Recovering From Pneumonia , Finished Zpak Last Monday. Pneumonia Was

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Question : Recovering from pneumonia, finished Zpak last monday. pneumonia was cultured but no organisms found so they don%E2%80%99t know what caused it. since then, i have been coughing blood in sputum every morning. blood is only in morning, mixed with sputum but more blood than sputum. rest of the day is regular colored sputum. should i be concerned?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is a usual finding in pneumonia,no worries

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome in Ask the Doctor

I can understand your concern

Usually in lower airway infection (bronchitis) and pneumonia also we have as a symptom in our patients sputum with blood
Sometimes it more blood sometimes it is more phlegm . It might be red or brown in some other cases.
It is nearly a normal finding caused as a result of the inflammation of the mucous of the airways or the lung tissue.
Now you are recovering from pneumonia which means that the process of healing is continuing and not finished yet. The most important thing is that the blood with the passing days should be less and the colour of sputum should be clearing . I don't think you should be concerned.

Just be careful these 2-3 weeks after the treatment until you recover completely.

Hope to have been helpful

Regards

Dr.Jolanda

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (1 hour later)

Thank you. Is it weird that it is only the morning that I see it? It is consistently every morning. Also, i have intermittent asthma and i have a constant cough.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
In the morning the secretions are more in quantity

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

No it's not weird that it happens mainly in the morning because in the morning the secretions collected during all the night should be expelled and the mucouses are more fragile and the vessels broken easily and especially in an asthmatic patients instead.

So it should be more rare in the coming days

Regards

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (58 minutes later)

Thank you. I also hear weird bubbly noises in my middle chest area sometimes when i breathe. Is that normal?

Thank you for all your time in answering these questions

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi again

These noises might be from the secretions that are in the airways.Just use mucolitics such as Viscoflu ones orally for some days until they disappear.

I wish a fast recovery for you

Regards

Dr.Jolanda

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (9 hours later)

Thank you. my cough has caused me painful swallowing, and now the painful swallowing extends to my left ear. should i be worried about infection?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi again

No I don't think so . It is due to the cough no worries.Just keep in mind that the cough should be in improvement .If not than you should be talk again with your treating doctor.
However I don't think you it will be needed according to the history of your disease decurs

Regards

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj