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How Can Excessive Phlegm And Breathing Difficulty Be Treated?

Hi,I have more than a year with phlegm, started with phlegm similar to the flu, but in these last months it is getting thicker and I find it difficult to breathe. A few weeks ago, I was told that my asthma was active, which I had not been given for 6 years, supposedly it was activated because of a virus, but still the phlegm and breathing my left lung hurts. Every time I go to emergencies, they tell me it s viral and this gets worse and worse.
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Causes of excessive phlegm is:
1.Chronic bronchitis.
2. Bronchectasis.
3. COPD.
4. Allergic bronchitis.
5. Cystic fibrosis.
6. Until resolving pneumonia etc.

Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is.
Avoid cool drinks and freeze water. Avoid smoking and alcohol.
Use water vapor inhalation and salt water gargling thrice a day for five days.

Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.


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How Can Excessive Phlegm And Breathing Difficulty Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Causes of excessive phlegm is: 1.Chronic bronchitis. 2. Bronchectasis. 3. COPD. 4. Allergic bronchitis. 5. Cystic fibrosis. 6. Until resolving pneumonia etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Avoid cool drinks and freeze water. Avoid smoking and alcohol. Use water vapor inhalation and salt water gargling thrice a day for five days. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.