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I'm told my family medical history is pretty unpleasant, to the degree i have been apologized to for genetics being passed down; unfortunately getting any specifics beyond "diabetes and misc. heart issues", and some vague symptoms, is like pulling teeth. Some of the symptoms of CF are.... alarmingly familiar. Mainly thick mucus, frequent sinus infections, inflamed nose, difficulty breathing, etc
Edit: oh, and most of my extended family is dead. I've got less than 10 living biological relatives that im aware of
Out of an abundance of curiosity, I looked it up and apparently a single 100 milligram pill costs about $300.
I can also get generic mucinex at the Dollar Tree for $1.25, so if it doesn't clear me out 300 times better than an entire bottle of mucinex at the same time, I don't think it's gonna be worth it for me.
The strongest symptom of untreated CF is that the pancreas isn't able to produce pancreatic enzymes, thus the body can't digest fat or sugar. Untreated CF patients are usually really malnourished, small and really thin. Looks like anorexia even though the patients eat normal or large amounts of food.
So if you have a normal or above average BMI, you most likely don't have CF.
The reason why this is usually not listed as THE main symptom is that it's rather easily treatable with Kreon or similar medication.
Untreated CF patients die of malnutrition on average at age 4.
If you had life-long issues with malnutrition even though you eat enough, visit the closest CF ambulance near your place and do a sweat test. They are pretty simple and usually don't cost much (or anything at all), so there's no risk in doing one.