Still coughing stuff up..getting worse, I think. See doc?

[Guest]

So I took like a week off from smoking, and I started coughing up all this nasty stuff. Anyanway, a buddy of mine hooked me with some sour deez and now that Im smoking again I continue to cough this nasty mucous stuff up, but it seems to be getting worse. This morning I coughed up this very oddly textured like brown and yellow lugey. It was pretty gross lol

Im assuming I'll be fine -- its just weird coughing up all this stuff. Should I see a doc? Id really rather not to. I may have some sort of respiratory problem.

 

[Dan42nepa]

Hey i am sick also... sounds familiar. Mine started last friday. I havent been smoking but have been doing evening shots of tincture which knocks me on my ass and helps me sleep. I would just drink LOTS of fluids and be careful about it getting worse. Could turn into bronchitus or pnuemonia.

 

[Guest]

ya, I know its non brochitus because my cough is fine (normal).

 

[Dan42nepa]

I think if its yellow its a bad sign and means its viral.. at least the doctor always asks what color...

 

[Guest]

yup, and you know brown/red cant be good either.. sometimes it's just white though.

 

[Dan42nepa]

hopefully its just your lungs just cleaning themselves out. Used to happen to me when I quit smoking cigs

 

[vavwl]

Our lungs are self cleaning, but they can't keep up with daily smoking. So its always good to take a break and let it all come out.

 

[marx2k]

v a p o r i z e

 

[Storm Crow]

Yes, deary,

Yes, deary,

You need to see a doctor- unfortunately, most doctors have a 2 week (or more) "lag time" between when you call and when they can (finally) see you. By then, you will be well, hopefully.

In the meantime, get some vitamins and some fenugreek seeds (health food store). Fenugreek is a very mild expectorant, safe enough for babies. It tastes like unsweet maple syrup. Just put about a tablespoonful into some boiling water and let it boil for a few minutes. Strain out the seeds (they will be about twice the size as when they were dry), add some honey and drink. It also has an interesting side effect, after about 3 days of using it, it gives your sweat a maple-y smell.

You might think about getting a vaporizer to make it easier on your lungs! I've toked (no tobacco) for 40 years and my lungs were a mess. Just 2 weeks after getting a vaporizer, my lungs were clear! No cough, no tell-tale pot smell and you use less pot for the same level of high! Think about it!

Hope you guys feel better soon- Granny

 

[so high]

dude im doin that same thing ive been off smokin for three weeks and im coughin up mad flem every day and this actually happens while i still smoke but not as much and personally id rather have it coming out than staying in if u think its an infection like pneumona or upper respritorialy thing ur flem will be way more green instead of brown tarish look shit
and i was burnin 3 b's a day for about year and its gunna take longer than week or so for ur longs to get all that shit out that we smokers put into them

 

[mangled]

Vape will not cut it
i cough up brown/yellow/black shit up daily, almost everyhour i can
and i rarely smoke anymore, just vape

 

[so high]

yup its just the lungs doing there job of reparing there selves and thats why u dont see most baccy smokers caugh shit up because the lungs never really get a break to repair

 

[fr33th3w33d]

i quit smoking a while ago because of my coughing.. the coughing actually got worse after i stopped smoking, i figured i was fucked.. i looked it up online and indeed the extra mucus is the aveoli of the lungs cleaning themselves out. is its still bad after a while, it could either be from weed or you should see a doc.

When you quit smoking your lungs begin to recover from the years of smoking abuse. Coughing up sputum is a good sign. It is an indication that your lungs are still capable of cleaning themselves. You will get better when your lungs are clean. This phase could last for a few months up to a year. It sounds like you are getting close since you are coughing up less sputum and the sputum is getting lighter in color.

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders/messages/1383.html just looked that up on google

related question- is it normal to cough up alot of gray as a smoker?

 

[so high]

yes it is normal

 

[Guest]

I feel that is unnecessary to see a doc.

 

[GOT_BUD?]

If it's yellow, you are definitely getting sick.

Go see a doctor before it gets worse.

 

[emmy75]

the best way to stay clear of a cough, sickness and to keep the phlem coming up is water, water, water. i drink 2 liters of the stuff a day, everyday, and i rarely get sick and phlegm is constantly coming up wich is good but nasty cause im spittin all the time. anyway water is the best cure for any cough and to maintain well being, imo.

 

[Guest]

what I'm saying is that I do not have a cough though. therefore, I dont think I really have to be worried. I too drink at least a 1-2 liters of water a day.

 

[sackoweed]

you need to take a break.. How many joints, bongs, or whatever else you use to get high. are you doing a day. I know when i did grow i had enough to smoke a joint every hour. So thats hardcore on the lungs. I to then was coughing up brown/yellowish lugeys.
Take a break and smoke less when i smoke and not in training i smoke 2wice a day and its at night. when i get online with my good friends here at IC. So i have cut down from probably like 8 joints a day to 2 it was prolly more than 8 most of the time. So just cut down it wont hurt man. I think i appreciate my joints and i get to me higher. than when smoking every hour. Welp my 2 copper coins. peace..

sack

 

[CoolBreeze87]

coughing up phlegm is a normal way of your lungs cleaning themselves out. What you need to watch for is a change in color also other signs of infection such as aches and pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, wheezing, fast breathing. If you have insurance its a good idea to get yourself to a doctor. Pneumonia isnt something you want to screw around with, you need to have someone take a listen to your lungs. Plus if youve been coughing up strange colored phlegm for over a week you're probably sick. But you know your own body the best.