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Suggest Treatment For Yellow Phlegm Discharge While Coughing
Question: I had a bad sinus infection/cold about a month ago that caused a great deal of mucus discharge from my nose. Since then it has moved to my chest. I am no longer sick but constantly feel as if there is something stuck in my upper chest.
Every morning now and throughout the day, I will cough up white and yellow phlegm. Every once in a while this will be accompanied by pin head to dime size pieces of what appear to be white tissue that is rubbery but solid. Am I ok? What is this?
Every morning now and throughout the day, I will cough up white and yellow phlegm. Every once in a while this will be accompanied by pin head to dime size pieces of what appear to be white tissue that is rubbery but solid. Am I ok? What is this?
Brief Answer:
please dont worry!
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Please don worry!
From your history it looks like that you are suffering from post viral bronchiolitis , which is inflammation ( swelling ) and hyper reactivity of the lower airway following a viral infection/common cold.
Please dont worry as this is pretty common and will subside i 2-3 weeks.Just take linctus codeine or codeine based cough syrup like codistar etc which will help suppress the cough and give you relief.
I would also like you to take steam inhalation 2-3 times a day , it will also help soothe your airway.
The dime pieces which you are seeing may just be dries mucus flakes and will eventually disappear.
If however you develop fever , chest pain , yellowish sputum or bleeding while coughing , meet your chest physician for proper examination and further advice.
Take care!
Thanks
please dont worry!
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Please don worry!
From your history it looks like that you are suffering from post viral bronchiolitis , which is inflammation ( swelling ) and hyper reactivity of the lower airway following a viral infection/common cold.
Please dont worry as this is pretty common and will subside i 2-3 weeks.Just take linctus codeine or codeine based cough syrup like codistar etc which will help suppress the cough and give you relief.
I would also like you to take steam inhalation 2-3 times a day , it will also help soothe your airway.
The dime pieces which you are seeing may just be dries mucus flakes and will eventually disappear.
If however you develop fever , chest pain , yellowish sputum or bleeding while coughing , meet your chest physician for proper examination and further advice.
Take care!
Thanks
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