba]

Old age!

[humanbean]

What is APS?

[Gilliansimba in reply to humanbean]

Hi there, aps is antiphospholipid syndrome am autoimmune condition.

[humanbean in reply to Gilliansimba]

Sorry, I can't answer your question, it is something I know nothing about, but I just wanted to point out that there is a community for people with APS on HU. You can follow that forum if you wish :

healthunlocked.com/hughes-s...

You don't have to leave this one - you can join as many communities as you like.

[Gilliansimba]

Thankyou very much for this much appreciated 😊