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--- home:symptoms:respiratory [01.03.2012] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ home:symptoms:respiratory [08.23.2017] – [Nasal irrigation and neti pots] deleted link to old patient record sallieq
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-====== Managing respiratory symptoms     ======
-<note warning>Patients at risk for respiratory problems should ask their physicians for a prescription for supplemental oxygen.</note>
+====== Respiratory symptoms ======
+===== Emergency management =====
+<mainarticle> [[home:special:hospitals_emergencies|Hospitals and emergencies – For Patients]] </article>
-A variety of strategies that do not involve medication are available for patients who have uncomfortable respiratory symptoms including breathing exercises, getting more fluids, rest, and others. Also, patients have reported relief taking guaifenesin, using [[home:othertreatments:bronchodilator_inhalers|bronchodilator inhalers]] ([[home:othertreatments:steroid_inhalers|steroid inhalers]] are contraindicated), and [[home:othertreatments:nebulizers|nebulizers]].  [[home:othertreatments:oxygen|Supplemental oxygen]] may be useful or necessary in some cases even though it may be needed only for a few hours a day for a few months.
-While it is certainly possible to contract an acute respiratory infection while on the Marshall Protocol, many symptoms of immunopathology mimic those of an [[home:diseases:acute_respiratory|acute respiratory infection]]. Early recognition and effective management of immunopathology are very important when a patient has respiratory symptoms. Any symptom that correlates with MP therapy may be due to immunopathology.
 Emergency medical personnel should know that a patient is on the MP. The article [[home:physicians:emergency|Notice for health care providers]] provides information that emergency medical personnel need to know.
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-===== Immunopathology increases respiratory symptoms =====
+==== Be alert for throat tightening ====
-Early recognition and effective [[home:mp:managing_immunopathology|management of immunopathology]] are very important when a patient has respiratory symptoms. Any symptom that correlates with MP therapy may be due to immunopathology. Whenever the cause of symptoms is in doubt, an extra olmesartan may help dampen them. Increase olmesartan to every four hours (for 24 hours if no immediate result) to see if it relieves symptoms.
+Patients who feel throat tightening, a lump in the throat, or difficulty swallowing due to inflammation should take immediated measures to reduce immunopathology. If exacerbated respiratory symptoms threaten to close the airway, seek medical attention immediately.
-<blockquote>Cold-like symptoms, including coughing, are a common immune system reaction. Getting well with the Marshall Protocol always involves immune system reactions. These reactions can be symptoms you currently have, symptoms you've had before or brand new symptoms.
+Swallowing is a process that requires correct functioning of the salivary glands, tongue, pharynx, larynx, esophogus and associated muscles and nerves. It is not unusual for people with sarcoidosis or other obstructive respiratory diseases to experience dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) as a symptom and as immunopathology.
-The MP will make no difference to the course of a cold. If anything, it will allow the immune system a better chance to fight the virus. On the other hand, flu-like symptoms are a very common manifestation of immunopathology. They come and go more quickly than a viral cold does.
+While dysphagia may begin abruptly, patients can be on the alert for alterations in the functioning of their throat and voice box that would signal they might also have a problem if you ate at that time. The vocal cords must be able to close properly to avoid choking.
- //**Trevor Marshall, PhD**// </blockquote>
+Avoid experiencing this intolerable immunopathology by maintaining the olmesartan blockade, thereby ensuring that olmesartan dosing doesn't lapse before one eats. It will probably be of limited benefit taking oral olmesartan at the time of dysphagia. However, chewing the tablet and [[home:mp:olmesartan:dosing#sublingual_administration|placing it under the tongue]] may provide faster symptom relief.
-Note that immunopathology may be mistaken for an upper respiratory infection.
+<note warning>Patients at risk for respiratory problems should ask their physicians for a prescription for supplemental oxygen.</note>
-===== Emergency management =====
+===== Managing respiratory symptoms =====
-<mainarticle> [[home:special:hospitals_emergencies|Hospitals and emergencies – For Patients]] </article>
+A variety of strategies that do not involve medication are available for patients who have uncomfortable respiratory symptoms including breathing exercises, getting more fluids, rest, and others. Also, patients have reported relief taking guaifenesin, using [[home:othertreatments:bronchodilator_inhalers|bronchodilator inhalers]] ([[home:othertreatments:steroid_inhalers|steroid inhalers]] are contraindicated), and [[home:othertreatments:nebulizers|nebulizers]].  [[home:othertreatments:oxygen|Supplemental oxygen]] may be useful or necessary in some cases even though it may be needed only for a few hours a day for a few months.
+While it is certainly possible to contract an acute respiratory infection while on the Marshall Protocol, many symptoms of immunopathology mimic those of an [[home:diseases:acute_respiratory|acute respiratory infection]]. Early recognition and effective management of immunopathology are very important when a patient has respiratory symptoms. Any symptom that correlates with MP therapy may be due to immunopathology.
 Emergency medical personnel should know that a patient is on the MP. The article [[home:physicians:emergency|Notice for health care providers]] provides information that emergency medical personnel need to know.
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-==== Be alert for throat tightening ====
+===== Immunopathology increases respiratory symptoms =====
-Patients who feel throat tightening, a lump in the throat, or difficulty swallowing due to inflammation should take immediated measures to reduce immunopathology. If exacerbated respiratory symptoms threaten to close the airway, seek medical attention immediately.
+Early recognition and effective [[home:mp:managing_immunopathology|management of immunopathology]] are very important when a patient has respiratory symptoms. Any symptom that correlates with MP therapy may be due to immunopathology. Whenever the cause of symptoms is in doubt, an extra olmesartan may help dampen them. Increase olmesartan to every four hours (for 24 hours if no immediate result) to see if it relieves symptoms.
-Swallowing is a process that requires correct functioning of the salivary glands, tongue, pharynx, larynx, esophogus and associated muscles and nerves. It is not unusual for people with sarcoidosis or other obstructive respiratory diseases to experience dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) as a symptom and as immunopathology.
+<blockquote>Cold-like symptoms, including coughing, are a common immune system reaction. Getting well with the Marshall Protocol always involves immune system reactions. These reactions can be symptoms you currently have, symptoms you've had before or brand new symptoms.
-While dysphagia may begin abruptly, patients can be on the alert for alterations in the functioning of their throat and voice box that would signal they might also have a problem if you ate at that time. The vocal cords must be able to close properly to avoid choking.
+The MP will make no difference to the course of a cold. If anything, it will allow the immune system a better chance to fight the virus. On the other hand, flu-like symptoms are a very common manifestation of immunopathology. They come and go more quickly than a viral cold does.
-Avoid experiencing this intolerable immunopathology by maintaining the olmesartan blockade, thereby ensuring that olmesartan dosing doesn't lapse before one eats. It will probably be of limited benefit taking oral olmesartan at the time of dysphagia. However, chewing the tablet and [[home:mp:olmesartan:dosing#sublingual_administration|placing it under the tongue]] may provide faster symptom relief.
+ //**Trevor Marshall, PhD**// </blockquote>
+Note that immunopathology may be mistaken for an upper respiratory infection.
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 ==== Nasal irrigation and neti pots ====
-[[http://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=14552&forum_id=11|Several patients]] on the Marshall Protocol site have been advocating (and using with good results) neti pots for sinus and other nasal issues.  But, there have been reports of [[http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/16/9503070-brain-eating-amoeba-kills-2-via-neti-pots|deaths]] resulting from using tap water in neti pots. Instead, patients considering nasal irrigation should use distilled or other purified (boiled) water.
+Several patients on the Marshall Protocol site have been advocating (and using with good results) neti pots for sinus and other nasal issues.  But, there have been reports of [[http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/16/9503070-brain-eating-amoeba-kills-2-via-neti-pots|deaths]] resulting from using tap water in neti pots. Instead, patients considering nasal irrigation should use distilled or other purified (boiled) water.
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 ===== Notes and comments =====
   * Legacy content
     * http://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=4175&forum_id=23&jump_to=83450#p83450 f22
     * http://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=10124&forum_id=32&jump_to=119000#p119000 f128
+<blockquote>My BP was low and I was just not feeling right, so went for EKG. My asthma episodes were different, causing me to feel like I could not get enough oxygen in. This made me start to gasp for air, thus palpations.
+I am managing better now. A friend shared with me about getting just plain saline for my nebulizer. I hate to use neb as I get such bad palps from even low dose meds.
+HAPPY to say, the saline works like a charm for me! It is in small vials just like the meds, but it is plain sodium chloride 0.9%.
+It is by RX only if you can believe that! They only sell over the counter ones with stuff in it,that you can not inhale, so do not substitute!!!
+My insurance will not cover. So after calling around pharmacys most priced between $45 to $60 for the same product. Finally found one who charged only $12.50 for the same thing!
+Hope this info helps anyone who can benefit from it. Interesting how a friend came up with it an none of my doctors ever did.
+Lori</blockquote>
 J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Nov 11;57(21):10471-6.

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