How to get rid of mucus in the throat with folk remedies

The feeling of a "lump" in the throat is not only unpleasant, but also a symptom of the onset of the disease. Basically, the accumulation of mucus in the throat is a precursor of a cold. Getting rid of it in time you increase the chance not to get sick. But to get sick in the cold season is very easy.

Causes of mucus in the throat

Excessive production of mucus in the respiratory tract is the body’s natural defensive response to an infection that has penetrated it. If there is a large accumulation of mucus in the respiratory tract and throat, the mucous membrane is irritated, which causes a cough - so the body removes bacteria from the mucus.

But with a protracted disease, the function of removing mucus can worsen, sputum accumulates and spreads over the mucous membrane, causing diseases of all organs in its path: nose, nasopharynx, trachea,bronchi and ultimately the lungs.

The mucous membrane begins to actively produce a substance not only during infection. Smokers, workers in hazardous conditions and lovers of too hot and cold food and drinks suffer from such a problem. For these reasons, the mucous membrane is irritated, damaged, and with the help of enhanced mucus production, it tries to protect itself and repair damage.

Important! If you do not take action on time, serious diseases can occur.

Another reason is allergies. An allergic reaction increases discharge from the eyes, nose, and throat. Sometimes a "lump" in the throat appears in case of diseases of the digestive tract: increased acidity of the stomach, gastritis, and an ulcer; and also diseases of a liver, pancreas.

The rarest cases of increased mucus production are neurological diseases. For example, stroke or severe traumatic brain injury.

Symptoms associated with increased mucus secretion

In parallel with the "lump" in the throat, other signs of the disease appear:

• cough with hoarseness in the chest;
• feeling of "lump" in the throat;
• constant runny nose;
• sore throat, tingling sensation;
• pain in temples;
• chill from time to time;
• body aches;
• through time the appearance of fever.

How to get rid of mucus in the throat with folk remedies

The best way to get rid of mucus in the throat is gargling. When rinsing the solution washes the entire surface of the pharyngeal mucosa, washing away all that is superfluous.

1. The most common method of getting rid of excess mucus - a solution of a tablespoon of any salt in a glass of warm water. The rinsing procedure should be carried out three times a day, in parallel with the main treatment.
2. A teaspoon of calendula tincture is diluted in a glass of boiled water and with the addition of a teaspoon of soda. The tool fights well with microbes, and soda besides perfectly dilutes the thick sputum.
3. Honey is diluted in warm mineral water without gas. This drink is drunk during the day.
4. Herbal decoction. In any pharmacy there are herbs that are available in separate bags, and in crumbly form. Chamomile, calendula or plantain. A decoction of these herbs is infused for about half an hour, filtered and left to cool. Every three hours a means of gargling.
5. A solution of a glass of water and a teaspoon of iodine also fights mucus welland microbes in the mouth.

Note! You can gargle with a solution every morning for prevention.

In addition to rinsing, you can make inhalations with herbs and compresses on the throat. Inhalations are carried out as follows: a herbal decoction is prepared, over which you need to tilt your face and cover yourself with a towel so that the fumes do not come out and fall only on the face. These pairs need to breathe for 10-15 minutes, but not immediately after the decoction has been prepared, so as not to burn yourself with hot fumes.

Important! Herbs give an easy result, so treatment with their use should last about a month. But it is worth first to consult a specialist so that individual intolerance does not appear, and instead of treatment there is no complication.

Preventing excess mucus in the throat

You need to start with proper nutrition and getting rid of bad habits. Not only sputum production appears from bad habits, many processes are disturbed in the body, the proper functioning of all organs, starting with the respiratory organs. Therefore, it is so necessary to quit smoking and not abuse the use of alcoholic beverages.

Meals should be balanced, cooking methods preferably without frying and using large amounts of fat and oil. From products it is necessary to increase the number of those that contain vitamins E and C.

It is worth paying attention to the amount of fluid consumed per day - clean, and preferably mineral water without gas should be 1.5 liters per day with moderate activity of a person, and 2 liters per day with high activity.

In the case of an allergic reaction, the source of the allergy should be avoided. If necessary, take special drugs to help reduce allergic symptoms.

At the first sensations of accumulation of mucus in the throat, pay attention to whether there are any other symptoms of the disease beginning. For prevention, it is worth rinsing the throat immediately. If no serious symptoms are observed anymore, perhaps this is a temporary reaction to an external factor. It is necessary to carry out prevention for several days in a row to make sure that there is no disease.

If along with the "lump" in the throat in parallel, other symptoms appear, in the near future, try to sign up for an examination and a consultation with a doctor.The earlier treatment is started, the greater the chances of avoiding a protracted disease with possible complications.