Have Flu And Scratchy Throat, Took Aspirin. Had Blood From Mouth. Should I Be Worried?

Posted on Thu, 10 Oct 2013

Question: Hi , I woke up this morning and I had taste of blood , I went to spit it and there was blood . I am not coughing it from chest , I do have a flue and a little bit is a scratchy throat, I did take cold and flu and asprin ! Please tell me if I have to worry

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Needs examination

Detailed Answer:
Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Very likely,the blood is from the throat, from the inflammation.
However, one can not be sure
See an Internist / get yourself examined...
Basic investigation may be necessary – especially because of the history of asthma / Blood counts, bleeding and clotting time; X-ray chest and sinuses will reassure both the patient and physician....

Take care
Wishing all well
God bless
Good luck

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (7 minutes later)

Thanks , I have had asthma , from when I was a kid , I have a flue like symptom , do you think I overdosed on my Medicine , I took cold and flue 400 brufene and two aspirins and earlier that evening I had an immigrane 50 for my my grain headaches

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not likely from the medicine

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) can irritate the stomach and cause bleeding... / if so, abdominal pain, black stools will follow...
Take brufen alone / no benefit from combining with aspirin / and they may precipitate asthma too... / paracetamol (Tylenol) is safer..

The sequence of events suggests the source is probably the mouth – gums, pharynx...

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (59 minutes later)

I have had asthma from when I was a kid, I have had flue like symptoms ,do you think I took an overdose of medicines ,I took cold and flu bruphene400 and two aspirins later in the evening and had a immigrane 50 for my migraines
Dr sorry to be a pest but what other symptoms are there with pharynx just to rule it out

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not urgent / watch

Detailed Answer:
Imigran won't do this.
Ibuprofen or aspirin irritate the stomach, not likely to cause blood in mouth..
With a basis of long term asthma, chances of infection are higher and hence the need for investigation...
Generally blood in spitting is not an emergency \ rarely serious - unless the amount is large and it recurs again. Observation alone is necessary in most cases. But it is wiser to exclude lung problem like infection.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (14 minutes later)

Thank you doctor , it now almost mid morning and I noticed that when I squeeze my mouth like pressurise it to cause a vacuum , if you understand what I mean and spit , there is traces of blood , is the blood from my gums or can slyva be produced with blood ?

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not saliva

Detailed Answer:
Blood from salivary gland is extremely rare - most unlikely
This is from gums and pharynx
Relax!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (0 minute later)

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
A few more

Detailed Answer:
Itching / Irritation / Difficulty in swallowing / pain and so on
None of them need be present in a given individual...or at a given time
Watchful expectancy and masterly inactivity is all that is needed!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (44 hours later)

Good morning doctor , today is my second morning after the incident , today my spit was yellowish but my mouth was dry and not a lot of spit until I drank a little water and after it was clear , I do have a cold now and a little cought chest .is the yellowish spit ok? I did make an appointment with the dentist for tomorrow to advice me on my teeth and gums ,

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
See Internist oe ENT

Detailed Answer:
Secondary bacterial infection is most likely to cause yellow sputum / An antibiotic may be necessary
Rather than a dentist, an Internist or ENT specialist is a better choice in this situation!
Drinking plenty water helps dryness and also sputum liquefaction
Nasal decongestant like phenylephrine tablet or oxymetazoline drops / throat lozenges help in the mean time...

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar