Question 1

Do u believe the color of phlegm in the morning is best way to tell if you sick or not? cough on/off during day. white to brown. i smoke. stuffy nose

Accepted Answer

Color of phlegm can change to green or yellow in the absence of bacterial infection, and brown is generally just associated with the continued smoking. It sounds like you have chronic bronchitis, and continued smoking is going to cause more harm, including emphysema/COPD. You need to stop. Please talk to your doctor about ways to help you quit smoking and improve your cough and your health.

Question 2

Light brown specks in phlegm, in the morning. clears up during the day.no cough, no chest pain, no fever.frequently congested noise. diagnosed with lpr?

Accepted Answer

Your specks may be coming from your nose and represent dried up blood. Use saline nose drop especially before bed time and use a vaporizer to keep your nasal passages clear.

Question 3

Wake up and cough up light brownish phlegm, after that normal green. have a stuffy nose. why the brownish color in the morning?

Accepted Answer

It's a sign of old phlegm collection overnight. It can be chronic infection, lung disease like copd, sinus drainage, gerd...

Question 4

Every morning i cough up brown phlegm. i don't have a fever. i'm always short of breath and feel heavy in my chest. i don't smoke.

Accepted Answer

Chest heaviness and shortness of breath in a 43yo male could implicate heart disease and you need to be checked for potential risk factors. Mucus is secreted all along the respiratory tract to catch particulates and as a barrier to infection, so some process (irritant exposure, infection, allergy, structural abnormality) is inducing its production.  More info is needed to help predict cause.

Question 5

I had a cold 2 weeks ago but now it's gone except i keep getting phlegm in my throat. in the morning i spit up a little brown mucus. no fever or cough?

Accepted Answer

This may be left over from the infection you need to see your physician if this persists.

Question 6

Some mornings i wake up and hack up some yellow/brown phlegm. its usually when i first wake up. i don't have a cough or feel sick. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Mild nasal allergies can cause some muscus dripping in back of throat/mouth and collects there during sleep and can turn a bit brown in the am. During day, little mucus/drip is pulled down by gravity, but when sleeping mucus tends to stay in back of throat and thus productive coughing/coughing in the early am. If worsens, call doc for eval. Good luck.

Question 7

I've had cold everday for the past couple of years its even worser in the morning i wake up with a blocked nose and cough up brown brown plegm.

Accepted Answer

This sounds like sinusitis, allergies, gerd or a combination. See an ENT specialist to sort things out and get relief.

Question 8

My mom has copd and is a former smoker. i have never been a smoker. how likely is it that i will develope copd? i cough and have a lot of phlegm in the morning.

Accepted Answer

Are you a smoker or exposed to second hand smoke? If so you may be at risk of developing copd. Already you have cough and phlegm. Other things you have to look for is Alpha trypsin deficiency which can cause emphysema.

Question 9

I have had some bright red blood in my phlegm in the morning when i was clearing my throat, no other symptoms or cough. is this something i should be worried about? i am 24?

Accepted Answer

Many possible causes for blood in phlegm. Bronchitis, Pneumonia, pulmonary edema, blood clot in lung  and many other reasons. If this condition continues see a doctor immediatley.

Question 10

I bring up blood in my phlegm (not much phlegm) in the morning and notice it in my salvia sometimes before bed.
no cough. temperature or any other symptoms. what could this mean or be..congested nose that passes after awakening if that's related ?

Accepted Answer

A small amount of blood in sputum (hemoptysis) or nasal fluids isn't necessarily abnormal. If it happens just once or twice and you're feeling well, probably nothing to worry about. But once in occurs a few times, and especially if it keeps happening, it needs professional evaluation to make sure it's not serious, and that it's not something that might bleed more seriously someday.

Coughing up brown phlegm in the morning

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Light brown specks in phlegm, in the morning. clears up during the day.no cough, no chest pain, no fever.frequently congested noise. diagnosed with lpr?

Wake up and cough up light brownish phlegm, after that normal green. have a stuffy nose. why the brownish color in the morning?

Every morning i cough up brown phlegm. i don't have a fever. i'm always short of breath and feel heavy in my chest. i don't smoke.

I had a cold 2 weeks ago but now it's gone except i keep getting phlegm in my throat. in the morning i spit up a little brown mucus. no fever or cough?

Some mornings i wake up and hack up some yellow/brown phlegm. its usually when i first wake up. i don't have a cough or feel sick. is this normal?

I've had cold everday for the past couple of years its even worser in the morning i wake up with a blocked nose and cough up brown brown plegm.

My mom has copd and is a former smoker. i have never been a smoker. how likely is it that i will develope copd? i cough and have a lot of phlegm in the morning.

I have had some bright red blood in my phlegm in the morning when i was clearing my throat, no other symptoms or cough. is this something i should be worried about? i am 24?

I bring up blood in my phlegm (not much phlegm) in the morning and notice it in my salvia sometimes before bed. no cough. temperature or any other symptoms. what could this mean or be..congested nose that passes after awakening if that's related ?

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