All of the problems leading off from a cold

Hi Annonman and welcome to Healthypages,

In most countries it is against the law for anyone to offer diagnosis or prognosis unless they are medically qualified, so you should not consider any diagnosis via the internet as being valid, even in the case of the person saying they are medically qualified. You should always consult with a doctor in-person to obtain a proper diagnosis.

The difficulty swallowing and other symptoms in the throat could be indicative of stomach acid problems e.g. acid reflux, which is why I guess the doctor has given you a *prazole treatment to try and control acid production. However you say that's not helping, so you should go back and tell the doctor that.

Yes, problems in the throat could relate to thyroid issues, but a simple blood test via your doctor should indicate if that's even a candidate for consideration, as the doctor will usually have their eye out for the common symptoms of thyroid problems (weight problems, tiredness etc.) though they can miss things as throid issues are not an exact science to the standard doctor.

As for you saying you seem to constantly have an urge to burb, that sounds to me like something that is often described along with IBS symptoms, for which you would commonly be getting lower abdominal pains, typically on the left side. IBS is another of those 'unknown' things by doctors, and there are various types of it, one of which is identified as 'air swallowing/gulping', so you end up with air trapped in your gut causing pressure on the intestines, and is also characterized by the need to burb frequently. It's suggested that a common cause of this air swallowing is stress/anxiety, and that simply learning techniques for relaxation can be very beneficial.

However, you should do your own research into the various possibilities, see what the common symptoms are and what you believe may fit and then, rather than just assume that is the problem, go armed with the information and evidence you have to your doctor, and ask to have those things confirmed or otherwise through whatever tests and means are necessary.

All Love and Reiki Hugs

When I lie flat on my back it seems like that induces phlegm to come up and it seems when I either bring up phlegm or trapped wind it brings on breathing difficulties.

I mainly get stomach pains when I first wake up. But pain can either be in my left or ride side.

Today I didn't take an omeprazole after 7 weeks and a day of taking them and the trapped wind doesn't seem to be as extreme as the time I was on them or before.

I think the trapped wind/heavy breathing issue started after I had my endoscopy could that be possible?

I really just want some help creating a list of all possible diagnosis so I can take it with me to the doctor as I am not the best communicator and that way I can do my own research before suggesting what we try.

I wouldn't have thought the endoscopy could be responsible for causing trapped wind, and it's unlikely to have irritated the throat and caused breathing difficulties as they're typically designed to cause no damage to the body. Trapped wind and heavy breathing sounds to me more like anxiety related things.

Phlegm problems could be diet related, though I'm no expert in that field (maybe one of our other members like CarolineN will be able to help more in that as it's what she specializes in). Some people suggest that dairy products can increase mucous production etc. and maybe things like tea/coffee/alcohol could be related to some of your symptoms too, e.g. pains in your stomach could indicate a lack of proper fluid intake... so how much water/fluid do you drink each day? and what types of things are you eating drinking?

All Love and Reiki Hugs

In fact the sore throat problems started long before I had any other problems. I would just get a sore throat on a regular basis without anything else causing me trouble.

Drink
On a daily basis I would drink mainly water around 2 pints. I do not drink tea or coffee or alcohol or milk.

Breakfast-I have 1 blue berry muffin. On a rare occasion left over pizza from the night before.

Lunch- Mainly mugshot pasta and a bag of crips either sour cream/sweet chili sun bites, or cheesy puffs. On some occasions I have a small microwave pizza or some micro noodles but that is rare.

Dinner- Every sunday a roast dinner. Other days vary but is healthy and includes veg meat fish.

I don't eat much fruit but when apple pie/crumble is on offer for a dessert I will take it up. If there is strawberries or raspberries in the fridge I will eat some.

I am sure Caroline will give some expert comments on your diet - but I think it could be better. Whether that is anything to do with your problems I don't know - but a poor diet won't help.

You don't say how long ago you had the cold - but I suspect it is NOT cause and effect.

Diagnosis is not an exact science - and I don't think the doctor is going to look at your list and say 'Oh yes you have......' It clearly is gut related tho - (and Giles mention of IBS could be spot on. )

The problem is all a doctor can do is treat the symptoms - which may not treat the underlying problem.!Something like IBS is often triggered by stress. Drugs can deal with the pain but what you really need to do is deal with the stress.......

You do need to go back to the doctor, tell him the Omeprazole isn't working . And see if you can go to a 'well person' clinic for an MOT - blood tests, blood pressure, etc. Do you have regular checks on your kidney function???

I do think you would benefit from a holistic therapy of some type - any that appeals to you (but I do feel reiki IS quite good :D) but you must have some sort of diagnosis first even if all you know is what you DON'T have.

Good luck!!

The cold didn't last long but the cough lasted quite some time after until I went on symbicort turbohaler it was a really heavy cough but now only a minor cough which generally coughs up phlegm (when I cough it up it is usually clear but when I force it out it usually is a small clump or can be stringy.When your sick sometimes that can lead to an infection can it not? On a regular basis I have blood tests at least every 6 months and they improve pretty much every time.Blood pressure is always good. So yeah I have a regular visit to check up on my kidneys

To be honest I don't feel stress is the issue.

After being off the omeprazole for the first time in 7 weeks and a day I went for a walk for around an hr when I returned home after dinner I had pain in my left side of my stomach and my left side and seem to be coughing quite a bit ..... and my forehead feels really warm at times to

Seems my kidney is on the way out after 22 years of being born this way ?

[url]Kidney infection - Symptoms - NHS Choices[/url]

Pain in the side ? Yes all down my left side

pain and discomfort in your lower back and around your genitals? In the back yes genitals sometimes

high temperature (it may reach 39.5ºC or 103.1ºF) Possibly I haven't taken my temp but I feel really hot at times

Diarrhoea is passing looser or more frequent stools than is normal for you? I think so...

shortness of breath? Yes....

Shivering? Yep

*Sigh* 🙁

[url]Causes of Severe Pain on the Lower Left Side of the Abdomen (Stomach) in Women and Men - Yahoo Voices - voices.yahoo.com[/url] Now I am looking at this.....

Just briefly - did you have a sore throat? If so this might have been a Streptococcal infection which can go to the kidneys. I suggest you go back to the doctor with a list of all your symptoms written down and ask him what it might be.

Your diet needs sorting out as you are not getting a diet which supports optimum immune function, but I need to get to bed right now - I might find time tomorrow.

It is more of a hoarseness in my voice than a soreness i think. When I said 2 pints of water I meant to say two jugs worth of water which is around 2 litres. This sore throat has been long term probably years before all this started

I think all of us will probably feel much more able to comment once we have some idea what your doctor says. I am sure Caroline will give some nutritional advice which I do feel you need. Good luck 🙂

I went to the doctors this morning he wants to do a stool test and he put me on pantoprazole instead.

Also said to avoid
spicey food
alcohol (I don't drink anyway)
coffee (I don't drink anyway)

Took one today but still feeling the pain in my left side although my kidney is on the right side could it still be relevant ?

Took one today but still feeling the pain in my left side although my kidney is on the right side could it still be relevant ?

is to reduce acid in the stomach. Abdominal pain is difficult to sort out as there are so many 'possibles'. If you feel the doctor is not getting to the bottom of the problem then it would be well worth seeing a registered [url]Nutritional Therapist[/url] who would be able to look at all your symptoms holistically, including your stress levels, sort out your diet to provide foods which will be beneficial to your health and wellbeing, and if necessary point you in the direction of extra help from the doctor or other healthcare provider. It is not possible to assess what is going on with you in a discussion forum - you need a one-to-one consultation. This may be done in person, on Skype or even over the phone.

Meanwhile it would be worth thinking about what you are eating - do you really think pot-noodles are a good source of nourishment for your body and brain? Have a look at the labels - how many chemical-sounding additives and e-numbers are included? You need to consume a minimum of 3 vegetables and 2 fruits per day - that is 100gms (an open handful) of each - not a thin spread on the top of a pizza or a drop of flavouring extract in a tub of pot-noodles, plus a portion of a similar amount of meat, fish or eggs daily, and then look at consuming your carbs - preferably wholemeal bread, pasta, rice, cereals - giving you the vitamins and minerals stripped out during processing of 'white' products.

Basically you cannot expect you body to run properly on junk food - you wouldn't put diesel into a petrol car and expect high performance out of it, and the same with your body. We developed as a species eating what we could find in the wild - not something from a packet or tub from the supermarket.

Have a look for some ideas about good food choices , but you can google 'wholefood diet' as well as I can.

I probably sound like a grumpy old granny - which I am! :rolleyes: - but you cannot get your health sorted while eating the rubbish that the processors make and call 'food' :eek:! that they produce to make the largest profit out of us as they can. It is a recipe for disaster.

Eating noodles for lunch and pizza is a rare thing it is mainly pasta I eat for lunch and always eat veg with dinner multiple types we had shepherds pie for dinner today. I have talked to a diet specialist at the hospital in the past and they didn't seem to have an issue with what I was eating before all these issues started. I can tell you I eat healthy and do not eat much junk food.... Eating pretty much the same way for 22 years I doubt diet is the cause of the problem. I was sick not like stomach ache sick but just a cold/cough and it went on to reflux problems.

I just got these new tablets today they might need some time to work. This doctor I have only seen like two times I think but he seemed pretty sure that all of my symptoms relate to using tablets like omeprazole.

OK - see how you go then.

Hello everyone

So I had a cold with a bad cough but when the cold cleared up the bad cough was still there. After being on a symbicort turbohaler the bad cough has passed but I have been having problems with breathing and some other issues now like coughing up small pieces of food with phlegm or just phlegm on its own. During this time I had chest ex rays which came up clear and the doctor said my throat looked clear to I also had an endoscopy done and nothing was abnormal about that either.

I was put on gaviscon for awhile but even while on it I would still cough up food/phlegm)

I have been on a releaver and preventer inhaler but this has not helped my breathing at all.

I also have the erge to burp all the time constantly more than normal like air is trapped in my rib cage (the doctor said this might be the cause of breathing issues so he put me on omeprazole to see if that stopped it but it has not and I still bring up phlegm but it has stopped the regular sneezing I had) It would get so bad that I would get hiccups like 3 times in a day after removing it by massaging my stomach)

All my current symptons include

-Hoarse voice
-Sore throat
-Reflux of food/phlegm (can be clear or can be of a greeny yellow greeny/yellow phlegm can come with food)
-trapped wind
-Minor coughing (Yes I am on omeprazole but before I was put on it I was still coughing)
-Lower abdominal pains every now and then
-Difficulty breathing/swallowing food
-Regular hiccups
-Strange sounds coming from my stomach area (Reduced since being on Omeprazole)

Also I have a gene deficiency which has caused me to be born with one bad kidney could this be the cause of any of this? I can't remember when I last had a decent nights sleep to be honest laying on my sides causes pain/tightness and facing straight upwards I just can't get comfy if I like on my chest the pain seems to be even worse.

It was suggested that I may have a thyroid disorder on another forum due to the issues I have but It could be other things from what I have looked up. Only one person replied on the topic there and it would be good to have some more opinions.

If you want to banish the symptoms long with the causes at their root, the only thing I would recommend is -
Shankh Mudra. [url]Shankh Mudra: Steps and Benefits[/url]
The second one is Linga Mudra. [url]Linga Mudra[/url]

There is so much power and healing within your own two hands. You hardly need to look for help outside of yourself.

Do these mudras with trust in your well being, they will eradicate any malady
Good luck

Feeling much better this morning pain almost no pain at all

Still getting the burning sensation in my throat and coughing up of phlegm though with minor stomach pains every now and then left side pain has more or less passed. My voice still is hoarse to and still breathing difficulty every now and then.

Still getting the burning sensation in my throat and coughing up of phlegm though with minor stomach pains every now and then left side pain has more or less passed. My voice still is hoarse to and still breathing difficulty every now and then.

Hi Anonman

I still feel you might be suffering from [url]food intolerances [/url](or similar) and that you could be sorted by seeing a [url]registered Nutritional Therapist [/url]- or even doing a Skype consultation with one. What specifically is causing your problem I do not know, as every one is different. That will need to be tested for. Any difference in your health issues may take a while to alter once you avoid offending substances, but if you assiduously avoid those foods that are causing you problems - or possibly some chemicals you may be coming in contact with - your health will surely improve. I have seen some astonishing turn-rounds, so it is well worth trying.

In a consultation you will be assessed for your health status, symptoms, lifestyle, food intake and general welfare. From this assessment some possible imbalances can be deduced and addressed - it is based on the principles of Functional Medicine and biochemistry - to deal with the root causes of the problems that are facing you, not the symptoms as in allopathic medicine. You are looked at as a whole being - not just 'bits' of you.

If you feel there might be some underlying emotional causes for your problems then seeing someone who uses EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) will surely help those, clearing the way for the physical symptoms to subside. It has been estimated that some 80% of illness has an emotional basis. Thoughts and emotions are very potent. So, this too can make a vast difference.

The onus is on you as an individual to get it sorted out. If you don't, then no-one else is going to bother - and you have the rest of your life to live ;). Live it! Love it!! 😀

Wishing you the best of health.

In terms of food I can't fully digest and bring up small amounts of that I have noticed

Rice
Broccoli
Pasta
Chicken skin
Chicken
Ribs
Cod
Chocolate comes up almost instantly so trying to avoid it but it comes up in a liquid not solid
Yorkshire puddings when eating say 4
Bread rolls
Sausages (not cheap ones)

Sometimes I eat the above and I digest it fully but other days I don't it seems completely random

It s not possible to comment any more than I have done without having done a full assessment. I repeat, if you want to get sorted see a registered Nutritional Therapist or possibly a Naturopath. Doctors do not understand about food intolerances - it is not part of their curriculum.

Fair enough I was just wondering if there was any noticeable pattern in what I can't digest

In my experience there is no pattern other than what you have consumed when your gut became upset and the pattern of food intolerance started to show up - that is individual to each person. If you eat more wheat then that becomes a problem, if you eat more lettuce then that can become the problem, or it might be rice, tomatoes, garlic, onions, peppers, chicken, eggs, spinach or whatever.

Read Lipski's [url]Digestive Wellness[/url] - then you can see what I am talking about. Brilliant book.

In my experience there is no pattern other than what you have consumed when your gut became upset and the pattern of food intolerance started to show up - that is individual to each person. If you eat more wheat then that becomes a problem, if you eat more lettuce then that can become the problem, or it might be rice, tomatoes, garlic, onions, peppers, chicken, eggs, spinach or whatever.

Read Lipski's [url]Digestive Wellness[/url] - then you can see what I am talking about. Brilliant book.

Lettuce and Rice I don't have often, Tomatoes I avoid in physical form and rarely have ketchup. Garlic ,onions ,chicken spinach are more regular the mug shots I eat for lunch has tiny pieces of it. Eggs not that often. But we don't really have spinach that often either.

What I meant was that it can be anything you eat. Not specifics. The process of sorting it out is the same whatever the problem food is. The food causes problems, but is not the actual cause of the problem.

Dysbiosis leading to gut permeability is part of the problem where it all starts and imbalanced bacteria, stress, environmental chemicals, lack of stomach acid, poor food choices, surgery, antibiotics, pain killers, parasites, and so on can all contribute to this. As I say find out about it in the book - she explains it very well. The results of dysbiosis can affect any part of the body.

So it is necessary to determine the actual cause, and eliminate that, then treat the effect on the gut by healing it, rebalancing the bacteria, and supplying the right nutrients in the food you eat while avoiding those that upset you, and supplementation to support whatever is specifically showing up in your health symptoms. Reducing the inflammatory process and supporting the immune system is all part of the process of getting someone well from a person subject to food intolerances.

All this is determined and supported by a Nutritional Therapist.