Hi
I was hoping to get some advice on mucus I am on my 4th week of radiation and the mucus is yuck!!does anyone have any advice they would like to share??
will it get better or worse as my radiation goes on cuz I got 3 more wks of getting fried!!
thank you
take care
mbt
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Hello mbt

Please these these past posts about stringy saliva.

Best wishes
Vinod

Hi,
Even though I have the opposite problem and hypersaliviate in the oral cavity, I still have problems with swallowing and mucus in my throat. I have found that Papaya juice really helps.(without getting to technical, the enzymes in the fruit break down mucus, as does pineapple juice but I find papaya works better) if it's to thick mix in a little bit of soda water or sparkling mineral water. It's not always so easy to find, some health shops will stock it but if you are lucky enough to live by an Indian Deli or stockist you will get it no problem.
I know there are other solutions too as no doubt someone will post and suggest but if you can swallow and take in some sort of nutrition the vitiman C content is quite good too.
SusieR

Hi
thank you for your advice I will try the papaya and pineapple. as for the the vitiman c is it just the regular vitiman?
and yes I will look at the past post thank you doc. I am new here so I am not real good at this. thanks again
take care
mbt
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Hi,
Sorry, the vitiman C is in the pineapple and papaya, there's probably no benifit from taking an extra supplement as the body can't store it, you just pee out what you don't use! If you are drinking the juices on a daily basis you'll get enough.
SusieR

Hi
Thanks ,I started drinking both of them and yea the papaya is hard to find but I found it.take care
mbt
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