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Why am i coughing up black phlegm ? i stopped smoking a couple of weeks ago cold turkey and now have developed pneumonia . help
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Clearing out toxins: Coughing up black phlegm in your situation is not an indication of pneumonia. Smoke paralyzes cilia, tiny hairs that line the bronchial tubes that clear debris from the lungs. Now that you have stopped, your cilia have started to do their job of clearing out all of the tars & other gunk that has accumulated.This is a temporary phase.You can see a doctor to make sure there's no infection.Congrats!
Answered 12/21/2016
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