What to do if there is blood in your coughing sputum

Coughing up blood in the sputum that is hemoptysis, the cause of bronchial dilatation, tuberculosis, mitral stenosis and other diseases, according to the cause of the targeted selection of different treatment options. 1. If the hemoptysis is caused by bronchiectasis, it may be due to long-term inflammation of the bronchial tubes, resulting in the destruction of the muscle fibers of the bronchial walls, which can be treated symptomatically under the guidance of a doctor, such as cefprozil, cefixime, and other antibiotics, but also can take Yunnan Baiyao and other medicines to stop bleeding. In severe cases, bronchial artery embolization can be considered. 2. Tuberculosis requires regular anti-tuberculosis treatment, following the principles of early, regular, full, moderate, combined, usually quadruple therapy, containing at least two bactericidal drugs such as isoniazid, rifampicin and other drugs. 3. Hemoptysis due to mitral stenosis can be treated with nitroglycerin to reduce the cardiac load, beta-blockers (Betalock) and diuretics (furosemide), and most importantly surgical treatments, i.e., mitral valve balloon dilatation and mitral valve replacement surgery. The patient is advised to actively seek medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions.