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Constant Phlegm With Black Particles, On Ayurvedic Choornum. How Can I Cure This?

am getting phlegm every day since from four years . if i had banana it will be more then i thought am allergic to banana so i stopped it. but now am getting some black material in phlegm. is it a serious disorder ? please suggest me the immediate treatment for this problem. i had taken some ayurvedic choornum 2 years back which is in black colour.
Tue, 7 Aug 2012
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Hello,

I think you should get this investigated with chest xray and sputum analysis.Possibility of chest infection is likely in your case.Sometimes fungal infection of lung can cause such black material in phlegm.

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Constant Phlegm With Black Particles, On Ayurvedic Choornum. How Can I Cure This?

Hello, I think you should get this investigated with chest xray and sputum analysis.Possibility of chest infection is likely in your case.Sometimes fungal infection of lung can cause such black material in phlegm. Regards.