Currently I Am Facing The Problem Of Black Particles In Sputum/phlegm In The Morning

Posted on Fri, 12 Feb 2021

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Question : i recently quit smoking about 15 days back before that i smoked about 15 year on an average of 10/day
my current age is 38 years
currently i am facing the problem of black particles in sputum/phlegm in the morning........
is it a symbol of recovery or something else.......

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Most likely repairing action.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your query. Black particle in sputum can be most likely due to expulsion of impurities from lung.This is the self repairing action of lung.This may take around 1 year. Except irreversible damage lungs will heal. Chest x-ray and spirometry test will be helpful to rule out the extent of damage.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.

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