Mucus in throat / stomach making me sick

Hi. Sorry I can't see your name !

 This bit is horrible. You have my sympathy. I spent probably two weeks with an empty water bottle and a box of tissues and spent the time (seemingly) constantly coughing and spitting mucus into the botte and rinsing my mouth out. Its a bit gross for anyone around you but it it does eventually get better.

JonH

Hi, great you have finished treatment.  For the first few weeks I had awful problems with it, and it did make me feel sick at times. 

Many of us use humidifiers over night and steam throughout the day. Keeping hydrated helps. I ended up using a nasal douche too, which really helped clear it out. About £20 from Amazon, including the salts. Still use now when I get a cold. Might want to check with your cns so they know what is safe in your case. 

Hope you find relief, it's awful. 

Gill

Ps. Not sure why it didn’t post with my name - Annie.

Hi Annie welcome to our small forum. Well done on completing treatment snd welcome to recovery. Yes mid is very common all you can do his keep hydrated and copious amounts of tissues plus spitting out not pleasant but it’s routine. It will go as quickly as it came often ti be replaced. By dry mouth. The decongestant s won’t work as it’s radiotherapy that caused damage  to our mucosal linings. There’s something called carbusistine I had it after about 6 weeks of mucus but can’t say it really helped. 
I nebulised at least 6 times a day alternating heteeen saline and plain boiled water. Plus a humidifier in bedroom every night. 
Good luck hope it helps. 
Hazel 

Hazel, thank you for your advice! I have ordered a nebuliser to go with my humidifier so fingers crossed.

Thanks, Jon - I tried the regular spitting today and yesterday, as well as sipping my warm water, and so far so good. It’s such a relief not to be sick, so hopefully that’ll continue.

Thanks so much. I ordered one of these after you recommended it in another question I posted about mucus in the nose (such delights!). I’ll give it a try now as I think someone said to wait after treatment finished. 

Hi Annie You’re welcome remember never use essential oils in either nebuliser or humidifier. Just plain boiled water cooled or saline in nebuliser. Keep spitting and sipping it doesn’t last forever just seems like it. 
Hazel