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I quit smoking about a month ago and have been using an ecig now i have a sore throat and i coughed up a chunk of brown mucus that was pretty hard ?

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Dr. Catherine Spratt turner answered

Smoking: First congratulations on quitting smoking. Keep it up. After you quit your lungs are going to start getting rid of stuff in your chest. It is normal to have some productive phlegm.

Answered 6/10/2015

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A member asked:

I quit smoking about a month ago and have been using an ecig now i have a sore throat and i coughed up a chunk of brown mucus that was pretty hard ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Catherine Spratt turner answered

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