Coughing phlegm breath

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Yes, I also have chest or lung tightness when I take a deep breath. I am always coughing and often times the phlegm has greyish/brown specs in it which I have been curious about. Went to the Dr several times. 1st they said post nasal drip and allergies. Allergy meds and nasal spray didnt work. Went to a specialist, who said I have asthma and chest infection(he kind of ignored the specs in the mucus topic). Gave me an inhaler which didnt help and antibiotics.

If I push myself later in the day or the next day I get a tightness in my chest (not heart) and spend the next couple of days coughing. Often a productive cough. This cough also is deep and hard. Any ideas as to what this might be? Remember, I am not experiencing shortness of breath.

Well, you don't have COPD. If you did you would be coughing up phlegm and your breathing would be compromised. It sounds like inflammation. Try taking schisandra chinesnis. It is an herb that is both anti-inflammatory and drying. There are no side effects. My daughter had a relatively similar problem and this herb helped enormously.

Secondly,as all other pulmonary causes of cough and phlegm have been ruled out by the investigations ;so only GERD and allergy(sinusitis/cough variant asthama) which are other important causes of cough and phlegm, are left. All forms of sinusitis may either result in, or be a part of, a generalized inflammation of the airway so other airway symptoms such as cough may be associated with it.

is this because air is reaching pockets its never reached for a while and dormant phlegm is there. or am i making the phlegm by overexerting myself.

i've been sick for about a month i went to the doctor and he prescribed lepitor, and a cough syrum. it started as a cough then i began coughing pieces of phlegm, after a while i couldn't stop coughing and i would continue to vomit, though all i vomited was phlegm, and saliva. i couldn't speak for a while after that. if i laugh suddenly and take an unexpected breathe it feel like the phlegm covers up my air pipe and i can't breathe. i try to stay away from the cold air and not eat at night.

I have an unbelieable cough, shortness of breath, frothy white phlegm, can't talk without hacking, afraid I'm drouning. Does anyone know about this.

Doctors say im ashmatic which is fine but one thing they cannot explain is why I've coughing out phlegm non stop for the past two month. Its not bloody, but thick and green sometimes white and foam like. My chest also feels tight everytime i cough. I use the sprays and all but this problem is permanently there.

Hello i have been having phlegm for the past 3 years and everytime i take antibiotics it works for about 2-3 weeks but it will come back again i keep myself fit but running as my caa (long distance runner) and the top in the nationals but this phlegm is disturbing me can you give a solution i have phlegm and cough and every time i cough alot of green phlegm or brown phlegm comes out and my chest hurts when i cough please give me a solution to this answer please Thank you from:Jabir

My mother has been coughing constantly for the past 3 to 4 months and brings up a lot of clear phlegm, she has disturbed sleep because of this and the constant coughing is wearing her out and makes her really tired. I feel so helpless to see hear suffering this way.

Sometimes in the afternoon or night, the phlegm is stringy and chokes me. There are some days that I cough up phlegm about every 5 minutes. The coughing can last from seconds to the point where I get tears in my eyes, gag, choke, and eventually throw up. My chest hurts from this, as well as my throat and I have a headache. Sometimes when I eat or drink, I start to gag and choke. I can not do anything but cough and clear my throat (sometimes I clear it every 2 or 3 minutes).

My husband describes the cough as fluidy, as I cough up mucus. Two months ago I visited a gp regarding a neuritis and he commented on my cough. At his recommendation I started pulmicourt: 1 puff daily which initially quieted the cough, but then it returned. Because I live in an under-developed country, good medical care is not easy to get. A nurse friend is adamant that green mucous is a sign of an infection and needs to be treated.

The cold eventually went away, but since then I have been consistently coughing up clear phlegm 10-20 times a day. Usually, it's just small amounts, and I cough it up to try and clear my lungs and throat. I went to my doctor about a month ago and he performed a lung function breathing test and checked my blood oxygen levels and said that everything was normal. So he prescribed Nasonex which I have been taking for about a week, but it doesn’t seem to have made much difference.

Extreme amounts of phlegm gathered in my throat and chest to the point that I was coughing constantly and became extremely sore and weak, unable to produce effective coughs. Finally one day I tried to clear my throat, and my airway was entirely blocked by mucus. I could not talk or cough and had to get the attention of my friend by dropping my metal waterbottle. A counselor then proceeded to lift my arms above my head and try to get me to breathe.

Developed a tight chest with a monor cough but with no phlegm 14 days ago . Doctor put me on a course of anti-biotis for 5 days but the problem remains about the same as in the beginning. I have been back to him and had numerous checks done, but no blood work or chest x-rays at this time. The cough only occurs about every 10-15 minutes as a tickle in the throat and it rarely ends up in a coughing fit orin a shortage of breath. Love some help. Thanks.

I am 23 years old, a smoker (quit about a week ago), and started with a cold about two weeks ago. After the cold symptoms went away, I developed a cough. The cough is phlegmy, with a yellowish/brown tint to it and has lasted. On a few occasions, I noticed a pen dot sized speck of bright red blood and it scared me, so I went to my doc. He asked me a series of questions, listened to my chest and lungs and said I sounded clear.

Do you have a personal or family history of asthma, allergy, or hay fever? Do you have any breathlessness associated with the coughing bouts? Are you bringing up any phlegm? Please provide these details to enable me to answer your questions with more precision. All the best, and God Bless!

I sometimes cough up clear phlegm. I have no trouble breathing, and my chest dosent really hurt. I am scared that I am coughing so much because I might have cancer, or that the coughing will hurt my lungs and cause something else!

However, if the cough is severe and very forceful, there's a slight risk of pulling or loosening stitches that have been used during the surgery, which may or may not be a problem. Also, if you are coughing up colored phlegm (yellow, brown, green, etc) then you most definitely need to be seen by your doctor - it could mean an infection. I've also had a hysterectomy several years ago and I know how painful it can be to cough after an abdominal surgery.

as for the yellow phelghm i'd been bringing that up for some time with a really bad chesty cough. i used to smoke until i had to give up due to a bad breathing attack i had following a chest infection 2 wks ago. do you smoke? if so and you could give up then you would see a change in your cough going and phleghm? its frustrating mine went on for ages i was buying over the counter medicines.

Phelgm gets stuck in my throat and having difficulty breathing. The phlegm is not so dark, it is in whitish color. I have seen my Doctor, he prescribed me Amoxicillon 500 mg, benefryl cough syrup. but look like it is not helping. Please advise.

I am a 47 year old female that had broncitis up until 13 yrs old and was tested for TB as I used to cough up blood and phlegm. I dont get a lot of colds these day's even when people all have flu's. I have developed over the last couple of years small amounts of phlegm when I Laugh, Sneeze or Cough. The cough somtimes comes out and sounds like the noise you make when you have the flu.

I have a5 month old baby boy, for the past 3 days he has had a bad cough and keeps coughing up phlegm trouble is he keeps swallowing it. He has had me up every night and it sounds like a barking cough and he gets so upset. Tried nose drops, menthol rub on his chest, calpol,. The doctor said his chest was clear and it was all up top but really worried still as he is so upset by all this.

It feels like I have something in my throat....i feel the need to constantly clear my throat and cough. I can take deep breathes perfectly fine, though i feel like my throat is contricted. I feel like it's phlegm that is stuck!! Im starting to get worrired... what can i do to get rid of this?

For last 2 months, I get cough without phlegm everytime. Coughing starts anytime and even during sleep. Now days I am unable to eat much as I feel full very quickly and walking is initially tiring though after a while this improves. I take tablets; Low plate plus 75mg, xplanded 20mg, Spiromide 40mg, Advant 16mg, Dilatant 25mg. Also I have shortness of breath everytime I think seriously about something. Is it ordinary asthma or cardiac asthma?

For the past 18 months I have experienced very sticky phlegm at the base of my throat area which is very difficult to get up. I have tried the normal things, like sipping water, making sure there are no mites... waterbed now. and medication from docs. including throat sprays. Many a day I hurt my throat trying to get the stuff up. Would a de-humidifyer or similar in my bedroom help at all. Thanks. Jamie This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.

Look at the anxiety its causing you now, imagine what this will be like when you are in your 30's and this happens. Or worse your cough and permanent shortness of breath continues because you have chronic bronchits or emphysema. I doubt if this isolated incident is anything to worry about but your smoking is something to worry about.

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