Acute bronchitis!
January 3, 2010 9:12 AM   Subscribe

Does acute bronchitis causes one to cough blood? or is that symptom is of a more severe sickness?
posted by red_rika to Health & Fitness (12 answers total)
 
Bronchitis caused me to cough blood. If you haven't already, I strongly advise you to see a doctor, today, if possible. Get thee to emerg/casualty/a walk-in clinic asap.
posted by bonehead at 9:21 AM on January 3, 2010


It definitely can, depending on how hard you are coughing, for one thing. Go to a doctor. If you are coughing blood, that mean some level of wounding in throat or lungs and you're even more open to infection above and beyond the bronchitis.
posted by swimming naked when the tide goes out at 9:26 AM on January 3, 2010


Dark blood means there's something really wrong, small bits of fresh blood means you probably tore something in your upper airways.
posted by jedrek at 9:30 AM on January 3, 2010


Yes it can be bronchitis, but it can be a lot of things. At the very least it sounds like you've got a nasty chest that you probably should take to the doctor.
posted by Coobeastie at 9:34 AM on January 3, 2010


Do you mean that you've already been diagnosed with bronchitis and are trying to see if this is a sign of a more serious illness? If so, give the doctor who diagnosed you a call; the office will probably be closed today, but there will be a phone number on the automated message that you can call, and someone will call you back.
posted by palliser at 9:50 AM on January 3, 2010


Yes, acute bronchitis is the most common cause of coughing blood.
posted by gramcracker at 12:21 PM on January 3, 2010


I coughed up blood when I had bronchitis. It looked fresh and it was no more than I would get by biting my tongue hard. I'd go to a doctor as soon as possible.
posted by cobain_angel at 2:22 PM on January 3, 2010


Yes, but so can a blood clot in your lung that can kill you. So at the very least call the doctor and report your symptoms. If it were me, I'd be in the ER right about now.
posted by FergieBelle at 3:19 PM on January 3, 2010


In novels I've read this signifies TB. So please see a medical professional.
posted by Rash at 3:41 PM on January 3, 2010


I was coughing blood at one point, and it turned out to be from damage to my throat from coughing. So don't freak out, but do see your doctor.
posted by Billegible at 4:11 PM on January 3, 2010


Response by poster: Thanks for the answer guys .. And just wondering what is the expected duration for one to cure from a let's say severe acute bronchitis? And is it okay to smoke after that?
posted by red_rika at 7:50 PM on January 3, 2010


And just wondering what is the expected duration for one to cure from a let's say severe acute bronchitis?

Speak with your doctor.

And is it okay to smoke after that?

NO. STOP SMOKING. Your bronchitis -- if that's what it is -- is much more likely to recur or not get better when you're smoking (smokers get "chronic bronchitis"). You're coughing up blood and you want to go back to smoking? Why not see this as a sign to quit, plus a New Year's resolution?

You do, of course, realize that coughing up blood can also be a sign of lung cancer, which you're also at increased risk for from smoking, riiight?
posted by gramcracker at 3:32 AM on January 4, 2010


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