Spu up pink phlegm with spots, mostly in mornings, sometmes pinker than others, do you think i have lung cancer Dr. Owen Board Certified in 2 Specialities & US Medical Graduate

Spu up pink phlegm with spots, mostly in mornings, sometmes pinker than others, do you think i have lung cancer Dr. Owen Board Certified in 2 Specialities & US Medical Graduate

Thank you for the input. There are many causes of blood sputum. The more common cause is infection. Several common bacterial infection or viral infection can cause it.

Customer: Hi, i suddenly start to cough with brownish pink phlegm. Every cough will bring some brownish pink phlegm. No other symptoms.I had RSV few weeks ago, with bad cough and …

Customer: I am having acid reflux flare up. Have been spitting up pink sputum and greenih phlegm when I get up in the morning

Customer: spu up pink phlegm with brown spots, mostly in mornings, sometmes pinker than others, do you think i have lung cancer Answered by Dr. Owen in 4 mins 15 years ago Dr. Owen

The pink color in your phlegm could be due to some blood. This can happen sometimes if you're coughing very violently. The small capillaries in the airways, in the alveoli where the airways …

Blood in the phlegm is always a concerning issue. Possible causes include inflammation of the airways (bronchitis), and infection, like walking pneumonia. I would recommend you go and …

If I understand correctly, the pink phlegm has been for several days only. It’s most likely due to your bronchitis. It since you are a smoker, any blood in sputum has to be investigated. …

A lot of times phlegm is from post-nasal drip that happens overnight. Sometimes from allergies. Sometimes it also happens when patients had a viral infection that went away but the irritation …