COUGH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. Mucus or productive cough.

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SPUTUM IN YOUR LUNG.
Or Your lungs are getting infected sign, symptoms, complications, Home remedies and treatment.

Coughing is the first sign, our body make mucus every day, and it’s presence is not necessarily a sign of any thing unhealthy.

Mucus or the other name is phlegm is when it’s produced by our respiratory system, it lines the tissue of the body such as nose, mouth, throat and lungs, and it also protect from infection.

Our body makes about a litre of mucus a day, but if it increases too much in our lungs specially then that will be a sign of productive cough. It na be annoying and possibly a sign of health problem.

Here are the few situations you might increase your mucus from them:

ACID REFLUX

If you have acid reflux acid in your stomach Comes up to your oesophagus into your throat, this can result in throat irritation and post nasal drip, along with chest congestion.

ALLERGIES

Allergies can cause a host of symptoms, from itchy eyes, sneezing to congestion. Chest tightness and coughing. A reaction which is some thing to do with airborne such as ; pollen and dust mites.

ASTHMA

A sign of allergies, chest tightness, chest lining is inflamed, and can cause to cough up phlegm. But small amount of white or clear mucus is not worrisome.

Bacterial and Viral Infections

Infections like, Flu, bronchitis and pneumonia can cause you to make extra mucus, which will often cough up some times green or yellow mucus in colour.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD includes several lung diseases that can make it harder to breath such as Emphysema, Chronic bronchitis, causes inflammation of bronchial tubes and more mucus by which it will be harder for the lung to breath. COPD is the chronic illness for smokers or asthma patients. Usually long illness or exposure develop COPD.

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

This is an inherited disease that results in thick mucus in the lungs and other organs. It can lead to worsening lung function as people age. Doctors test for cystic fibrosis (CF) in newborns, and 75% of people with CF are diagnosed by age 2. A parent can pass on the CF gene even if they don’t have the condition themselves, and about 1000, new cases of CF are diagnosed annually in the U.S.

What You Can Do at Home

To control or loosen mucus at home, you can try the following remedies:

Drink lots of fluids. Drink plenty of water and other fluids but not things that can dehydrate you like alcohol or coffee.

Chicken soup; it really gives you strength and help mucus clear out and gives you a Soothing effect in throat and chest irritation.

Humidifier. Try to use it at home or hop into steamy shower to help moisturise your airway.

Avoid Smoking or vaping, these can develop more mucus.

Try a tea spoon of honey, it has a soothing and moisture effect. But don’t give honey to under 1year of age.

Check air filters Of cooling and heating systems, can make mucus production worse.

Home cleaners and disinfectants and air fresheners.
home cleaners and disinfectant sprays or air freshener can also cause allergies. Itchy eyes burning hands sneezing coughing are the main symptoms. Which leads to production of the mucus in your lungs.

Take an expectorant with guaifenesin, it helps in loosing sputum so you can easily cough it out.

When to Seek Help

On its own, mucus isn’t a worrisome symptom. If it comes with a cough that doesn’t go away after several weeks, it’s greenish yellow or blood-tinged, or you also have fever or shortness of breath, you should call your doctor.