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Guaifenisen: Does It Really Thin Mucous?

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jan - 31 Jan 2006 20:02 GMT
I have been taking approx. 2,600 mg. of guai. daily.  I find it seems
to thin mucous in such a
way that mucous goes in my ear canals and actually creates more
mucous-so it seems.
It appears to almost create the enviornment of constant congestion but
spreading thinner
in all the sinuses but never solving the problem of congestion.

Anyone else care to share their experience with guaifenisen? I could be
wrong but it seems the
liquid guai. works better. (who knows?)

                                       Thanks

                                        Jan
Don Brady - 01 Feb 2006 04:08 GMT
>I have been taking approx. 2,600 mg. of guai. daily.  I find it seems
>to thin mucous in such a
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>wrong but it seems the
>liquid guai. works better. (who knows?)

Several people including me have posted here to the efect that it had not
apparent effect when they tried it,

I guess it must work for somr people though....
Allen L. - 03 Feb 2006 14:23 GMT
>> I have been taking approx. 2,600 mg. of guai. daily.  I find it seems
>> to thin mucous in such a
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>In news:s0d0u1d3j5fhle2rdf5c5f2pt9a867386d@4ax.com,
>Don Brady <dbrady@pobox.com> typed:

> Several people including me have posted here to the efect that it had
> not apparent effect when they tried it,
>
> I guess it must work for somr people though....

I have taken it before it became "Muconex" (sp?), and the price went from 8
cents a pill (600mg Time Release) to about 50 cents for the same thing that
the FDA let pass because of no patent ever filed.

I think most of the so called 'help' from the guaifenisen, is because you
are supposed to try and drink a lot of water, and that naturally thins the
mucous. I will admit that I did take the max dosage, which in the PDR, says
2400mg per day and thought it worked for me, but it won't work at all if you
don't drink the water needed. Try it and see. I don't see how any medicine
can make the mucous membranes 'slicker' as the product is supposed to do,
and make the sticky mucous break loose easier, and I presume a lot of
allergy doctors now agree that the action doesn't really occur as stated in
the advertisements.

...Allen
Murray Grossan - 03 Feb 2006 17:10 GMT
On 2/3/06 6:23 AM, in article wHJEf.24573$1%5.6402@tornado.texas.rr.com,

>>> I have been taking approx. 2,600 mg. of guai. daily.  I find it seems
>>> to thin mucous in such a
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>
> ...Allen

It is really weird. The pulmonologists all insist that quaifenisen never
works. And the ENT doctors (except me)
recommend it.
As you know, I use proteolytic enzymes - papain and bromelain.
My stuff has to be "fool proof" because it is used by scuba divers and
pilots to clear blocked ears. You can't dive if your eustachian tube is
blocked. The enzymes thin the mucus and allow for diving and flying.
Preesi - 04 Feb 2006 18:06 GMT
>>> I have been taking approx. 2,600 mg. of guai. daily.  I find it
>>> seems to thin mucous in such a
[quoted text clipped - 32 lines]
>
> ...Allen

It worked well enough to get women pregnant by thinning the vaginal and
cervical mucous.

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Murray Grossan - 04 Feb 2006 21:00 GMT
On 2/4/06 10:06 AM, in article sKWdnXCut6apcHneRVn-qA@comcast.com, "Preesi"
<preesi@comcast.net> wrote:

> It worked well enough to get women pregnant by thinning the vaginal and
> cervical mucous.

Do you happen to know where you heard/read this?
Preesi - 06 Feb 2006 21:23 GMT
> On 2/4/06 10:06 AM, in article sKWdnXCut6apcHneRVn-qA@comcast.com,
>
>> It worked well enough to get women pregnant by thinning the vaginal
>> and cervical mucous.
>
> Do you happen to know where you heard/read this?

OMG! Someone actually took notice of a post of mine!
<Fainting>

It was all over the news at one point...., But here is a website that
talks about it:
http://www.babycenter.com/expert/preconception/gettingpregnant/1336322.html

Question: Can taking cough syrup help me conceive?

Answer: While there's not a lot of medical research to support this
idea, anecdotal evidence suggests that it can help. But there are a few
caveats, too. One ingredient in certain cough syrups - guaifenesin - can
help you get pregnant by thinning your cervical fluid, which enables
sperm to travel through your cervix and fertilize an egg. If you know
from taking your temperature every morning that you're ovulating, but
you don't seem to be producing much wet, slippery, cervical fluid,
guaifenesin might be all the help you need to get pregnant. This is the
paradox, though: You need to know when you're approaching ovulation to
take advantage of this recommendation, and the only way to know that is
by checking your cervical fluid. So guaifenesin works best on women who
do produce at least some cervical fluid.

How does it work? Guaifenesin, a common ingredient in cough syrups, is
an "expectorant." That is, it relieves congestion by helping liquefy
mucus in your lungs, allowing you to cough it up. And because it works
systemically on all mucous membranes in your body, it can make your
cervical fluid wetter, too.

The trick is to find a cough syrup in which guaifenesin is the only
active ingredient, so check labels carefully. Many cough and cold
medicines contain antihistamines that also work systemically in your
body but have the reverse effect: They dry up mucus and diminish wet
cervical fluid. And while you're trying to get pregnant, there's no
reason to expose yourself to any other drugs unnecessarily, so find a
product that contains only guaifenesin and no other active ingredients,
including dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant) and alcohol. Humibid
LA - the pill form of guaifenesin, available by prescription - is a safe
choice. Ask your healthcare provider to prescribe it for you.

If you're taking the liquid form of guaifenesin, take 2 teaspoons three
times a day around the time of month you're expecting to ovulate. If
you're taking the pill form (Humibid LA), take it as prescribed for a
cold. Either way, I would encourage you to take it from the first day
you notice any type of wetness through the day of your temperature
shift. That may be about a week. (Editor's note: If you're not yet
charting your basal body temperature, click here for more information on
how to do it.)

Guaifenesin may even work for women who've had abnormal cervical cells
frozen off or who've had a cone biopsy - the removal of a cone-shaped
wedge of the cervix to treat lesions that may be precancerous. This
procedure destroys some of the cervical crypts that produce fluid. If
this is what's behind your low production of cervical fluid, taking
guaifenesin might help you produce enough wet, slippery fluid through
the remaining cervical crypts to help you get pregnant.

Guaifenesin may even work for women who've had abnormal cervical cells
frozen off or who've had a cone biopsy - the removal of a cone-shaped
wedge of the cervix to treat lesions that may be precancerous. This
procedure destroys some of the cervical crypts that produce fluid. If
this is what's behind your low production of cervical fluid, taking
guaifenesin might help you produce enough wet, slippery fluid through
the remaining cervical crypts to help you get pregnant.

And heres a site from a Doctor:
http://www.pregnancy.org/article.php?sid=1102

Google for more...

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Murray Grossan - 07 Feb 2006 03:09 GMT
On 2/6/06 1:23 PM, in article YZ-dnZfT4q6jI3reRVn-jQ@comcast.com, "Preesi"
<preesi@comcast.net> wrote:

>> On 2/4/06 10:06 AM, in article sKWdnXCut6apcHneRVn-qA@comcast.com,
>>
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>
> Google for more...

Thanks for the reference. Actually I have had several anecdotes from
patients that Clear.ease - papaya and pineapple enzyme worked. This is for
women whose fallopian tubes don't have good cilia movement to move the egg
along, as well as a mucus condition. Just like the nose and chest!.
Preesi - 07 Feb 2006 03:18 GMT
> On 2/6/06 1:23 PM, in article YZ-dnZfT4q6jI3reRVn-jQ@comcast.com,
>
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>> It was all over the news at one point...., But here is a website that
>> talks about it:

http://www.babycenter.com/expert/preconception/gettingpregnant/1336322.html

>>  Question: Can taking cough syrup help me conceive?
>>
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> move the egg along, as well as a mucus condition. Just like the nose
> and chest!.

Well pineapple inhibits the gelling of Jell-o cause it breaks down the
protein, so thats probably why that works

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jan - 07 Feb 2006 18:17 GMT
Preesi, I enjoyed the infomation you sent on guaifenisen.  Thank you! I
appreciate the
article and links.

                            Jan
Preesi - 07 Feb 2006 21:00 GMT
> Preesi, I enjoyed the infomation you sent on guaifenisen.  Thank you!
> I appreciate the
> article and links.
>
>                              Jan

If its research on sexual stuff or food, I HAVE IT!
LMAO

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