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I was diagnosed with pneumonia and am coughing bloody sputum despite taking antibiotics. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I had extreme grab-and-release pain in my left rib and shoulder last week but did not feel sick, just the pain that did not leave my rib cage, and now and then again, the extreme grab-and-release pain, the doctor diagnosed me with pneumonia and gave Auro Amoxiclav 1000 mg and Prednisol... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you're experiencing extreme grab-and-release pain in your left rib and shoulder, along with bloody sputum, and your doctor has diagnosed you with pneumonia, it is important to follow their prescribed treatment plan. Pneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs th... Read Full »
My sputum has turned red. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, Initially, I had cold and cough, which now turned into sinus. I had Almox 500 mg for five days. For sinus I normally used to take Novamox 500 mg. Sinus got cured but still I have some cold and cough. It has been 10 days. Since yesterday there are times when I blow my nose or spit, the spu... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Acute sinusitis should be treated with 10 days of Amoxicillin and what you are having is acute on chronic sinusitis. I would suggest completing the course for next five days. Continue the steaming and use saline nasal spray. Do not blow your nose so hard. If the antih... Read Full »
Can spitting blood indicate lung cancer?
Query: Hello doctor, If X-ray is clear and the person is having a good appetite and no fatigue but the person is spitting up blood with phlegm not always. Sometimes the phelgm is white and sometimes black and sometimes traces of blood in phlegm. No chest pain, no shortness of breath. Is anything to worry? ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your issues. Coughing up blood can be a symptom of many diseases like throat or chest infection, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis (a disease where your windpipes are damaged) or lung cancer. A detailed history of complaints and your reports are needed to deter... Read Full »
I have sniffles with small amount of blood spots in cough. What should I do?
Query: Hello doctor, For the past three days, I am having sniffles. But today morning, when I got up I found a small amount of blood spots in my cough. So please advise me what to do now? I never found this before. I am currently taking Corectia, Glyciphase 500 mg, Ovipauz-L, and Aspirin gastro-resistant... Read Full »
Dr. Geetha Priyadarsini Kamminana
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The image that you sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows brown rusty expectoration for which you need not worry. It is due to the capillary leak at the inflamed mucosa due to the medical condition. Do you have a watery nose? Do you still sniffl... Read Full »
I am having chest discomfort and pain in the breast and nipples after a 20-hour plane journey. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am having chest discomfort for the past three days. I feel as if there is a bruise inside my chest. I also have pain at times if I touch near my nipple or on the side or under the breast or nipple. I often feel a stabbing pain in the middle that lasts for one second. I had a cough fo... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern and I will help you with your query. Actually, it can be associated with traveling. Due to traveling, there can be chest discomfort and the causes can be extra acid formation in the stomach and muscle pain. So, do not worry. You will... Read Full »
Why is there blood while coughing?
Query: Hello doctor, For the past 12 days, I have had a cough. In the beginning, the cough was wet, and mucus would come out mostly green, and then in five to six days, the mucus became clear and white in color. Only very less dry cough. While sleeping, I did not cough, and the wetness in my lung was gone.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and sorry for such discomfort. You have mentioned coughing blood mixed with sputum. Initially, you had a wet cough followed by a dry cough. There is a history of chronic smoking, and you are smoking one to two cigarettes per day. The most like... Read Full »
My 28-year-old wife notices blood while coughing only when she gets infected with cold. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,My wife has often seen some blood (not actually red but it looks like black and red) coming out while coughing only when she gets infected with a cold. She is 28 years old, and she weighs 119 pounds. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am here to help you with your health queries. I read about your concern in detail. Coughing out blood can be due to many reasons like tuberculosis, malignancy, or simply due to erosion as a result of severe coughing. I would like to know in detail, whether she has... Read Full »
I cough up mucus with specks of blood. What could be the reason?
Query: Hello doctor,The last few weeks I have been coughing a lot. Multiple times a day I will gag and cough up mucus. Sometimes it is clear and sometimes it is green with red specks in which I assume is blood. I have a pressure on my chest so breathing can be hard. Read Full »
Dr. M. A. Toyeb, Nazma Parveen
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query and went through the attachment you sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Sometimes violent coughing can lead to specks of blood in sputum. You said that you have chest congestion and greenish sputum. That means you are s... Read Full »
I have been coughing up some blood and was diagnosed with pneumonia with no fever. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,I was just diagnosed with Klebsiella pneumonia and had been coughing up a little blood without a fever. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. You should take antibiotics for the Klebsiella pneumonia organism based on culture and sensitivity test for antibiotic. The typical presentation of Klebsiella infection as pneumonia includes acute onset of high fever a... Read Full »
Why am I getting blood through nose and cough?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 18 years old. I had a fever some 15 days back, which lasted for two days. Now, for the past few days, blood is coming out along with running nose. Also, I am getting blood through cough. I am not having fever now and feel normal. However, I feel that something oozing in the throat. A... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com I have gone through your query and can understand your health concern. As you have mentioned that there is blood in nasal secretion and cough and the chest x-ray is normal, I think this is related to the sinus infection.Many times chronic sinusitis can cause prolonged r... Read Full »