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Red color to phlegm means that blood is coming from somewhere. Somehow, some small blood vessels have broken. It can be just a small streak of red up to all red with clots. If it continues and gets worse; see the doctor.
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∙ 15y agoBrown phlegm is common in smokers but can also mean an infection.
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How do you pronounce phlegm?
phlegm
Is there any way to make greenish brown without blue and yellow?
Yes, you could flob on the page, and use your brush to paint with the phlegm. This will create a perfect greenish brown.
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.
What does Hippocrates say about phlegm?
Phlegm is a sticky material from your mucous membranes in your repiratory system. When you have a cold it might be yellowish brown. If there's an infection, it might be greenish brown. Normal phlegm is usually clear.I presume you mean: "Phlegm"?Phlegm is a liquid secreted by the mucous membranes.The definition is limited to the mucus produced by the respiratory system and particularly that which is expelled by coughing("Sputum"). Phlegm in essence is a water based gel consisting of numerous immuno-type substances. Its composition varies depending on a number of factors, such as climate & level of health etc. Its colour can vary from clear to pale or dark yellow & green, from light to dark brown.Basically, it is a vehicle through which the body attempts to flush out foreign invaders from the respiratory system.'phlegm' is an English word, meaning spit, saliva.It is also used to indicate 'unexcitability, steadiness, boringness', and is used in the adjective 'phlegmatic', meaning 'unexcitable, steady, boring'
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.
What is the sentence of phlegm?
I have a cough then suddenly, the phlegm was blocking my throat.
How can you diagnose?
If you are coughing up green or brown phlegm you most likely have bronchitis. It will not go away on its own, so you will need to go to the Doctor and get an antibiotic.
Where does the phlegm go if you swallowed it?
Phlegm will go into your stomach and the acid in your stomach will dispose of it naturally, just the way it does when you swollow food. It is not harmful to swallow phlegm.
How do you diagnose a broncospasm?
If you are coughing up green or brown phlegm you most likely have bronchitis. It will not go away on its own, so you will need to go to the Doctor and get an antibiotic.
What does phlegm do?
Phlegm helps to trap foreign materials such as dirt, microbes and pollutants from going further into the body. Phlegm comes in different colors from shades of green to white.
Can phlegm be food?
no
What colour is a normal phlegm?
clear phlegm is normal. Red,Green,yellow is not normal---get help.
