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Why does phlegm build up every time i laugh (a guffaw). i end up coughing (it comes out). i always have to go to the bathroom to cough it out. why does this happen?

Q: why does phlegm build up every time i laugh (a guffaw). i end up coughing (it comes out). i always have to go to the bathroom to cough it out. why does this happen?

: Your body is getting rid of something that is irritating it. When you breath deeply you listen secretions that are. Or mall in your lungs. Try it and see.

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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Your body is getting rid of something that is irritating it. When you breath deeply you listen secretions that are. Or mall in your lungs. Try it and see.

Answered 5/14/2021

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A member asked:

Why does phlegm build up every time i laugh (a guffaw). i end up coughing (it comes out). i always have to go to the bathroom to cough it out. why does this happen?

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