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Phlegm in the throat is a common condition that often occurs after an infection is over. The ailment appears more often in the fall and winter season. It’s nothing to worry about, but if it doesn’t go away for a long time, you should see your doctor for a checkup. What are the most common causes of phlegm? What is the treatment like?
Phlegm in the throat may appear after a cold or flu. It usually appears in the morning hours. If the phlegm turns brown-yellow it is a worrying condition, as is the case when blood appears in the spit out phlegm. In such cases, a visit to the doctor is necessary.
Phlegm in the throat – causes
Phlegm in the throat is considered to be the body’s first line of defense against bacteria, viruses or other harmful particles.
One of the most common causes of phlegm in the throat is a runny nose that runs down the walls of the throat. It can be a leftover from a previous flu, from a sinus disease. The color of the discharge is characteristic, because in these diseases the phlegm is green or light yellow. An advanced allergy may be another cause of the appearance of pharyngeal secretions. Phlegm in the throat is also present in smokers. The discharge in the throat is also the result of psychosomatic diseases.
In the onset of the disease, the color of the discharge may suggest what kind of disease is beginning.
- green phlegm in the throat suggests bronchitis
- black phlegm in the throat appears in people living in polluted areas
- yellow phlegm in the throat is a symptom of a distorted septum in the nose
- brown phlegm in the throat or colored with blood is a symptom of tuberculosis, respiratory diseases, and also in the course of cancer
- the color of the discharge may also be white and should not be alarming without other symptoms. On the other hand, if the white discharge is accompanied by other symptoms, e.g. high fever or respiratory problems, this may suggest, for example, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Phlegm in the throat in the form of a bump occurs in gastroesophageal reflux.
As an aid in expectoration of secretions, it is worth reaching for Myrrh and propolis for the throat of Herbal Monasterium, which soothes, anesthetizes and reduces inflammation at the same time.
Phlegm in the throat – treatment
What symptoms, apart from phlegm, should be worrying? To visit a doctor should be prompted by:
- unpleasant smell from the mouth
- nausea
- vomiting
- chrypa
- voice change
- altered wheezing
- swallowing problems
- a feeling of tickling in the throat
- irritation of the throat mucosa
Do you need to contact a doctor? You can arrange an online teleconsultation with a family doctor quickly and safely at haloDoctor.pl. It happens that the phlegm in the throat is difficult to deal with on its own and it is necessary to start treatment.
Phlegm in the throat is a condition that can be reduced by home remedies. First of all, it is very important to ventilate all rooms in which we are on a daily basis. It is also necessary to hydrate the body regularly and, of course, to cleanse the nose and sinuses. It is worth doing inhalation every day using ready-made preparations available in pharmacies or made by yourself from home-made products. It is important to instill saline solution into the nose several times a day.
The home-proven ways to make the phlegm in the throat disappear after infection are infusions made of natural ingredients:
- horseradish syrup,
- rinse with turmeric,
- ginger drink,
- thyme infusion,
- sage infusion.
We recommend WYTZTUŚTO – a herbal tea that acts as an expectorant. It contains: thyme herb, marshmallow leaf, anise fruit, licorice root, peppermint leaf. You can also try Degumming – a mixture of herbs with eucalyptus, mint, ginger, thyme. Expectorants also work on the throat – sugar-free lozenges that contain echinacea root extract, lilac flower extract, linden flower extract, rosehip extract. To get rid of phlegm from the throat, you can also use the Lime Flower Premium ™ dietary supplement – supporting the health of the respiratory system in a convenient form of capsules.
It is also important to eliminate foods that may increase secretion production from your daily diet. Such products include: processed foods, dairy products, corn, potatoes, nuts, red meat.