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What Causes Feeling Lump Inside Throat And Coughing Yellow Phlegm?

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2014

Question: Hi , Thank you ,
My throat feels very lumpy and when i swallow it feel like it is badly bruised.
I am also coughing up lots of yellow/ green phlegm for months now...I feel i am constantly sick with this issue and it is effecting my life..and energy

Answered by Dr. Hardik Thakker (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
please get a blood count, x ray chest, sputum test

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question. I will try my best to help you out.

I wish to know more details about the duration of cough, if you have blood streaks in the sputum, breathlessness and chest pain. I also like to know if you have had a history of medical problems before, hypertension, diabetes. do you have a history of drug abuse in the past?

I would suggest you to have a complete blood count done along with the x-ray chest. This will help us to rule out an underlying pneumonia. I would also like you to have a sputum examination done to determine the exact organism responsible for the chronic cough.

In my practice, I would normally recommend you to take an antibiotic like levofloxacin for control of cough along with paracetamol and Benadryl. Please get back to me with the above details and reports.

I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.

Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Hardik Thakker (40 minutes later)

Thank you Dr Thakker,

I dont really have a cough it is like i have to force myself to cough up the sticky phleghm at the the back of my throat..My throat looks constantly very inflammed when i look in the mirror, and my doctor keeps subscribing augmentim or suprax which cannot be good to be on them every few weeks....

i have never taken drugs or had a drug abuse problem.. i have always been quite healthy...

I have had a number of sinus infections in the past year...and an ulcer when i was 19...

many thanks

Answered by Dr. Hardik Thakker (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
investigations,salt water gargles,steam inhalation

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Thank you for getting back to me with the relevant details.

We need to get to the root cause of the cough. You may be harboring a resistant organism which needs to be identified. Hence I would suggest you to have a complete blood count, x ray chest, sputum examination and culture; CT scan of the paranasal sinuses. This will give us answers to our unsolved question of which is the organism and where is it harbored? is it the lungs/ sinuses?

For the inflamed throat I would advice you warm salt water gargles thrice a day. steam inhalation will also give you a good symptomatic relief.

I hope this helps.

Dr Thakker.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Hardik Thakker (21 minutes later)

Thank you so much Dr Thakker

Enjoy your day

Best Regards

XXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Hardik Thakker (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
thank you

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Thank you for consulting us. We look forward to answer more of your queries in future.

Have a great day ahead.

Dr Thakker.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj