Question:
I have been having a very mucous like feeling in the back of my throat.
This is at the very bottom of my throat, by my collar bone. It feels almost foamy.. I have taken all kinds of heartburn meds like Tumms, pepcid, pepto, and my moms heartburn medication and nothing is working. I also tried some meds for runny noses just in case it was that. Nothing has worked. I had the VBG done 6 weeks ago. Does anyone else have this problem? And if so what do you do about it? Thanks! — Katrina D. (posted on May 23, 2001)
May 23, 2001
I remember reading posts about this subject in the past.. try this link and
it should search for you or allow you to search on the word mucos.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/dbsearch.phtml
— Dawn R.
May 23, 2001
Hi
I am 3 1/2 mo. post-op. I still have the mucous in the base of my throat
and whenever I vomit (something is stuck or at that one bite too much) I
usually vomit mucous and saliva, very little food. It's annoying and I do
not know what it is, but do know it has not let up. Hope you find a
solution.
— Doris R.
May 23, 2001
I'm almost a year post op, but when I was about 3-4 weeks out from my open
RNY, I started having the same foamy stuff creeping up in my throat and
mouth. I was so nauseous that I could hardly eat anything, and constantly
had to carry a tissue to spit in. Sounds so gross, but that's what I did
for about 2-3 weeks. Nobody knew what it was. Not even my Primary Care
Doc nor my Surgeon. It finally went away on it's own, but I still don't
know what it was. I'm down 126# so it was worth the trouble. Could it
possible be allergy related? Maybe post nasal drip that backs up from the
pouch?
— Shelli M.
May 23, 2001
I have experienced this only once and it was one time too many!!! I had
eaten too fast and didn't chew well. It felt like something was stuck. I
had these uncontrollable and painful hiccups and then I kept feeling like I
had to vomit. I would try to vomit, but the only thing that came up was
froth. I could not swallow it, I just kept spitting it out again and again.
There was very little food that came up. I really wanted to get rid of
whatever was causing my discomfort, but no luck. It took several hours for
me to feel better. This was about 2 months ago. I have never felt sick
again. When I had my 3 month check up with my surgeon we talked about it.
He is not sure what exactly causes it, but the name for this condition is
"frothy spits". Sounds great, huh???
— Shelley.
May 24, 2001
It is mucous! My surgeon told me that the upper
portion of your stomach does produce it. I still have episodes
of it now when I eat to much, fast or something does not agree with me.
It does diminish and you will not be bothered with the farther out
you get.
— Dennis J. B.
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