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I Have Been Throwing U Phelgm Almost Every Night For
Question: I have been throwing u phelgm almost every night for over six months. It wakes me up. Sometimes three times a night. I have BP and take Bystolic and epilepsy and take meds for that as well. I drink alcohol and I am overweight.
Brief Answer:
Please provide some more information about your problem
Detailed Answer:
Hi and Welcome to "Ask A Doctor" service.I have read your question and here is my advice.
Sorry to hear of your problem. There may be many reasons for producing phlegm. To know more about it we would need some more information about your symptoms. This would be great if your could provide us more information like
1.how much phlegm you produce roughly like half a cup or less or more.
2.is this only at night.?
3 what make you wake up.? Like do you feel suddenly short of breath or cough gets you up.?
4.Any other problems with it like snoring, or shortness of breath, or cough
5.do you smoke.?
We will be in quite a good position to discuss about your problem if you could tell us more about it. Looking forward for more informations
Regards, Dr Mahboob ur Rahman,
Please provide some more information about your problem
Detailed Answer:
Hi and Welcome to "Ask A Doctor" service.I have read your question and here is my advice.
Sorry to hear of your problem. There may be many reasons for producing phlegm. To know more about it we would need some more information about your symptoms. This would be great if your could provide us more information like
1.how much phlegm you produce roughly like half a cup or less or more.
2.is this only at night.?
3 what make you wake up.? Like do you feel suddenly short of breath or cough gets you up.?
4.Any other problems with it like snoring, or shortness of breath, or cough
5.do you smoke.?
We will be in quite a good position to discuss about your problem if you could tell us more about it. Looking forward for more informations
Regards, Dr Mahboob ur Rahman,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Yes I have been a smoker for over 20 years. I wear a CPAP every night. A large coughing fit usually is what wakes me up but I wonder sometimes if it’s because I can’t breathe because I’m stuffed up with XXXXXXX . I am never stuffed up with my nose . I am sure in producing more than a half cup and sometimes I’m coughing up so much that it brings up all the contents of my stomach depending on how late I eat the night before. Does does only occur at night and yes I drink alcohol .
Brief Answer:
Please see details below
Detailed Answer:
Hi thank you for providing the details.I feel your trouble and the discomfort you must be suffering from.
What we understand from your whole history is briefly stated below.
If you are already using CPAP, this mean you already have some lung problem, may be obstructive sleep apnea. If you still get up with shortness of breath this probably mean you need to re assess the setting of the CPAP. This may need changing to give give better sleep. Better sleep is very important for good quality of life.
Pruducing lot of phlemn also needs evaluation. Mostly this is causes by bronchiectasis, or COPD, which also bees further evaluation like chest xray and scans if already not done. Few things that can help you reduce this problem includes chest physiotherapy, using mucolytics (drugs that causes thinning of phlemn hense easily spitted out).
Another things is regurg of food content also make cough worse. Few things like avoidnig late night meals help alot here.You should take your night meal atleast 2 hours before going beds. Avoiding alcohol late night may also help. Keep your head end of bed elevated.
However these are not only cause, infection and improper setting of cpap may also be reponsible.
So for time being you may be helped by above few modification, but you surely need to be seen by pulomalogist for proper evaluation.
Hopes this answer help you understand your query. Let me know if you have any further questions. I would be glad if I could help you anymore.
Please see details below
Detailed Answer:
Hi thank you for providing the details.I feel your trouble and the discomfort you must be suffering from.
What we understand from your whole history is briefly stated below.
If you are already using CPAP, this mean you already have some lung problem, may be obstructive sleep apnea. If you still get up with shortness of breath this probably mean you need to re assess the setting of the CPAP. This may need changing to give give better sleep. Better sleep is very important for good quality of life.
Pruducing lot of phlemn also needs evaluation. Mostly this is causes by bronchiectasis, or COPD, which also bees further evaluation like chest xray and scans if already not done. Few things that can help you reduce this problem includes chest physiotherapy, using mucolytics (drugs that causes thinning of phlemn hense easily spitted out).
Another things is regurg of food content also make cough worse. Few things like avoidnig late night meals help alot here.You should take your night meal atleast 2 hours before going beds. Avoiding alcohol late night may also help. Keep your head end of bed elevated.
However these are not only cause, infection and improper setting of cpap may also be reponsible.
So for time being you may be helped by above few modification, but you surely need to be seen by pulomalogist for proper evaluation.
Hopes this answer help you understand your query. Let me know if you have any further questions. I would be glad if I could help you anymore.
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Dr. Raju A.T
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