Bloody or red:This may indicate an infection or something more serious, such aspulmonary embolismorlung cancer. If you have blood in your phlegm, it is important to contact your healthcare provider immediately. Pink:This could be a sign of pulmonary edema (fluid build-up in the lungs) orhe...
Phlegm can lead to congestion, coughing, and breathing problems. We spoke to medical experts on the causes, symptoms, and treatments of phlegm.
Different coloured sputum used as indicators of the degree of inflammation in the lungs. Credit: Dr Megan Crichton The color of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis can indicate the degree of inflammation in their lungs and predict their future outcomes, according to new r...
Conventional medicine and many respirologists teach their patients with phlegm in the throat or lungs to forcefully exhale or cough phlegm out through the mouth. In other words, most doctors teach forceful hyperventilation, which makes the problem with phlegm production worse. Overbreathing causes CO2...
(swelling) in the lungs which are caused by the accumulation of fluids. Periodically, it can show up as streaks or stains when there is mild bleeding in the respiratory tract. In people with a pre-existing heart problem, the pink phlegm could come with a frothy texture. In any case, ...
What are the Most Common Causes of Black Phlegm? Discussion Comments Bybluedolphin— On Oct 24, 2013 Yellow phlegm in the throat is due to illness but yellow saliva is not necessarily. Certain yellow colored foods can cause yellow saliva. Foods with food coloring and yellow spices do this. ...
White/Clear: This is the normal colour of phlegm. phlegm may be brownish in colour. have an active chest infection. Where is phlegm located? Phlegm is a type of mucus produced inthe lungs and lower respiratory tract. It is most noticeable when a person is acutely sick or has a longstandin...
This is your bodys way to filter out the smoke damage from your lungs/throat, while you sleep it it pushed out of your body the only way it can be through your throat and by eventually spitting it out. Reply Guest over a year ago This is funny because I am experiencing every sing...
A combination of Phlegm and Internal Wind can have two root causes:1. When the External Pathogenic Factor Wind enters the Lungs, it blocks the dispersing and descending function of Lung Qi. This results in Qi and Body Fluids accumulating in the Lungs. In time, this can transform into Phlegm...
and I blew my nose and there was blood in there too... Please note I'm not coughing this up out of my lungs, I'm spitting it from the back of my throat, does this make a difference? If this happens again in the next two weeks I plan on seeing a doctor ...