I've had my throat filled with phlegm for 3 days straight, haven't slept at all from uncontrollable coughing/gagging. Have tried everything, even drinking vinegar.
Anyone know how to get rid of this damn phlegm?
You have ebola.
Eat acidic fruits
>>17137807
been drinking only orange juice for three hours
>>17137796
Let me guess, no insurance?
Not sure exactly what you have but when I was a wee lad I had something similar and after 3 episodes. Had my tonsilis removed afterwards.
>>17137813
i've had it before, pretty extreme, but this is worst. i'm canadian, free healthcare, but i can't go to the doctor's atm, car in shop.
>>17137805
I LOVE YOU EBOLA-CHAN
>>17137817
As far as home remedies salt water and gargle and mucus medication until you can get to a doctor. If you find yourself not being able to breath definitly call your equivilant of 911.
>>17137824
Salt water gargle and*
>>17137824
yeah i can breath luckily, thanks for the suggestion, i'll try that.
>>17137796
prop up your pillow so that you're at a 135 degree angle if you're in bed. it helped when i had pneumonia
>>17137848
so basically put two pillows on top one another? Seems like it would work. i usually sleep on my side, did you sleep in a different position?
>>17137853
sleeping on my side was the only way i could quickly cough it up into a bucket next to the bed. if you have the pillows, i'd make like a ramp of sorts with the pillows to mimic those reclining beds you see in the hospital.
>>17137874
oh, i see, that makes sense. yeah i think i will invest in a bucket while i'm at it. Thanks anon, this is all a real help. So how long did your pneumonia last, anyway?
>>17137817
>i'm canadian, free healthcare, but i can't go to the doctor's atm, car in shop.
Call a taxi?
Are your tonsils swollen? Check by standing in front of the mirror and using another small mirror to reflect light into your oral cavity. Also, do you have a fever? Nasal congestion?
>>17137899
no money mate, plus it's not worth going in just on phlegm, i hate backing people up since they could be going through a lot worse shit. my mother had something like 10 chronic illnesses and she was always so annoyed when people with like, a cold, go in and hold up. one time she almost died because a woman had a mosquito bite.
>>17137899
nasal congestion, yeah. checked tonsils, they're good. i can feel mucus secreting from the top of my nasal cavity to my throat sometimes.
>>17137879
i was fine after a week or two because hospital gave me antibiotics. symptoms included coughing up blood, high fever, and a chest cramp. a chest cramp hurts like fuck every time you inhale and if you're not under medical supervision there's a real chance you could die. i had to wait until they gave me painkillers (advil) and it made it much better
>>17137955
alright, definitley do not have pneumonia, then. i might take some advil, though, my throat is killing me. tylenol doesn't seem to work for some reason.
