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Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this

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A 23-year old female asked:

Symptoms started 8 days ago. Sore throat, on/off. No fever. Coughing up yellow-green phlegm esp. in the mornings. Recently, blood in sputum. See doc?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

I have fever,cough , yellow sputum to brown and breathless, tow days back . now am on antibiotic medication augmantin 1g . now i feel worse .

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old asked:

What should I take as I am having sore throat, yellow greenish sputum, cough, flu, yellow greenish mucus,lost of voice for 3 to 4 days?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 38-year old female asked:

Facial pain, fever up to 103 (fever has stopped), yellow watery nasal (oxymetazoline) discharge, cough, greenish brown sputum. Sinus infection and/or bronchitis?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 41-year old female asked:

Fever, chills. 2 wks of dry violent coughing fits. Now short of breath esp on exertion or lying down,yellow sputum, wheezing. Can't talk only whisper for 8 days. & sinus infection pain, mild fever. ?

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A 31-year old asked:

Start with sore throat and then chest congestion, itching throat, cough with sputum, yellow thick. Is that bronchitis?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked:

Coughing , Choking, Nasal (oxymetazoline) Drip Make it Worst, All that causing headache neck stiffness, No Wheezing, Yellow Sputum I have been coughing my lungs out, shortness of breath, can't breath from nose, struggle through night for sleep, wake up co

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A 31-year old female asked:

My three year old suckled onto a yellow coloured toy. around 12 hours later he started vomitting yellow coloured sputum. what shd i do?

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A 62-year old female asked about a male:

62yr male very raspy voice hard to talk x2mo has yellow sputum. Tried everything No sinus or sore throat problems. Any ideas?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old male asked:

Cough since 2 months and light green coloured sputum. cough only in dusty surroundings. pls help?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

Cough for about 3 years. different coloured phlegm...green, yellow, clear, thick, and bloody?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

I have dry whoping cough no green or yellow mucus for more than 10 days medicine is not helping how to cure what is it please help me thanks?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

Chest feels heavy and coughing up yellow/green mucus. What to do?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

Acute bronchitis no cough. Taking amoxicillian and mucus comes out clear,white, or a little yellow. Use to come out green.mucus still thick.Opinons?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Asthmatic with yellow/green phlegm and chesty cough, should I see doctor or ride it out? Lungs feel half full so breathing shallow and pf reduced

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A 35-year old female asked:

I'm just getting over s cold coughing stuffy nose green & yellow stuff coming out also swollen tonsils?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

I have a heavy cough thats producing yellow/green phlegm, extreme sweating, my ears have been ringing. Is this brochitis or pneumonia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old female asked:

Intermittent low grade fewer mainly at night for past 7 days. Wet cough w yellow/green pleghm, sinus/head pressure, occasional chills. Any concerns?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

Caught virus 4 times this winter & keeps coming back,its now spring and thought was over it now its moved into my chest hurts to swallow.blocked/runny nose,coughing yellow/green phlegm,chest pain.

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old male asked:

I have Lost Voice, sore throat, sore right calf, yellow/green phlegm, cough. Any idea what I have?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

Started out with chilis,fever,then stuffy nose,sore throat,dry cough,and green/yellow mucus, 7days now&throat hurts worse and more coughing,go to doc?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old female asked:

Sore throat on one side, cough w yellow green thick mucas,runny nose for 6 weeks, no fever but I started w the flu n it was real bad for a week but?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

What causes a white frothy sputum in a child's cough?

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A 32-year old asked:

Why do smokers cough up sputum?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

Should I be concerned with green sputum after 4 days on antibiotics?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old asked:

I have coughed up blood and sputum earlier and they subsided. What are the drugs i could start using?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

16 yr girl has cough accompined with sputum from about 1 weeks what is the diagnosis and the different between it and dry cough ?

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A 24-year old male asked:

He have cough with blood stained sputum. The cough began Yesetareday then today he got blood stained sputum, pain during cough on chast?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old male asked:

I have been coughing producing salivary sputum for a month with symptoms of common Cold. Sputum smear negative.What am I likely to be suffering from.

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A 41-year old asked:

Can green foul tasting sputum not be an infection?

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