Question 1

I was prescribed musinex for mucus thinning, how long can i take for?

Accepted Answer

Mucinex, which contains the ingredient guaifenesin, can thin mucus and help you clear the secretion. The effective dose is 1200 mG twice daily, but some people respond to 600 mG twice per day.

You can stay on it indefinitely. The only significant side effect of too much guaifenesin is nausea.

Question 2

If your mucus plug is still hard but your wall is thinning out and not dilated, how long until you deliver?

Accepted Answer

This is the forever 'golden' question... When will i deliver?  In my experience, mucous plugs don't mean a lot.  Thinning is a good sign that baby has dropped and is exerting pressure on your cervix... This is more predictive than dilation of impending labor.  Having said that, however, it can be hours, days or weeks, until a woman delivers.  Only the stars know for sure!

Question 3

2 days til my due date dilated to 4cm losing alot of mucus plug is that also thinning of the cervix?

Accepted Answer

the cervix dilates from 0 to 10 cm which is ready for delivery.  The cervix also thins it starts out about 2-4 cm long and then we judge its thinning by percentages. You will hear 10% effaced(thinned), 50% effaced, completely effaced which means it is thinned all the way. Losing the mucous plug has to do with neither, it is just mucous in the cervix that is lost anytime prior to delivery.

Question 4

Can consuming a lot of meat cause an excess of mucus? is meat known to be a mucus causing food? recently switched from being vegetarian.

Accepted Answer

It is not known that meat causes your body making more mucus. However if you have indigestion, consuming a large amount of meat might worsen your reflux symptoms or worsening indigestion causing more mucus production from acid reflux.

Question 5

When i want to burp i always end up burping food and thick clear mucus.... what symptoms are they?

Accepted Answer

Your symptoms could be caused by acid reflux.    Certain foods, activities, medications and conditions that increase pressure in your abdomen can trigger reflux.  An over the counter acid reflux medication may help your symptoms, but see your doctor for evaluation if you are not relieved or if your symptoms change or worsen.

Question 6

Hi! sometimes i cough out small yellowish/white (what feels like mucus) piece of food? what is it? tastes unpleasant. how & why does it happen? thnx!

Accepted Answer

You may have coughed up debris coming from the crypts or crevices of your tonsils. See your doctor for help.

Question 7

What is this: i eat food that i normally eat ok & randomly i have a huge level of mucus produced where i feel like i'm gonna gag. how can i prevent it?

Accepted Answer

It's possible that you're having sensitivities to some foods you're eating -- and you need to learn what they are so you can prevent this problem.  There are food elimination ; reintroduction diets that enable you to learn what foods your system is responding to in this way.  If your primary care doctor can't help you with this, an integrative medicine doctor can.  Find one: http://www.Abihm.Org/.

Question 8

Got woke up this morning by a cough with mucus in almost threw up it was like food was trying to come up never happened before ?

Accepted Answer

You have either bronchitis or bad post nasal drip of foul mucous which accumulated during sleep.  Take your temp..you may need an exam.

Question 9

So whats a good home remedy for mucus and body aches i don't really like taking medicine because i feel like i take longer to get better but what food?

Accepted Answer

The body aches make me think you may have an infection. In the absence of infection, you can try mucus with three drops of oil of oregano under your tongue twice daily.

Question 10

3year has had mucus and undigested food in his stools for2 days. he doesnt have a cold?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes food ingested might be only partially digested so may have mucus in stool.
Observe for weight loss, blood stools or stools that are large and don't flush easily. That could be 
a malabsorptive syndrome that might be further explored if needed by GI specialist.

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If your mucus plug is still hard but your wall is thinning out and not dilated, how long until you deliver?

2 days til my due date dilated to 4cm losing alot of mucus plug is that also thinning of the cervix?

Can consuming a lot of meat cause an excess of mucus? is meat known to be a mucus causing food? recently switched from being vegetarian.

When i want to burp i always end up burping food and thick clear mucus.... what symptoms are they?

Hi! sometimes i cough out small yellowish/white (what feels like mucus) piece of food? what is it? tastes unpleasant. how & why does it happen? thnx!

What is this: i eat food that i normally eat ok & randomly i have a huge level of mucus produced where i feel like i'm gonna gag. how can i prevent it?

Got woke up this morning by a cough with mucus in almost threw up it was like food was trying to come up never happened before ?

So whats a good home remedy for mucus and body aches i don't really like taking medicine because i feel like i take longer to get better but what food?

3year has had mucus and undigested food in his stools for2 days. he doesnt have a cold?

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