Coughed up bloody tissue - what in the world is it?!
Question: Coughed up bloody tissue - what in the world is it!?
GROSS ALERT: Don't read if you get woozy reading about stuff like this!.
I don't smoke or drink and haven't eaten much the past few days,
actually!. I have had a deep cough, general bodily pain and a lot of sinus pressure and drainage and also ran a fever off and on for the past few days!.
I never had anything like this happen before: I coughed once a few minutes ago and I felt something huge come up right into my mouth as if it broke off from my throat!. When I spat it out in the sink, it grossed me out!. It looked like a huge glot of tissue with blood vessels in it and when I - urk - touched it, it definitely didn't feel like phlegm!. It felt like some kind of tissue, with folds in it containing different colors of what looked like blood - from bright red to almost a black color!.
Pray tell, what in the world did I just spit up!. And no, I dont think it was a devil!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't smoke or drink and haven't eaten much the past few days,
actually!. I have had a deep cough, general bodily pain and a lot of sinus pressure and drainage and also ran a fever off and on for the past few days!.
I never had anything like this happen before: I coughed once a few minutes ago and I felt something huge come up right into my mouth as if it broke off from my throat!. When I spat it out in the sink, it grossed me out!. It looked like a huge glot of tissue with blood vessels in it and when I - urk - touched it, it definitely didn't feel like phlegm!. It felt like some kind of tissue, with folds in it containing different colors of what looked like blood - from bright red to almost a black color!.
Pray tell, what in the world did I just spit up!. And no, I dont think it was a devil!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I HIGHLY doubt it was actual tissue, with blood vessels etc!.!. although if you have a pic you can let me know and I'll have a looksey to further analyze BUT here is what I think: When you get dehydrated, your body essentially dries up this includes mucus, it gets thicker, firmer and kinda takes on a different shape!. If you've been sinusy and coughing alot its possible that some dried blood (brown and black in color) got in the mucus as it was hardening it would look streaky in there!. Bright red is new blood that probally attached itself as you were hacking it up!. So I can betcha it was old dried mucus!. I've seen this plenty of times before and I know it could be concerning but I wouldn't worry too much :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
I wouldn't be too concerned!. I would go see a doctor if you're worried, but I don't think that what you coughed up was tissue!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
That's why you need to see a doctor!. It's not anything to ignore!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
WOW! wtf O_o That's seriously strange right there!.
Yeah, I don't have any idea what it could be but its not normal!. I would suggest bagging it up in a zip-lock baggy and taking it to your doctor (freezing it until you leave) but you probably rinsed the nasty thing down the sink!.
If you aren't experiencing any serious medical symptoms that might suggest getting urgent medical care, I'd go to the doctor first thing in the morning!. If this happens again, and keeps happening frequently, you should get to the ER asap and have this looked at (and this time save it and bring it to them)!.
The other stuff sounds like you have a sinus infection, and that should get looked at too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yeah, I don't have any idea what it could be but its not normal!. I would suggest bagging it up in a zip-lock baggy and taking it to your doctor (freezing it until you leave) but you probably rinsed the nasty thing down the sink!.
If you aren't experiencing any serious medical symptoms that might suggest getting urgent medical care, I'd go to the doctor first thing in the morning!. If this happens again, and keeps happening frequently, you should get to the ER asap and have this looked at (and this time save it and bring it to them)!.
The other stuff sounds like you have a sinus infection, and that should get looked at too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com