Hello i,m new to this forum, I have copd .Today coughed up a tiny amount of phlegm but it was really hard any ideas?

[dantheman]

[kimmy59]

Hello and welcome.

It can be hard to cough phlegm, the physio's teach you to huff rather than cough I'm sure you can find a video showing you if you google, but also plenty of water helps. Have you been prescribed carbocisteine or something similar to help you.

Good luck

Kim xxxx

[dantheman]

Sorry i meant the phlegm was hard

[peege]

Hi Dantherman, better out than in. Best to drink as much as possible, helps to moisten and loosen it. We don't it staying inside to grow more bacteria.

Take care, peeg

[Bill76]

I have COPD I did smoke for 4 years 56 years ago.But I was a petrol tanker driver for 38 years I wonder if the fumes could have caused the COPD? Any ideas or has any other person who worked with Petroleum ect. PS I am new to the Forum Bill 76

[Hidden in reply to Bill76]

my friend was a petrol tanker driving for over 20 years and he is also suffering with COPD but has never been a heavy smoker, so its seems as if there is a connection to petrol fumes and COPD. Would have thought this would have been looked into before now !!

[Bill76]

I clicked ( Reply to this) Was that the way to send my question bill 76

[Offcut in reply to Bill76]

epa.govt.nz/hazardous-subst... tells you of the hazards of petrol fumes

[Lurcherman in reply to Bill76]

No, you click reply to this to reply to other peoples messages otherwise scroll to the bottom where it says REPLY to make another remark.

Welcome to a very friendly, helpful site......

[Offcut]

I sometimes bring up rubber balls and other times it is like slime. I do agree plenty of water will help. Also look at the colour the the lighter the better most of the time and I know it is not nice but much better out. The huffing technique works for me a lot of the times too

Be well

[Bill6]

On preisolone again

[artichic]

I'm in the US, and was given a tip by a nurse when I went to the emergency room for pnuemonia. He gave me a liquid that contained Guaifensin and had me drink a big glass of water. He said drinking the water after dosing was key. I hawked up a ton of phlem that was not nearly as thick as before, and it didn't hurt as much to cough. This used to be a prescription drug, but is now over the counter, and can be used every 4 hours. I don't have a brand name because I bought the pharmacy's private lable version, but it's cheap, effective, and doesn't creat drowsyness. Also, you don't need to have pnuemonia to take it - it's designed to break up chest congestion from the flu, a cold, etc.