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Is It Normal To Cough Up Blood While Suffering From Tonsillitis?
My girlfriend was diagnosed with tonsillitis a few days ago, she started coughing up blood this morning. She had a bloody nose first but now she doesn't and us still producing bloody mucus. She has an appointment with an ent dr tomorrow. Will she be okay through the night?
Mon, 30 Jan 2017
Hopefully she should be fine. unless the bleeding is from nose and profuse which will require urgent ENT intervention.
During tonsillitis, the tonsils are congested and swollen. Any effort to clear the throat may open up some blood vessels and start bleeding. Ask her to do repeated gurgles with warm saline so that the congestion reduces drastically.
She will require a course of antibiotics.
During tonsillitis, the tonsils are congested and swollen. Any effort to clear the throat may open up some blood vessels and start bleeding. Ask her to do repeated gurgles with warm saline so that the congestion reduces drastically.
She will require a course of antibiotics.
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