DeborahS
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- Aug 16, 2008
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- CALS
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- MA
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- Northampton
My husband, who has ALS, has recently been having trouble with thickened mucus in his mouth and nose. It usually starts in the afternoon or evening and he spends many hours having to spit and blow his nose. At this point, he gets his nutrition from a feeding tube, but was eating a little until this problem started. Now he says eating is unappealing because the food mixes with the mucus into an unpleasant mass. We have tried changing his GRD medication, which didn't help.
After searching the forum, I've read that other people have this problem, and there were a few suggestions: specifically papaya juice or meat tenderizer. But those who offered these suggestions said that they didn't know if they actually worked.
Has anyone had success dealing with this? Does anyone know what its cause is?
After searching the forum, I've read that other people have this problem, and there were a few suggestions: specifically papaya juice or meat tenderizer. But those who offered these suggestions said that they didn't know if they actually worked.
Has anyone had success dealing with this? Does anyone know what its cause is?