Suggest Treatment For Chest Congestion, Greenish Mucus Discharge And Cough

Posted on Sat, 27 Dec 2014

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Sat, 27 Dec 2014 Answered on

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Question : I've had a fever btwn 99-101 for 5+ days. chest congestion spitting out a lot of mucus. now I hear gurgling in my throat. should I worry about pneumonia ?

Answered by Dr. Divakara (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Its Throat Infectio or pneumonia

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for choosing Healthcaremagic.

It could be Pneumonia or a throat infection.

May I know the color of your mucus?
Is there any breathing difficulty?
Any chest pain ?
Any soarness in throat?

Kindly let me know these details so that I can differentiate whether it's Pneumonia or Throat Infection.

Will be looking forward for your reply.

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

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (12 minutes later)

the mucus is greenish yellow. no breathing difficulty but a very deep breath will make my cough a lot. my chest does hurt from coughing no major soreness in throat. went to Dr on Tues and a strep test was negative. just overall fatigue and headache make it impossible for me to function without Tylenol and motrin.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It seems like Throat Infection.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Thanks for the follow up.

It could still be Throat Infection. I advise you to get a test called Thraot swab Culture sensitivity and Sputum Culture sensitivity doe and revert back with reports.

Also ask for a prescription for an antibiotic ( preferable Levofloxacin ) and use it . Also do salt water gargling, drink hot water, Avoid Non veg and oily food . Avoid Citrus Fruits.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .

Regards.

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