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Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2020
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Follow up: Dr. Raju A.T (3 minutes later)
i am getting slight blood in my phlegm and saliva like once kr twice a month. i dont really have cough although i have bleeding gums and 85 percent of times ive seen gum that are bleeding after i see blood.I have also got a habit of clearing phlegm more than usual. i am 17 years old male and have not ever had tobacco or cigerrate.The blood is never more than a tea spoon.i am in good health and just feel shortness of breath after i eat and lay down which gets fine few mins.However this blood really scares me and google says its a symptom of lung cancer i am really worried please help meee.
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Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Gum bleed

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

If you have noticed the bleeding gums yourself, then that it is.

There is no need to worry about cancer when you yourself have seen it to be due to gum bleeding.

The lung cancer bleed can be minimal to copious amounts. It can present exactly as you are presenting but with symptoms like chest pain, cough, breathlessness etc.

Need not worry, Take Vitamin C tablets like LIMCEE one in the night daily for 15 days. This solves the gum bleed and then observe.

Regards,


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Raju A.T (6 minutes later)
yes doc i appreciate your reply my gums do bleed alot due to hardened plaque alonside.There is no cough and fever and sometimes i forcibly cough to get phlegm out and see if there is blood but its not,when sometimes it comes in saliva i see uts gum bleeding,last 5-6 months ive only seen blood slight blood in phlegm not even more than one tea spoon two three time and 90 percent of that time i see after my gums are bleeding in one case which i havent probably the blood mightve been spit it out from gums.I tried holdinh breath for as long as i can to check my lungs and i go upto more than a minute without after coughing. But i am an over thinker i just get really stress and start googling all stuff and get really tense that its cancer.I play for hours and hours and doesnt get short of breath to add. just please clarify me that its not somethinh to worry about and if if if the blood has actually come from lungs bhi its been very minimal and veryy rare whereas in cancer ive heard its more frequent and in more quantity.So please just let me know there is nothing much to worry
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Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (30 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Need not worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have already mentioned in my previous post. The history itself gives way, there is no need to be suspicious about lung cancer.

Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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i am getting slight blood in my phlegm and saliva like once kr twice a month. i dont really have cough although i have bleeding gums and 85 percent of times ive seen gum that are bleeding after i see blood.I have also got a habit of clearing phlegm more than usual. i am 17 years old male and have not ever had tobacco or cigerrate.The blood is never more than a tea spoon.i am in good health and just feel shortness of breath after i eat and lay down which gets fine few mins.However this blood really scares me and google says its a symptom of lung cancer i am really worried please help meee.