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Phlegm And The Elderly

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

i have an elderly grandmother who is coughting up phlem and is not eating but nurse said it not pnuemonia ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Ram Choudhary MD

My elderly father (76) has had a cough for the past several months. He describes it as a ticklish cough, though says there is some phlegm in the back of his throat too. When trying to sleep, he... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ram Choudhary ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

What causes: chills in spine; heartburn; rock hard stools; severely runny nose; belching; excess phlegm in throat in a 96 year old man??? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.         Muhammad Hanif MD

and makes me vomit phlegm or constant dry heaves. This is happenining almost every day. I get nausea and cold sweats. I am 79 years old. The phlegm seems to come from my stomach rather... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Hanif ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I am 60 yers old and since 3 months suffering from cough .Had taken treatment but it gets ok and symptoms recur.No fever .Just mild coughing with phlegm. Nose gets closed. Pls advice ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)

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Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

up phlegm and mucus. She went to the hospital for 3 days because of another issue and she didn t cough up phlegm one time when she was in the hospital. When she got back out of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

it would take a while to clear up... Im concerned now again because its back the hacking up phlegm a ...im 71 year old male... this past year ive been sick coughing up phlegm ive been to urgent care a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

we do to reduce the phlegm and to try to increase his calorie intake? ... powder, bananas, and fresh fruits. But the new symptom, is after he sips his oj, there is a tremendous ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey MD

Hi I work in a care home for the elderly residents. At the moment, we have a flu outbreak in our ... phlegm, and body aching from time to time. What should I do? I have a GP appointment... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan MD

Dear Doc,I am female age 52,overweight,have high blood pressure and am having this phlegm problem ... does not seems to help. Also I am taking Vit C+Zinc.I am too tired of these cough,flu and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan ( General & Family Physician)