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I keep coughing up sticky foamy white mucus. i also have to burp consitently lately. and not because of eating or drinking anything...its like i need to expell that air andd phlegm inside?

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Dr. Rifat Naghmi answered

Cough: If it is short duration then it is likely to be bronchitis. If it keeps happening off and on or it has been there for a while think of cough variant asthma or aci reflux.

Answered 9/29/2016

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A member asked:

I keep coughing up sticky foamy white mucus. i also have to burp consitently lately. and not because of eating or drinking anything...its like i need to expell that air andd phlegm inside?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rifat Naghmi answered

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