Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Kathy, In the member files, there's a " throat coat " tea that I make and my family swears by it. It's made to be sipped continually, keeping the throat less irritated. It's basically one part of all of the following: Marshmallow Root Licorice Root Slippery Elm Peppermint (1/2 part maybe? to taste) 1/2 part of echinacea I also add honey and a little lemon juice once it's brewed. I am sorry the measurements aren't really exact...I just sort of grab handfuls of stuff and mix it up As for stomach...My bf has a lot of trouble with gastritis and hiatal hernias. After big meals (especially ones with lots of dairy or grease or meat), I have him chew fennel seeds for indegestion, or he drinks peppermint tea nearly immediately after to aid in digestion. However, I've made a new tea (again, no real measurements) using Fennelseeds, ginger, Slippery elm, peppermint and chammomile as well as some turmeric. He seems to feel like that works pretty well. Not only does it soothe the gastritis and irritated tissues, but settles upset stomach. If it is just upset stomach, I would try a tea with peppermint, ginger, chammomile and perhaps a pinch of cayenne. Best, Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hi Cori -- I have had and continue to get mild sore throats every so often ever since i was dxed in Dec 03. I did have my onc/hem doc check it out and sore throats are actually one side effect of Gleevec. I tend to get them when i am particularly tired. They also go away on their own. chris in minn gleevec 400 mg >From: " Tracey " <traceyincanada@...> >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Re: sore throat >Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:00:52 -0000 > >Hi Cori, > >Welcome to the group. The only reason that I can think of to worry >about a sore throat is if you think that it might be strep throat, in >which case, you will need antibiotics to treat it. I would expect that >you would have a fever if it was strep though. > >You will no doubt get colds during your treatment, considering that >you'll be on treatment for years to come, and these colds will run >their course without anything to worry about. > >Another possibility for the cause of your sore throat is allergies. Do >you have hay fever? The post nasal drip can cause a sore throat which >of course, is nothing to worry about. > >Hope you feel better soon, >Tracey >dx Jan 2002 >400mg Gleevec since Feb 2002 > > >--- In , " cori_escontrias " <cori_escontrias@...> >wrote: > > > > Hello! I was dx this past May ( 181,000)and I am taking Gleevec. Like > > a lot of you I have experienced the muscle and joint pain. I have >gone > > through my eyes swelling up, feeling tired after taking med and the > > hunger. My only concern right now is- I have a sore throat. Is this > > something that I should really be worried about. Is this something > > that I should call my doctor. You see I live in this very small town > > and my doctor is 2 1/2 hours away. Hopefully someone out there has > > had this experience or some knowledge they can share with me. Thanks! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 As you started treatment not long ago and probably don't know yet if you immune system is back to normal I ll advise you to contact your onco/hemato. Also you have to be careful taking cold drugs. Marcos On 8/8/07, cori_escontrias <cori_escontrias@...> wrote: > > Hello! I was dx this past May ( 181,000)and I am taking Gleevec. Like > a lot of you I have experienced the muscle and joint pain. I have gone > through my eyes swelling up, feeling tired after taking med and the > hunger. My only concern right now is- I have a sore throat. Is this > something that I should really be worried about. Is this something > that I should call my doctor. You see I live in this very small town > and my doctor is 2 1/2 hours away. Hopefully someone out there has > had this experience or some knowledge they can share with me. Thanks! > > > -- Marcos Perreau Guimaraes Suppes Brain Lab Ventura Hall - CSLI Stanford University 220 Panama street Stanford CA 94305-4101 650 614 2305 650 630 5015 (cell) marcospg@... montereyunderwater@... www.stanford.edu/~marcospg/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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