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OTC Lung support supplements

I am having a lot of problems with thick mucus that I don't have the lung strength to cough out. I have tried many things to help thin the mucus... drinking warm tea instead of coffee, using a whole house cold mist humidifier, using distilled water on my oxygen concentrator for moisture, and Mucinex DM. Nothing I have tried is working . Are there any natural vitamins or supplements that help with lung congestion ? I had a very bad experience with Mucinex ( actually made my mucus worse and I almost drowned on all the mucus), so I would like to hear from some people with stage 4 COPD who have tried different supplements, as I am very fearful of just trying anything 😞 Thanks everyone πŸ‘

  1. Hi . I can see why you are so frustrated. Has your doctor offered any advice? Here is an article about supplemements and herbs that might help with COPD symptoms: https://copd.net/treatment/natural-remedies-overview/supplements. You'll see a section in the article about mucus. I hope this helps and that you get some good input from others in the community. Wishing you the best. - Lori (Team Member)

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