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ConsiderThis · 01-17-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dorrie

I have been sick for a month...I am on my 2nd round of antibiotics and I have never had to deal with this much phlegm ever! Mylungs are hurting so bad and I have coughing sprees (similar to bronchitis, but not bronchitis).
I manage to gag up some phlegm but I can hear and feel so much more in there. Ido believe the pills are working..slowly...but the phlegm drives me nuts. I do not get any more than 2 hours of sleep before I wake up in the middlle of another coughing fit...this goes on all night! I am so tired of it!Does anyone have any ideas on how to get phlegm up and outta there???
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much

Hi Dorrie,
I sure understand about not being able to sleep with the phlegm problem.

I find that vitamin A taken before I go to sleep reduces how much I have.

In terms of infection, I keep infections at bay by using vitamin C in rather large doses, which is fine as long as you don't have diabetes and a certain gene. But, curiously, if I take a lot of vitamin C when I don't really need it I get phlegm from taking it. I find that astonishing.