What causes excessive phlegm

The problem of excessive phlegm troubles many people. If we want to effectively improve and solve it, we need to pay attention to understand what causes it. Usually, people with weak constitution or weak spleen and stomach, as well as those suffering from rhinitis, are prone to excessive phlegm.

1. Weak constitution and insufficient vital energy. Due to spleen deficiency, moisture may remain and condense into phlegm.

2. Weak spleen and stomach, lingering stagnation of water and dampness, which damage the spleen and stomach; or overeating of raw food, melons and fruits, which damages the middle yang; or drinking too much water due to fever, which causes the spleen to function poorly, etc., can all cause water and dampness to remain and gather into phlegm. In addition, eating too much fatty and sweet food can cause turbid air to accumulate in the stomach, generate dampness and heat, and also turn into turbid phlegm.

3. Improper treatment of external infection, or repeated external infection due to weakness, will damage the lung qi, making it unable to transport body fluid to the four parts of the body and regulate the water channels to the bladder, causing fluid to remain and turn into phlegm. Phlegm is stored in the lungs, and the lung qi is not smooth. Phlegm rushes into the airways and causes coughing and excessive phlegm.

4. Suffering from rhinitis, the nasal mucosa secretes a large amount of purulent and highly viscous secretions under the action of inflammation, which are transported to the nasopharynx through the nasal cilia and adhere to the nasopharynx, causing a foreign body sensation in the throat, which is then coughed out.

5. Chronic bronchitis is prone to coughing, wheezing, and excessive sputum when exposed to cold. If it is not cured for a long time, it may develop emphysema and cor pulmonale. When combined with bacterial infection, the sputum is yellow and sticky and the patient has fever.

6. Pneumonia: Lobar pneumonia may cause rusty sputum and be accompanied by chills and fever.

7. Pulmonary tuberculosis causes fever, night sweats, and when lung cavities form, there is a lot of sputum. Tests can reveal tuberculosis bacteria, which may be accompanied by blood in the sputum.

8. Bronchiectasis causes a large amount of sputum, which can be divided into three layers: thin, thick, and extra thick. It may also be accompanied by coughing up blood.

9. Lung abscess produces a lot of sputum with a foul odor, accompanied by fever.