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What Causes Excessive Phlegm Production?

i have no cough,no pain or doulor in my throat ,i am 64 male doing sport every day ,bicycle and yoga,153 pounds and 5,8.Never have serious problemous ,may be anxious ,. i have no pain no cough,but my voice box is not as usual ,look that i have flegm clear color and need to clear my voice more than usuel.Was taking clarintin D for over 2 weeks and stop yesterday.My throat is not red ,and nothing special can be seen .Need your vision on my situation
Fri, 22 Jun 2018
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Excessive mucous production is most often caused by allergies. However, the D part of Claritin D is a strong decongestant and you may be having rebound mucous production from stopping that. If this does not clear up in a few weeks then you may need to go back on Claritin, but I would suggest that you avoid Claritin D and just take plain Claritin. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water and avoiding foods that can irritate the throat like coffee, tea and citrus fruits.



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What Causes Excessive Phlegm Production?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Excessive mucous production is most often caused by allergies. However, the D part of Claritin D is a strong decongestant and you may be having rebound mucous production from stopping that. If this does not clear up in a few weeks then you may need to go back on Claritin, but I would suggest that you avoid Claritin D and just take plain Claritin. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water and avoiding foods that can irritate the throat like coffee, tea and citrus fruits. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.