Coughing up yellow phlegm

Coughing is a common occurrence and can be caused by many situations, such as choking on water, sore throat caused by a cold, coughing up phlegm caused by getting angry, etc. Many people will usually endure a cough for a few days. If it doesn't get better, they will choose to take some cough medicine. If it still doesn't get better, they will go to the infirmary for injection treatment. Some people cough up yellow phlegm. Here are some methods to treat yellow phlegm. You can learn about them.

1. Coughing is a rather annoying thing for ordinary people, but it is a good thing for doctors, because it is your body's self-protection mechanism at work. Coughing helps to expectorate and keep the respiratory tract unobstructed. Of course, the premise is that the severity of the coughing symptoms does not interfere with your normal quality of life.

2. Generally speaking, the colors of sputum discharged by coughing are as follows: white foamy sputum, yellow thick sputum, dark green sputum, pink foamy sputum, etc. Let us explain the yellow sputum specifically. Yellow sputum generally indicates that you are infected, so generally speaking, this patient may have a history of colds, pneumonia, bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

3. There are actually two types of treatments for yellow sputum. The first is food therapy. We recommend that you eat some foods that can clear the lungs and relieve throat pain, such as drinking some scented tea, and eat a light diet for a week. If you do not want to receive medication and your cough symptoms are mild, we recommend that you choose food therapy.

4. In addition to the above methods, the second method is to treat it through medical means. You can use Chinese medicine to resolve phlegm and relieve cough, clear the lungs and relieve throat. You can also choose antibiotic treatment for existing infections, and then assist with expectorant drugs such as standard myrtle oil. Both effects are pretty good.

5. Any disease will have problems in the process of recovery. You should pay attention to it. For example, when you take Chinese medicine, remember to avoid spicy food, tobacco and alcohol. Chinese medicine for clearing lungs and relieving throat is generally cool, spicy food is generally dry, warm and cold conflict.

6. When taking western medicine, such as amoxicillin, you need to do a self-test. Generally speaking, the effect of amoxicillin is seen after two days of taking it. So if your condition has not improved after three days of taking it, it is recommended that you switch to cephalosporin drugs or directly choose amoxicillin clavulanate potassium when choosing drugs to reduce bacterial drug dependence.

7. Notes

Coughing may annoy you and yellow phlegm may worry you, but I hope you can get some understanding from the above explanation and it will be helpful to you. If this happens for a long time, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for treatment.