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Suggest Treatment For Chest Congestion And Shortness Of Breath

ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY HUSBAND HAD AN ENDOSCOPY. ALL SEEMED TO GO WELL BUT SINCE WE ARRIVED HOME , HE HAS A COUPH WITH PHLEGM AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. WE THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE PROCDURE BUT SINCE IT STILL LINGERS , WE ARE CONCERNED. IS THERE ANYTHING HE CAN TAKE TO CUT THE PHLEGM? HIS THROAT IS NOT SORE. BUT THESE SYMTOMS ARE WORSE IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN IN THE EVENING. JUST LIKE SYMTOMS OF A COLD WOULD PRESENT. WE HOPE YOU CAN HELP US. SINCERELY, DIANE
Fri, 24 Jul 2015
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Hello Diane
I appreciate your concern for your husband
He might have aspirated during the procedure So I would advise you to take an X ray chest.

Meanwhile ask him to do gargling with warm saline water or antiseptic mouth wash
Steam inhalation will help definitely help.him
He should take cough syrup during episodes of cough
As a home remedy you can give him honey with ginger juice which soothes throat

Hope this helps.him
Please do write back to me if you have any mor queries I will be happy to help you
Best wishes
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Suggest Treatment For Chest Congestion And Shortness Of Breath

Hello Diane I appreciate your concern for your husband He might have aspirated during the procedure So I would advise you to take an X ray chest. Meanwhile ask him to do gargling with warm saline water or antiseptic mouth wash Steam inhalation will help definitely help.him He should take cough syrup during episodes of cough As a home remedy you can give him honey with ginger juice which soothes throat Hope this helps.him Please do write back to me if you have any mor queries I will be happy to help you Best wishes