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I'm sick with flu or flu-like illness, including sore throat. today i noticed very bloody thick post nasal drip. i don't have sinus pain. what is this?

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

See your doctor: that could be acute sinusitis, together with the other symptoms you have, you don't need to have sinus pain when you've got sinusitis, so better run it by your doctor, goodluck

Dr Kleerekoper and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/26/2015

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A member asked:

I'm sick with flu or flu-like illness, including sore throat. today i noticed very bloody thick post nasal drip. i don't have sinus pain. what is this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Al Hegab answered

Dr Kleerekoper and another doctor agreed

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