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Cough, white or pink sputum

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

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Pharyngitis
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COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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Croup
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Common cold
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Can sputum color change color after you cough it up? Ie: go from pink to orange?

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Does cough and colds can be cause of sputum?

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What causes a white frothy sputum in a child's cough?

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A 22-year old male asked:

I have cough with sputum for 2 weeks what is your diagnosis?

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I have cough with sputum, I feel better after cough medications but it return again in a short time?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Baby is 3 months old. Affected by cough since 5 days. Is there any way to expell sputum from baby's cough? She coughs badly..

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A 21-year old male asked:

I've got cough for the past 4 days and it's really bad. When i wake up in the morning, i notice that i've blood in my sputum. Plus i regularly smoke.

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Chesty cough yellow sputum 3 weeks?

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A 35-year old asked:

Which agent is used to induce expectoration of sputum in cough conditions?

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A 32-year old asked:

Why do smokers cough up sputum?

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A 34-year old asked:

Why blood is seen in sputum or in cough in the case of bronchiectasis?

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A 17-year old male asked:

Hello doc. I am cough and sputum a lot by the way I am a smoker is there something that i can do?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Hello dr. This already few days to now I cough. Blood. The blood have mix a sputum n it's colour colour brown. Wht should I do,?

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A 17-year old female asked:

16 yr girl has cough accompined with sputum from about 1 weeks what is the diagnosis and the different between it and dry cough ?

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A 28-year old female asked:

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A 45-year old male asked:

I have a productive cough with greenish sputum for over 2 weeks. i dont have fever?

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A 36-year old asked:

I have had a violent cough with clear, thick sputum and wheezing for five months. What's wrong with me?

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A 38-year old asked:

I stopped smoking two months ago and i still cough up sputum sometimes in the morning. Will it ever go away completely?

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A 29-year old female asked:

I've had a bad cough w/sputum for 2 months, no other symptoms. What is the likelihood that i need antibiotics? Should i just wait it out? Thanks.

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A 31-year old male asked:

Im just recovered from severed flu. Now im still cough but not severe as before but im noticing there's few blood mixed with the mucus/sputum. :-(?

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A 81-year old male asked:

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A 22-year old male asked:

I have started my tb-dots since November 3, 2021. As of now i feel feel better than before, i have increased in appetite and cough has been reduced. But i still experience blood on my sputum especially when i wake up. Is it okay?

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I feel there are several sputum in my lungs sometimes when I cough. I do that because I feel breathless. It's been more than one month already.

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A 24-year old female asked:

I have had a chronic cough now for about a year. My coughs are not triggered by anything in particular, and nearly always has phlegm/mucus/sputum.

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A 42-year old male asked:

I have had mucus in lungs and cough for the past 4-5 weeks. Cough and sputum has reduced much over this time but continues nevertheless. Any inputs?

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My baby 6 month old has cough week ago and still it is productive cough with no symptoms he eat well and happy I do not see any sputum i just hear it?

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I have dark brown speckled sputum inside clear sputum for 2 months, no cough , X-ray clean, recently increased with flu , no smoking for 1 week, 22y m, ?

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I cough (chesty cough) when im feeling cold or in very cold environment. I smoke. No sputum/phlegm but a bit of wheezing?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Hi Doctor , I do vaping daily , but recent time I experienced that I got cough(sputum), when I vape I cough . Is it normal ?

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