Patients with chronic bronchitis tend to have symptoms of white sputum in the early morning, when they wake up or change position to stimulate sputum discharge. If the patient wakes…
If patients have more white sputum and more sticky, most of them suggest the following conditions: 1, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term smoking, resulting…
White sputum can be associated with stomach disorders such as gastro-oesophageal reflux, which can cause an inflammatory response in the respiratory mucosa resulting in increased mucus secretion due to irritation…
Strong cough suppressants such as codeine can inhibit the cough reflex, resulting in sputum not being coughed up properly and ultimately leading to more sputum.
The elderly are prone to chronic respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, all of which can lead to chronic inflammation of the respiratory mucosa and can…
Various causes of irritation to the trachea, bronchi, and lung tubes tend to cause an increase in local secretions. These secretions irritate the trachea and produce coughing, which results in…
White sputum is common in respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and bronchial asthma, which can be accompanied by symptoms such as fever, cough, breathlessness and a scratchy throat. If left…
It refers to increased white sputum and is a non-specific clinical manifestation. In normal people sputum is rare and mostly colourless or white. When the respiratory tract is irritated or…
Coughing and white sputum at night may be due to bronchial asthma.The human airways can contract or diastole according to nerve regulation. At night, the nerves that make the airways…
Smoke tar, hydrocyanic acid, carbon monoxide, ammonia and aromatic compounds in tobacco are all toxic substances that can stimulate an inflammatory response in the respiratory tract and damage the clearing…