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Is The Sputum With Blood Drops Due To The Recurred TB?

Hi doc, I am a 34year old.Was diagnosed with TB two months earlier and was taking combination of 3medicines R-cinex cap,PZA Ciba 750,PZA Ciba 500 &Combutol 800 for 2 months. Right now I am on R-cinex for the next 7 months. Combutol & PZA have been discontinued as advised by the doc on the onset of the treatment. From a couple of days have noticed the sputum has returned.More recurrent in the morning hours and from 2days have also noticed a little droplet of blood sometimes in the sputum. Want to know has the TB strain recurred?I am out of the country; should I restart the medicines in this case?

Fri, 15 Sep 2017
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Hello! I can understand your concern. You are on the right treatment for your TB. TB infection needs treatment for atleast 6 months to get healed. Until then it s quite possible to have cough and at times blood tinged sputum .You can take tab. Tranexemic acid which helps you reduce the bleed. I would suggest you get a Chest x ray and sputum tested for TB bacilli. Also check how far your appetite and weight have improved since you began taking anti - TB medications. These will help to understand how well your disease is improving.Hope my reply helps . Do drop your valuable feedback.
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Is The Sputum With Blood Drops Due To The Recurred TB?

Hello! I can understand your concern. You are on the right treatment for your TB. TB infection needs treatment for atleast 6 months to get healed. Until then it s quite possible to have cough and at times blood tinged sputum .You can take tab. Tranexemic acid which helps you reduce the bleed. I would suggest you get a Chest x ray and sputum tested for TB bacilli. Also check how far your appetite and weight have improved since you began taking anti - TB medications. These will help to understand how well your disease is improving.Hope my reply helps . Do drop your valuable feedback.