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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Thick White Sputum
I'm 22y/o male. Last month, May 20 to be exact, I've experienced persistent cough with green sputum that turns white throughout the day and sore throat. I took different medicine from herbal Vitex negundo L. to Guaifenesin but nothing works for me. So I decided to go to a hospital for a check-up, it was just 2 weeks ago. The doctor ordered some tests, I'm a little worried at that time because his initial diagnosis was APTB. My Chest X-ray result was normal but my CBC shown an elevated eosinophils and lymphocytes. My doctor prescribed me Acetylcystine 200mg powder to be diluted in half glass of water 3x a day for 7 days for liquefy the sputum, Orofar-L as gargle 2x a day for 7 days for my sore throat, Claricort (Loratidine + Betamethasone) 2x a day every after meals for 7 days and Multivitamins. He also told me to drink at least 3-4 liters of water, avoid dust and smoke (by the way, I don't drink & smoke. No vices at all). After a week my cough and sore throat was gone. But my problem is this sticky white sputum sometimes looks like saliva for about 4 weeks now. What should I do to get rid of this?
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Hello
I read your concern.
Do not worry. APTB usually is a viral situation of the airways.In your medication that you have taken i see mucolitics for your sputum,cortocosteroids to reduce the edema of the airways,multivitamins and local antiseptics.
The data of CBC are related mainly to viral condition the lymphocytes.
The elevated eosinophils depend.may be you have some kind of allergy too that can cause the sticky white sputum.
To be sure better to do Prick test (at least two weeks without treatment) to confirm the allergy.If positive you can see a specialist allergologist.
Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
I read your concern.
Do not worry. APTB usually is a viral situation of the airways.In your medication that you have taken i see mucolitics for your sputum,cortocosteroids to reduce the edema of the airways,multivitamins and local antiseptics.
The data of CBC are related mainly to viral condition the lymphocytes.
The elevated eosinophils depend.may be you have some kind of allergy too that can cause the sticky white sputum.
To be sure better to do Prick test (at least two weeks without treatment) to confirm the allergy.If positive you can see a specialist allergologist.
Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
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