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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Nasal Congestion

my mom is on cholesterol meds and blood pressure meds. She went to Europe and got a cold in sept this year. she has been sick since september. She is still coughing and has a consistent sore throat and nasal congestion. Doc has done blood tests that indicate some infection but they haven t been clear with what and she s been on many antibiotics and is still sick. she had lower back pain and pain under her rib but that seems OK. She is coughing up white bubbly phlegm that she says tastes like salt or alma selza, bitter. She says she fees so unwell. Her sinus is constantly congested, no and again she may have runny nose. Could any of this be mould allergy or food allergy Or side effects to her meds? I wonder if her gut flora is messed up from all the antibiotics and keeping her immune system down as well as her body in contents fight mode and super inflamed.so lots of inflammation. Also her liver is probably over loaded and this could also be causing more issues. Pls help! Thanks Lacey
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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Hi
Welcome to HCM
I appreciate your concern
in my opinion she might be having
Lung abscess
chronic bronchitis
or TB
if I were her treating doctor I would have asked for sputum microscopy and culture
X ray chest PA View
blood profile like complete blood count ESR

meanwhile until diagnose confirmed
give her multivitamins supplement with vitamin C

deep breathing exercises
warm saline gargles and steam inhalation

Hope this helps her
thanks for your question
wish her a good health
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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Nasal Congestion

Hi Welcome to HCM I appreciate your concern in my opinion she might be having Lung abscess chronic bronchitis or TB if I were her treating doctor I would have asked for sputum microscopy and culture X ray chest PA View blood profile like complete blood count ESR meanwhile until diagnose confirmed give her multivitamins supplement with vitamin C deep breathing exercises warm saline gargles and steam inhalation Hope this helps her thanks for your question wish her a good health