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What Causes Painful Swallowing And Phlegm In Throat?

I have a strange feeling inside my right throat. when I swallow it is uncomfortable. I have had this condition for nearly a year. But I am a very healthy 70. it is beginning to worry me. When I clear my throat first thing in the morning, the phlegm is sort of dirty red with a bit of brown. I am concerned about this. When I was 3, growing up in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), I had something wrong with my throat and I was hospitalised in the Naval hospital for 3 months. My father had some documents, but they are lost. And I have been living in UK for the last 48 years. Please put my mind at rest. Thanks
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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At 70 u r very healthy. May be bit of allergies or viral issue or reflux giving rise to such a sputum. U can take a course of antibiotics ,at inflammatories for 3 5daysmax. Montelukast1 tab can also be taken for a couple of days
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What Causes Painful Swallowing And Phlegm In Throat?

At 70 u r very healthy. May be bit of allergies or viral issue or reflux giving rise to such a sputum. U can take a course of antibiotics ,at inflammatories for 3 5daysmax. Montelukast1 tab can also be taken for a couple of days