ALL NURSES, DOCTORS, & HEALTHCARE WORKERS!!coughing up blood, vomiting, stop!
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ALL NURSES, DOCTORS, & HEALTHCARE WORKERS!!coughing up blood, vomiting, stops breathing??
My mom has been coughing for 3 weeks now. The cough comes suddenly and when it comes she cant breathe. She coughs up mucus with blood in it and vomits every night...the cough lasts for about 5-8 minutes and is frequent...when it comes its like she is losing her voice she cant talk that well. She says that it is not painful and cough drops or honey doesn't help...any ideas as to what this could be and how we can help it until she sees a doctor? THAnKS!
Answers:
It could be a few things. But off the bat sudden coughing could be mucus plugs from bronchitis or emphysema, this is roughly what it sounds like. I would be curious on how old your mother is and if she smokes. If this is the case she should get to a doctor as quick as possible, there is medicine to help clear mucus out of lungs. It is best to get to a doctor as quick as possible because if it is from a condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, then it will get worse.
A quick fix is to brew coffee and breath the fumes and drink some. Caffeine has a bronchial dilation effect which can help. Hot tea can work as well. But neither is a substitute for an actual medical opinion. Like I said, sudden coughing with blood coming out needs a doctor to fully evaluate it.