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I have runny nose with white mucus present in the throat usually in summers. Why?

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Published At December 19, 2020
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Patient's Query

Hi,

I am 18 years old. I have asthma from my childhood but as I grew it got less and now I have it sometimes only. But from 1 year specially in summers I am always a runny nose and white, salty mucus down to my throat. It gets into my airways too from which I feel a little irritation and it goes away with 1 puff of inhaler. My breathng is good,it doesn t get bad. And I don t experience this in winters a lot, it s only a few times. I only experince this in summers. I lost a lot my weight and I have become too skinny. Before this started my weight was 52 and now it s 43 and it s getting me into depression.I want help please.

Answered by Dr. Prathish Kumar

Hi

I get to see you are worried about your weight loss.. As per your description, runny nose and mucus particularly during summers shows that you are allergic to dust which is more common in summer than winter. Need not worry about it. And yes, your weight loss has to be evaluated.. I would suggest some investigations with which you can review back and little more info needed, Do you experience any fever or chronic cough ?? Do you feel more thirsty, passing more amount of urine, feeling more hungry ?? Anything else apart from weight loss you want to specify ?? The investigations to be done are complete blood count (CBC), Peripheral smear, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Chest X-ray, X-ray PNS Waters view, fasting blood sugar (FBS), post prondial blood sugar (PPBS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), liver function test (LFT). The probable diagnosis are allergic rhinitis, chronic Sinusitis, and tuberculosis to be ruled out. The treatment plan include T. Montek LC 1tab twice daily for 2weeks. Fluticasone nasal spray 1spray in each nostrils for 2weeks. Stop your inhaler. The preventive measure is to cover your nose while going out or working in dust. Have high protein diet for weight gain and better immunity

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Prathish Kumar
Dr. Prathish Kumar

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