Vomiting from Mucus?

Are you drinking enough fluids to helo thin it out?  That helped me.  I came close to throwing up about four times, but was able to stop.  

I hit my fifth week and was vomiting all day...every day.  They finally put a PEG in, but I had to go very, very slowly with the liquid food intake.  I also had to FORCE myself to drink water.  Lots of water.  It really did help thin that nasty stuff out.  I also took a little Musinex each day.  My mouth was so sore and burned inside that I used a straw to "drink" the Musinex.  I hope you can find some relief soon!!

There is a liquid version of the mucinex. I take it everyday. Just finished ringing my bell for both chemo and rads! So ready to start healing. The mucous is so bad I can hardly get liquids down but I keep trying. I also have problems with the mucous making me throw up.  I just wish I could find something that didn't taste awful:(

I've been taking the liquid Mucinex.  While I haven't thrown up from the mucus yet, I have come close a few times!  I use a humidifier too.  I know Kari...water tastes yucky!!  I am on total liquids now, but still taking everything by mouth.  I do put water in my peg tube if I find myself not drinking enough during the day!  I hope you head cold gets better fast!!

Joanne 

to everyone on this site. God bless you all and it WILL get better. 5 yrs out from stage 3 neck and throat. 35 rad. treatments on both sides of my neck and throat, 3 rounds of cisplatin. Had a peg tube, impossible to swallow, even with 'rons rum'.  I could not put anything except a sip of water in my mouth without heaving. Towards the end, lots of strappy mucus. As Kari said, spit it out. Lots of very harsh

coughing.  Takes time.  Be sure and continue trying to swallow, keeps your throat muscles working.  Biotine can give your mouth some relief. I still have some mucus issues, Dr. says from sinuses now. Probably side effect from radiation.  But, I can pretty much eat and drink anything except large pills. Chewables and liquids are my friend.     Truly, bless you all.  Sheryl

Kari2007 said:

mucinex

Is there a liquid version of Mucinex? My husband got me some, but the pills are huge. 

Kari

Liquid Mucinex is Robitussin or generic name is Guaifenesin,  usually called "Tussin" in store brands.     I do take it regularly via my G tube and it helps thin mucus but not lessen.   I try not to swallow it and just spit out.  It does causing gagging but so far I am able to get it out.   I use a pump for my tube feedings and run in slowly during night at 60 cc/hr so that my stomach isn't empty in the morning.   I have not had any nausea or vomiting during any of my treatment.  When getting the feeding over night the head of bed has to be elevated.  I have to admit that getting the mucus out orally does make the sores under my tongue hurt like heck.   Still looking for a way to heal them faster.

This is what it's called. And it is one of the worse symptoms of radiation/chemo besides dry mouth.  Mine was worse once radiation was over.  I would gag until I threw up pretty much.  Cold food was easier.  At first all I could eat was cream of wheat.  then I added runny soft boiled eggs lukewarm. I could eat no hot food.  Even mashed potatoes gagged me.  I drank cooled off broth.  As the mucos scabs healed I had to keep what I called my spit cup nearby.  That is because the mucous overwhelmed my swallowing ability.  I would drool to keep from swallowing.  Slowly it got better.  And one day I ate a BLT on toast and I knew I was going to make it.  I lost a total of 54 pounds.  That is because I refused to allow a tube feeding.  I felt that if I went the tube feeding route it would be harder to introduce food again and my oral cavities would suffer from being so long off food.  I came close to being forced to accept a feeding tube after I was done with treatment and home.  At my lowest my weight went from 158 at start of treatment to 104 before I started gaining back my weight.  I am now at between 128 and 130 but at times my weight will drop to 120 if I get a virus and don't eat enough for a few days.
 You have to think high calorie food if your weight drops as low as mine did.  And to learn to be a couch potato.  An elderly man who belonged to a group of octogenarians who eat low calorie to keep their weight the lowest possible without malnutrition told me that my body had found a new set point and it wsa fighting to stay at 104.  That it would be a slow battle to get my weight back.  This mucous thing will get better.  I promise.

Water tasted so horrible that I had to find something else.  I found SoBe water to mask the bad taste that regular water had.  I also sometimesdrank the aloe vera water for healing.  The best tasting foods were simple, one flavor, whole foods.  Fresh, not too many ingredients.  Like a soft
 boiled egg.  Anything with five ingredients, It just did not taste right or no taste.  I also cannot taste sweets, they don't taste right, and I am
seven years out.  Sure keeps your weight down when food is not great tasting.  I never eat dry snacks which are all flour based and my weight stays low.  So there must be something to that "wheat belly"  research.   Some things still have no taste.  I can't taste coffee. Tastes like water.