Hard Cough

I woke up with a chest infection and have started to cough the phlegm up. If I don’t spit it up I feel sick to my stomach, but this stuff is so gross.

You probably feel sick because you think it is so gross. And an infection of any kind can make you feel sick.

I’ve had a sinus infection and all the mucus is draining into my lungs and I’m starting to cough up the green phlegm. It is quite painful and annoying, is there any ways to help get rid of the phlegm?

You pretty much just have to cough it out…
-Drink plenty of fluids (It helps to thin out the mucus)
-Sitting in the bathroom with the shower on hot water and breathing in the steam really helps
-Having hot tea and breathing the hot steam helps too
-Mucinex really helps me clear that stuff out of my lungs if it gets bad

I hope you feel better!!

Its been going on for like 2 weeks and cough syrup isn’t working! and yes I smoke,but I don’t know if the phlegm is because I smoke?

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The types of colors I’ve heard of being coughed up are
Black
Orange
Rusty color
Yellow
Lime green
Green
White
Pink

I know that certain colors can tell you something right?

Black can be old blood or dust
Orange can be sinus infection with blood in it…or dust particles such as paint.
Rusty color can be blood
Yellow is infection
Lime green and green are old infection
white is normal
Pink is probably a little blood

Been sick for a straight week with a bad cough and lots of phlegm, and the usual flu symptoms. Been taking cough medicine but it’s not helping out.I am thinking about going to my doctor but i wanted to see if anyone would know what i have before i jump the gun and think my lungs are gonna explode.

Head to the doctor immediately. You sound like you have an infection. Never fool around with your lungs. You aren’t jumping the gun, you are being sensible. Lung infections can be nasty and hard to clear up if you don’t get them treated.

I am a smoker, but I don’t really cough that much any other time.

recently I started doing yoga again and literally after ten minutes my nose starts running and I’m coughing up a storm..

well you can’t do much except coughing out the stuff and then continuing with your yoga.

I’ve noticed that some folks cough and sometimes spit after eating a good meal. What’s that about?

There seems to be no special reasons. It is their habbit.

I have had a really bad cough for about 4 days now and someone told me it was because of phlegm and i had to cough it up but every time the phlegm is in my throat it won’t come up any further and just go back down, i have tried coughing really hard to force it out but it just stays at the top of my throat and goes back down so any easy way to cough it up or get rid of it without coughing???

If the phlegm is deep in your lungs, the homeopathic remedy: "Umcka" ,
OR, the herb "Mullein *leaf*" will stimulate your body to move it on out.
If it isn’t that deep, and you aren’t allergic to it, Echinacea angustifolia root (another herb) is a wonderful expectorant! Cayenne / Capsaicin (another herb) is also excellent!

BUT, for ANY of those to work, you HAVE to be WELL HYDRATED!!!
Otherwise, the phlegm will be too dry & stuck inside, for you to get it out, no matter how hard you cough! So . . . Be sure to drink a minimum of 1 qt. of plain water for every 50 lbs. that you weigh.
A hot bath, &, breathing steam may also help.

Germs, viruses, & parasites find mucus to be a wonderful place to hide from the body’s immune system, and, reproduce. So, *get with it*!

Protect Yourself From Parasites!
http://watchtower.org/e/19990522a/article_01.htm

Killer Diseases—The War Between Man and Microbe
http://watchtower.org/e/19960222/article_01.htm

Those Resilient Germs
http://watchtower.org/e/20031022/article_02.htm

When you cough it up, is it unhealthy to swallow it back in?

Phlegm comes from your lungs and throat passages. There will obviously be times where you don’t have a choice but to swallow the phlegm but generally you are better off getting rid of it. It won’t hurt you to swallow it but it might re-introduce it back into your respiratory system.

Yesterday, during track practice it rained and poured for the entire practice. After I got home and took a hot shower I had tons of phlegm in my throat and got a cough. I’m still sick today! I’ve also become lightheaded and my legs are weak. I know that rain causing a cold is a wives tale but what happened?

You could have caught a throat infection because of the rain. You can try this for some relief. Boil 1 teaspoon of powdered cinnamon powder and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper powder in a glass of water add 1 teaspoon of honey to it and drink sip by sip for effective relief from sore throat ,cold and cough, repeat this every 2 hours until you feel a little better. Check out http://usefulinfo-cough.blogspot.com/ for more remedies and information.