Lump in the Throat feeling?

[M4N4MK1]

Hello people of Cassiopaea, hope everyone is well.

I like to ask for help and advice, about my symptoms over the late 12-18months or so.

Started having problems in '09 july - with bloating and blood in stool, and the same time belly bottom discharge and what looked to be blood? over the few months i was feeling down and suffering from chronic fatigue. Thats when i looked on Cassiopaea forums about diet and health and started reading about gluten, toxins, transfats that are not good for anyone. So i made changes to my diet, its hard but i did follow up the advice on here, from everyones topics and posts.

After reading lots of knowlegde i started taking suppliments, multi vitamins with friendly bactaria, and Pau d'Arco which kills candida. i had been taking this and now my above symptoms have stop.

then in Jan '10 i had the feeling of lump in my throat, and the back of the throat was red, and showing a few tiny red spots. I had been to the doctors about my symptoms, a blood test was done and came back showing everthings ok. i dont know what i was tested for, i never asked either and never went back to see my doctor.

and now my mouth and throat are still the same and i now have a swollen tounge, and when i clear my mouth i see bright blood in my spit. i dont know what it is, really getting me down and worried after reading about possible causes and reasons online.

Thanks for your help.

 

[truth seeker]

I had been to the doctors about my symptoms, a blood test was done and came back showing everthings ok. i dont know what i was tested for, i never asked either and never went back to see my doctor.

Why didn't you ask? Unfortunately nothing goes away on it's own if it's avoided. Is it possible for you to see another doctor? If you can, try and get a copy of the blood test from the first to take with you. Also, make a copy for yourself.

 

[M4N4MK1]

I didnt know what to ask about the test. i didnt go back as i have been very busy with work. I did ring in, and the receptionist told me all is ok. So i didnt go back to see doctor. but symptoms are the same, and now i am getting mild pains along my spine and chest an neck areas.

But then a few weeks later i had been back to see doctor, again told him about my symptoms. And this time i asked about the blood test, it showed up that i am deficient in folate, and all the other vit showed up all ok. So i had another blood test, which i will get the results for next week.

It doesnt help that i am working in a toxic environment in a car body repair shop, even though i am wearing protective equipment like a mask in the workshop due to dust and a air feed respirator in the paint booth. I have been doing the work for 2yrs, and my previous job was in an office based environment infront of computers.

I do recall a time at college for training when i used a mask which i think might have been faulty, and a few days later i had the lump in throat feeling. It has been bugging me that this may have done some damage to my lungs/respiratory system. As the toxic paints can cause asthma and other illnesses, this is something they told me about and i took the risk in working in this industry.

So in the mean time have reading all the info on this forum, and i have been working on my diet, and taking supplement already recommended. I have issue with myself when it comes to eating, work life, and money. And now i have realised i need to take this more serious and actually DO the eating, reading, and to get out of the job i am in due to TOXIC over load.

 

[whovian]

Hi M4,

I hope you find resolve to your symptoms. It is very important that you get tested for disease considering your occupational respiratory exposure. Taking folate will not solve your issue. It is also best to take the approach that there are multiple issues going on, because your doctor certainly will not. They tend to have a 'one problem, one solution' approach, and it usually involves pharma or surgical procedures.

The typical lump in the throat feeling is from excessive stomach acid pushing up into your esophagus. Many, many people are diagnosed with GERD every year and subsequently placed on proton-pump inhibitor drugs to solve the issue. IMO, PPIs are the single most over-used and one of the most dangerous drugs around. Reducing stomach acid is never a good idea. This will eventually lead to gastric or intestinal cancer and worsening of the problems over time.

When you eat and your gut flora is out of balance or there is candida present, the food travels partially undigested from the stomach into the small bowel. There, it ferments and decays, building up gas. The gas has nowhere to escape, so it takes the path of least resistance (upwards) and pushes the stomach contents as well as the gastric juices into the esophagus. There are nerves inside the esophagus, and when the acid reaches these nerves, it tickles them and causes that 'lump-in-the-throat' feeling.

Your best bet would be to do a candida cleanse, and then eliminate sugar/starches from your diet completely while adding back probiotics to re-build the gut flora. Using Curcumin is also hugely helpful, as it has anti-candida properties. Garlic and ginger-root are also very helpful. Also be mindful of your portions when eating. As you get older, you actually lose stomach acid production, and larger meals tend to be more difficult to digest. Drink a large glass of water 30 minutes before eating (add fresh lemon-juice if possible) to aid digestion. You may also consider taking digestive enzymes (Papain/Bromelain) when you eat.

First and foremost, you need to eliminate the possibility of more serious disease before taking this course of action. We all have bloody stools from time to time, but bloody sputum could indicate lung or gastro-intestinal disease. Please get yourself properly checked.

 

[Nienna]

M4N4MK1, it does sound like you are having some lung issues, along with other things. The inhaling of paint fumes is not a good thing.

Have you been keeping up with the articles on SOTT that talk about the research of a mostly high-fat, meat diet and how they are finding that this helps in a lot of health problems? There's also some things here in the Diet and Health section that talk about this.

Laura even said on here in one of the threads that she read that an all meat diet has helped many people with asthma.

Another thing, are you able to get a FAR sauna blanket? This is a remarkable detox tool.

 

[M4N4MK1]

Hi All and thanks for ur advice Whovian and Nienna Eluch! :)

Its been a year and a half of diet change, elimination of wheat and milk. Getting an appointment at the doctors is difficult, as they seem always to be booked up and i get adviced to call back in morning for cancellations. But this is worry some, and i am getting this checked and will really have to push my doctor to do some tests or xray.

I have been taking probiotics for the last 6-7 months, which has helped alot and also magnesium supplements and muilt vitimins.

Funny you mention Curcumin, Garlic and ginger, these are spices we us alot at home in cooking, to make currys and dahls with buckwheat chipattes, so it is something i eat regular. Jus this week i made a blueberry, apple juice, and tumeric with red root and flaxseed drink, oohh this was very good for my bowels.

My bowel issue are better, but like Nienna say i have issue with lungs. Due to ingesttion of 2k paint, without me realising my mask was faulty.

So it has made me think, thanks to Laura and all members and this mighty forum of information. How do i go about removing this matter from my body? I have looked at the tread called detoxify of die cookbook, and i have bought some of the following.

DMSO and Silver, spirulina, Vitamin C crytals and Glutathione redused form with milk thistle extract and ALA which i only learned about this weekend. I do need to re-read the info about this.

My symptoms this past 6weeks or so, have been lightheaded-ness, mild chest pains near my solar plexus on-off during the weeks, and same area but on the back. I have had night sweats, and not been able to concentrate at work, and short term memory not so good.

But i did notice that after taking spirulina (B vitimins) for a few days these symptoms are less. But still i have a swollen tongue and i this has made me take DMSO and silver for the last few days to try and reduce the swelling, before i went to sleep.

So know i have bought Vitimin C, and Glutathione So much information, i am getting lost in it. I know i need to detox my lungs and well the rest of me, and just need advice with the best way to approach it.

As for the FAR sauna blanket, i have had a look at it and i am not able to purchase this as i am limited financially at the moment. Where i work we have a baking oven for cars we paint, i do stay in to sweat off toxins. MAybe i should do that more often, and drink loads of water. ;D

Well slowly but surely i will get better, thanks to Everyone here on the forum.

MANA

 

[theos]

Hi M4,

This is a FWIW and definitely requires more research...but have you ever considered using a nebulizer for your lung problems?

I found this online: http://blog.imva.info/medicine/glutathione-bicarbonate-nebulization

Glutathione & Bicarbonate Nebulization
Posted by Mark Sircus - Director on 09 December 2010 | Filed under Medicine


The other day I published a series of testimonies for Natural Allopathic Medicine but one of the most important ones that I meant to stress fell through the cracks and was not published.

Dear Dr. Sircus,

May I tell you that I have been nebulizing the glutathione with baking soda for my chronic bronchitis (I ordered the capsules) as mentioned in your Natural Allopathic E-book. I was astounded the first time I used it. I didn’t have any problems with coughing up a lot of mucus for a whole 24 hours. I am a massage therapist and this is very disconcerting. Thankfully I know all of my clients quite well and they understand my problem. I had a lot less discharge over the next few days after that. Today is good too. I took a couple of capsules orally. I will nebulize again later. I ordered the Glutathione from Dr. Brownstein also. He had the compounding pharmacy mix it up for me. The capsules with the baking soda seem to work best. I can’t tell you how many things I have tried and nothing has worked this well. Next I will try the clay to detox and cleanse my colon.

N. Goodfellow

You can get a portable nebulizer like this one:
http://www.portablenebs.com/?gclid=CLjl9L6L3aUCFcVe7AodbXcR3A

Reduced L-Glutathione Plus, which you can order at:
http://www.theranaturals.com/products.html

Dissolve 1/2 capsule of the glutathione in 10 milliliters of distilled water for the first treatment. This product already has sodium bicarbonate in it so you don’t need to add more. If you feel fine with the first application then increase the dosage for 1 capsule of glutathione for 10 milliliters of water and build it up to a maximum of 2 capsules. Please notice that this is a reasonably new treatment and dosages for each patient should be found by sensitive application and starting with minimum dosages and building quickly, especially if the situation is urgent. Be sensitive to the recipient’s feelings and reactions (if any) during and after each application. Dosages should be adjusted downward obviously for young children and infants. Suggested are 2 or 3 treatments a day.

In the second edition of Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (now in production) I wrote: Sometimes very sick people or even animals with a lung ailment do better when taking drugs by nebulization as opposed to orally, because then the embattled system doesn’t need to go through breaking down the medications in the stomach and then delivering them to the lungs through the blood stream. With nebulization medicines get sprayed directly onto the lung tissues where they can most easily be absorbed locally by the lung and brachial cells.

Dr. Shallenberger says, “A nebulizer is able to convert a liquid into tiny bubbles that are so tiny that they can only be seen under a microscope. When these bubbles come out of the nebulizer, they are so small that they look just like smoke. And that’s the magic of a nebulizer. The bubbles are so small that they can be inhaled deep down into the deepest regions of the lungs without any discomfort or irritation. It’s a great way for asthmatics to get the medication they need to open up their lungs.”

Few practitioners consider the systemic effects of nebulizers. When we hear from patients using nebulizers with pharmaceuticals that it makes them feel the side effects just as badly as when the doctors were giving the same drug intravenously in the hospital, we are actually hearing that the medicines are not only being delivered to the lungs but also being delivered directly into the blood stream and systemically into the rest of the body.

This is important to appreciate because it opens a wonderful delivery system that is important for certain populations like infants, children, intensive care patients and to all those who are trying to care for themselves or loved ones at home. And that’s when Dr. Shallenberger thought, “Why not use the nebulizer delivery system to deliver treatments not just to the lungs but to the whole body?”

Most of the published research about nebulization is on standard usages like asthma but this delivery system can be used to treat lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, as well as the influenza, chemical poisoning, and actually any syndrome requiring the administration of a medicinal. For pediatricians and parents nebulizers are a God send because our babies cannot pop pills and we don’t really want to be sticking needles in them every day. Transdermal medicine offers the most to the world of pediatrics with the administration of medicines through their baths and their breathing.

The great strength of nebulizers though is their capability of delivering medications and moisture directly to the tracheobronchial tree. Contrary to other treatment options, higher concentrations in respiratory secretions can be achieved with aerosol therapy. With the use of this localized delivery system effective antimicrobials can have a direct effect on surface organisms in the bronchial system.

1) Nebulization thins secretions & mucus making it easier to expel pulmonary secretions
2) Nebulization makes coughing easier while lessening the need to cough
3) Nebulization keeps your windpipe & trachea lining and stoma moist & healthy
4) Nebulization moistens the air that goes into your lungs
5) Nebulization hydrates & moisturizes your nasal passages, mouth and throat

Nebulizers are good for young children, people who have trouble using metered dose inhalers, and people who have severe asthma. Within 10 to 15 minutes, the medication is used up and symptoms are gone, or prevented for six to eight hours. Even babies can breathe the mist and nebulizer treatments are fast becoming pediatrician-approved alternatives to over-prescribed antibiotics.

This material is in my magnesium book because high grade magnesium oils can also be nebulized directly into the lungs. Iodine as well is easily nebulized though extra care needs to be taken with iodine which is taken in almost instantly because of its high evaporation rate.

Special Note: Some research has found that inhaling glutathione in mildly asthsmatic people may cause bronchospasm due to sulfite formation. The connection to good glutathione levels is crucial in asthsma, but needs to be weighed against the risk of bronchospasm when inhaled. Caution must be used at all times and glutathione levels may be more safely raised in asthsmatic people by oral or other means. Proper medical supervision is advised at all times when athsma is a risk so as not to cause undue stress on this very sensitive bronchial tissue.

It's certainly worth seeing a doctor and getting more information on what is going on with your respiratory tract. I don't know where you live but in the US nebulizers can be bought at drugstores.