There’s posts all over the internet about ENT’s claiming excessive mucus / phlegm / Post Nasal Drip is caused by Allergies or GERD. I strongly disagree with this assessment.

Nine months after getting a Upper Respiratory Infection, I still have  excessive mucus / phlegm / Post Nasal Drip. Until I had this Upper Respiratory Infection, my throat felt perfect. Medical professionals are claiming it’s caused by allergies which I haven’t had during my entire life. I don’t have any of the classic allergy symptoms like sneezing, watery eyes or runny nose, which seemed to escape the medical professionals I saw.

I explained to my Primary Physician how the Post Nasal Drip began when I got the Upper Respiratory Infection, how it has continued months afterwards and how I never had allergies. His response was to say “people’s bodies change” and told me to start taking Nasacort & Xyzal, both of which are used to treat Allergy symptoms. IMO, prescribing Allergy medications for someone who has no history of allergies is the wrong treatment.

A ENT I went to claimed it was caused by either GERD or Throat Thrush. I tried taking nystatin oral for Thrush for 2 weeks and it made no difference.

I went to another ENT and he claimed the cause was most likely GERD so he prescribed Omeprazole. I tried taking it and all it did was give me a headache. Also Omeprazole has many dangerous side effects.

I’m in excellent health but this Post Nasal Drip / excessive mucus / phlegm in my throat is maddening.

Here’s more posts I found from other people about post nasal drip –

Per the above post: “Hi everyone. I’ve been struggling with constant post nasal drip and mucus in throat for over 3 years. It really is a head-scratcher. I’m hoping someone here can relate. Here’s my experience with this mysterious and persistent post nasal drip:

Excessive this mucus

Okay guys I may have posted this before. I’ve had a PFT twice. One doctor said your lungs are normal. Another doctor said the test was immaculate. My only symptoms are excessive thick mucus all day every day and very bad breath coming from my throat. No cough or shortness of breath.

(Screenshot of post from Mayo Clinic Connect “Excessive this mucus” )

I ran a search for “cause of long term post nasal drip after a upper respiratory infection”.  The above post and response is an example of how clueless and useless doctors are in having solutions for Post Nasal Drip

GERD-like symptoms?

Hello all, I am 23 years old and was told I have GERD as of about 6 months ago. It all started when I went to see my doctor about mucus in my throat that I couldn’t seem to get rid of. I was told it was GERD and was immediately put on Omeprazole once per day.

Per a post in the above article;  “I am 23 years old and was told I have GERD as of about 6 months ago. It all started when I went to see my doctor about mucus in my throat that I couldn’t seem to get rid of. I was told it was GERD and was immediately put on Omeprazole once per day. A few weeks later after not much relief I had a scope performed on my throat and stomach and everything came back normal, no ulcers, hernia, or damage to my throat. Before starting the Omeprazole I never had any burning pain in my chest, but now it seems like its very frequent and it still hasn’t done much of anything for the mucus in my throat. I am young, fairly active, never smoked, not overweight, and don’t drink any caffeine so being diagnosed with GERD doesn’t really make sense to me. Now if I try to stop taking Omeprazole I have extremely bad burning in my chest that Zantac cant even help. I also occasionally wipe blood when pooping. I told my doctor but she said it could just be something to do with my acid levels. Is there anything else that could be causing these GERD-like symptoms that I’m missing?”

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Oct 28, 2019