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Coughing up brown phlegm in the morning
A 41-year-old female asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 50 years experience
Not generally: 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... Read More
2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old male asked:

Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 59 years experience
LPR: 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 you... Read More
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Ziad Mattaranswered
25 years experience
Signs: It's a sign of old phlegm collection overnight. It can be chronic infection, lung disease like copd, sinus drainage, gerd...
3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old male asked:

Dr. Corey Clayanswered
Allergy and Immunology 11 years experience
Get checked: 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 s... Read More
2.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 56 years experience
Brown may be blood: This may be left over from the infection you need to see your physician if this persists.
752 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Bac Nguyenanswered
Family Medicine 24 years experience
Maybe postnasal drip: 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... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 46-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gutti Raoanswered
Hospital-based practice 47 years experience
Copd: 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 hav... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Robert Trageranswered
Dentistry 55 years experience
Many possible causes for blood in phlegm. Bronchitis, Pneumonia, pulmonary edema, blood clot in lung and many other reasons. If this condition contin... Read More
Answered Jan 10, 2022
A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Hemoptysis: 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, p... Read More
72 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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