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Salt & Soda Solution for Secretions

catluver96
catluver96 CSN Member Posts: 73
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

I came across the "recipe" I was given for salt and soda solution to help control secretions. 

Thought it may be helpful to share. :)

Into 1 quart water add:

1/2 teaspoon table salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Shake or stir solution. Store at room temperature.

Use every 1-3 hours - especially after eating, taking oral supplements, and after sleeping.

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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor CSN Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #2
    Woops.....

    Correct you are.  This should have coverage in the superthread, but when I looked there to confirm, there is a problem or two.  John, the link to "the essential kit..." is broken.  This is where i think this was covered.  Any way to fix it?

     

    thanks for posting.

     

    Pat

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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #3
    longtermsurvivor said:

    Woops.....

    Correct you are.  This should have coverage in the superthread, but when I looked there to confirm, there is a problem or two.  John, the link to "the essential kit..." is broken.  This is where i think this was covered.  Any way to fix it?

     

    thanks for posting.

     

    Pat

    Fixed....

    Thanks for the heads up Pat...

    Since I didn't really see a reference to the solution, I added this link to the SuperThread...

    My go to used Hydrogen Peroxide & Baking Soda for the swish and spit solution....

    John

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  • Robnoell3
    Robnoell3 CSN Member Posts: 6 Member
    #4

    II have aquestion,....and I'm not sure it's "a comment," but we have larynx cancer and esophageal and throat cancer. After the very first chemotherapy treatment, my spouse was vomiting and blood was coming out. Are these safe for him to gurgle while he is in the healing recovery mode after chemotherapy?

    Heads up, we have chemo every week because of the severity and the size of the mass,so I would like to know if salt with baking soda would be better than the hydrogen peroxide? Our oncologist told us to use children's mouthwash. I'm open to every suggestion, and I think that we are open to trying anything that might help my husband

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    . Thank you so much for your assistance with our newly developed situation.

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  • CSNSupportTeam
    CSNSupportTeam admin, CSN Member Posts: 221 Member
    #5

    Hello,

    For questions about safety it would be better to ask your health care team. Best of luck!

    CSN Support Team

    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1725782#Comment_1725782
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  • wbcgaruss
    wbcgaruss CSN Member Posts: 2,607 Member
    #6

    Hello, you can try the salt and baking soda rinse to see if it works better, but I agree with the CSN Support Team that you should check with your care team.

    They are there for you and usually have a doctor on call 24 hours a day.

    Especially since he is having such adverse reactions after one treatment definitely get with your care team.

    Is there any radiation planned ahead for treatment?

    Wishing You The Best

    Take Care, God Bless

    Russ

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  • Robnoell3
    Robnoell3 CSN Member Posts: 6 Member
    #7
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1725794#Comment_1725794

    Hello Russ,

    Yes. We are set up for 8 weeks at 5x a week radiation. I'm not sure when that will begin. For now, we WERE scheduled for 4 weekly chemo therapies, which has now been extended to a total of 12 weekly treatments.

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