Please diagnose me

Hi,

Basically one doctor said I probably have ashtma, now another said I dont. Here are my symptoms.

Bad Breath- (doesnt go away with thorough cleaning so I use chewing gum which does the trick)

Coughing phlegm A LOT- (3 years this has been happening). about every 5-10 minutes I have to go and spit it out. When it started it was a lot worse than it is now though (the thickness and colour).

Red bumps and yellowish tongue- At the top of my tongue I can see the colour is slightly yellowish, I try to brush it away but I nearly threw up yesterday when I tried to reach it with my toothbrush. Red bumps are at top of tongue.

Smelly sneeses- this has only started about two months ago, and it has only happenned about 3-4 times.

Heartburn- used to get it a lot now it is quite rare.

I do take Glucosamine which I read can increase ashtma symptoms, been taking this about 3 years, but I have also started a vigorous exercise regime at a similar time, I dont know if that has anything to do with it.

Post Edited (Barral) : 9/22/2010 5:43:28 AM (GMT-6)

It doesn't sound like asthma. Asthma is a constriction of the lungs and airways. Do you have a hard time breathing? Have you ever been diagnosed with COPD such as chronic bronchitis? Are you a smoker?

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I am not a smoker, and breathing, only when I eat too much really.

See a gastroenterologist. It's sounds like Silent Gerd. Acid reflux is coming up into your lungs causing inflamation.

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Joy

I think it may be gerd, I looked it up and have many symptoms, including voice box damage, in which it hurts when I shout, as well as heartburn which I used to get a lot but now it happens rarely but still occurs.

Post Edited (Barral) : 9/22/2010 5:45:00 AM (GMT-6)

You can always try an OTC proton pump inhibitors such as Prilosec or Zantac for a few weeks to see if it helps. Also you might want to try not eating 3 hours before bedtime and raising the head of your bed or sleep on a wedge. If these things help, then you might have GERD and you can take that information to a doctor.

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Diagnosis is not really to be believed from us members of the public, but hopefully we can come up with some ideas for you to ask a real doctor about.

Smelly stuff in the head sounds like there could be an infection - sinus, something on your tonsils maybe, as deecav said. I had a sinus infection for a year that was not caught until I got a head MRI. Has your doc done any testing? I'd first go to my family doc, then an ENT.

Sinus infections are often not cured with the first round of antibiotics, says my ENT. I've got mine back again a few weeks after treating for the second time this summer. Treating with antibiotic and Mucinex 12-hour (OTC), which thins the mucus and lets it drain naturally.

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Alcie

As you see, there can be a variety of causes. What did the doctor say it could be - the one that said you didn't have asthma?

I've had numerous sinus infections in the past as far as I know, it never bothered my husband when we kissed. But he sure has made my nose tickle because of his mustache! :)

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@--->--SHERRY--<---@
Moderator-Allergies/Asthma, Co-moderator-UC and Alzheimer's
~Left sided Uc-'92**Unable to tolerate ALL mesalamines**
Colazal(9 daily)/6mp(25mgs), Allopurinol (100mgs)/Bentyl-Prilosec/Biotin/Forvia/Pro-Bio~allergies-Singulair/Zyrtec~Reynauds Syndrome~OA (hands and spine)-Tylonel Arthritis/Celebrex~Scoliosis~Sacroilitis~Dry eye-Restasis/GAD - Klonopin (.25mgs) as needed

I booked a doctors appointment with a new doctor in 2 days and I will see what he says..

Come over to the Gerd forum and read some of our post there. There's much information about silent gerd. I suffered from it. You can search the post on Silent reflux and LPR. We have many people posting natural things they use.

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Joy

I think you almost certainly have an infection. (thick phlegm, smelly sneezes) but you may also have a hiatal hernia causing the GERD.

Both sinus infections and GERD are difficult to live with. (Check the antibiotic the doctor prescribes carefully online to read the side effects. Some antibiotics especially the ones prescribed for sinus infections have potentially lethal side effects. I developed tendinitis after Levaquin which took weeks of physiotherapy to clear up)

Sinus infections usually recur even after antibiotics. I clear up my sinus infections with regular saline sinus douching, not very pleasant but it works, and I also gained immediate relief from GERD and terrible hiatal hernia pain by self adjusting the hernia. You can find the instructions online.