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It could be due to some really serious diseases or disorders, so you should go to the doctor to find out what is causing yours. Old blood turns from red to black-looking, so if you have had a really bad infection like bronchitis, it could be that you have had some minor bleeding from the infection in your lungs or bronchitis. Blood from your nose and sinuses can also mix with your nasal mucus, run down the back of your throat with post nasal drip and look black when you cough it up. There are many much more serious problems that can cause it, so it should not be ignored as a warning sign, have the doctor examine you.
Black-looking phlegm you cough up can be residue from smoking that is stuck in your respiratory tract. It includes the tar from the burning process and can be caused by both marijuana and cigarettes. Smoking both is the ultimate bad choice. I've been coughing up black phlegm for about a month or two now and am quitting cigarettes and marijuana for good.
Face it, burning and inhaling smoke from anything can't be good for you, so get the will power to stop. The doctor can help you find help to stop. The longer you wait, the worse it will get. Waiting until later will cause you to become more addicted and have much more difficulty stopping.
Smoking isn't cool anymore...
It is either old blood, dead tissue, a substance from out of your body or a black mold infection.
Black mold infection is a dangerous disease that should be treated immediately.
If you want to inhale substances without getting tar and other filth in your lungs, use a vaporizer or e-sigarette instead.
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When people cough up black phlegm it is?
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
How much flem do you cough up to when a person has emphysema?
A person with emphysema would cough up to about 2 cups of phlegm per day. That would mean in 8 days, they would cough up a gallon of phlegm. Drink up!
What is A productive cough?
A nonproductive cough is a cough that does not bring up phlegm or mucus. It is also called a dry cough, and tends to irritate the throat much more than a productive cough (a cough that brings up phlegm and/or mucus) does.
When people cough up black phlegm it is called?
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
Is cough a sign of chlamydia?
Cough is not a sign of chlamydia trachomatis (the STD) in adults. In newborns affected by chlamydia in the lungs, a hacking cough that doesn't bring up phlegm can be a sign of disease. There is another species of chlamydia, chlamydia pneumoniae, that causes cough.
What causes blue phlegm?
The black phlegm is caused caused by tar being built up in the lungs. This is caused by exsessive smoking or coming in to contact with smoke regularly
What is the difference between flu and phlegm?
Phlegm is mucous. It is generally referred to as "phlegm" and sometimes as "sputum" when referring to mucous found in the throat or expelled from the lungs/bronchial passages by way of a cough.
What does it mean when you cough up green and yellow phlegm when you have copd?
It means you have a sinus infection. Just make sure you cough it all up, and dont swallow it or it will not go away as fast as it will if you cough it up and spit it out.
Why is there often excessive sometimes blood tinged morning phlegm in it a nonsmoker?
It happens in the morning because your lungs is at rest and your throat is filled with phlegm and while your sleeping you cough up. coughing causes rupturing of cappilaries causing blood inyour phlegn it is basically hemoptysis.
Can a bad cough cause your ribs to hurt?
If you cough enough to make your ribs sore, a doctor's appointment is necessary to determine the cause, as you may break your ribs if it continues. If your cough is productive = you cough up phlegm, then do not take cough suppressant medication and be sure not to swallow the phlegm. An expectorant will help. If you have a dry cough = no phlegm, then a cough suppressant (antitussive) will do you wonders. However, most OTC products are ineffective, so get a prescription or ask your pharmacist for something with codeine. Alternatively, dark chocolate 100g or over can be very effective.
What is a loogie?
A "loogie" is a thick ball of phlegm that forms in the trachea or bronchial tubes, and is coughed up. To cough up a ball of phlegm and spit it out is colloquially called " to hock a loogie" or "hawking a loogie" (from the characteristic sound of expectoration, and related to the verb "hack" meaning to cough).
Does smoking cause phlegm?
Well I'm not a doctor, but I do know that after you quit smoking you occasionally cough up phlegm for anywhere up to a year after you quit. This is an effect from the lungs healing themselves.
