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James Burns replied to the topic Do others with IPF cough for 20 minutes every morning? in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 1 month ago
Marianne,
I too was originally diagnosed with GERD because of cough. When the endoscopy showed only mild signs of irritation they did a chest Xray and and voila, you need to see a pulmonologist and do some further testing. That was the beginning of the answer which turned out to be IPF (no real answer after all). I was never a smoker and ne…[Read more]
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James Burns replied to the topic Do others with IPF cough for 20 minutes every morning? in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I think it is Green Tea Extract that can be purchased as capsules. I think that is what Steve was saying helps his cough, although it claims to be helpful for other issues. I have not seen it listed as helpful for coughs, but it seems to be relatively safe since it is green tea extract and clearly green tea is universally thought to be b…[Read more]
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James Burns replied to the topic Do others with IPF cough for 20 minutes every morning? in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks for all the replies. I guess I am not alone with the morning issues. I am on benzanotate (Tessalon perles) but they do not seem to be effective. I will certainly try cough drops as suggested and I guess it is just part of the condition and not indicative of further damage. It is annoying, uncomfortable, and embarrassing in COVID si…[Read more]
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James Burns started the topic Do others with IPF cough for 20 minutes every morning? in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I am on OFEV and my testing has been relatively steady the last 2 years, very little decline on PFT. I can tolerate OFEV with immodium, although it is not great on the stomach. I am on oxygen at night, but otherwise only during exercise. I am at about 50% lung capacity so still too early for transplant. My main issues are coughing up phl…[Read more]
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James Burns became a registered member 2 months ago
Hello James, thank you for joining your pulmonary fibrosis forum. Welcome!