Hemoptysis (Coughing Up Blood) is a condition in which fresh blood or bloody mucus comes out when coughing up blood. This blood is from the lower respiratory tract, including the trachea and lungs.
Coughing up blood is different from vomiting blood. The blood from coughing up blood is usually frothy and mucus-like, while vomiting blood is a large amount of blood from upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Normally, most people are worried when they find that they have symptoms of coughing up blood. But in reality, the symptoms that occur may not be coughing up blood, but rather coughing up blood or coughing up bloody sputum , which are very different. The details of the two types of coughing are explained as follows:
- Coughing up blood is a symptom of coughing up fresh blood with a large amount of blood coming out. If you find that you cough up blood about half a palm or more and it is fresh blood, this is a very dangerous case.
- Coughing up bloody sputum is a symptom of coughing up sputum with a small amount of blood coming out. This is usually caused by coughing so hard that the capillaries in the neck burst. There may not be any dangerous complications.
Usually, the cause of coughing up blood is not serious and can be cured. However, coughing up blood can be a sign of lung cancer or a serious infection. Excessive blood loss can be life-threatening. Infections such as bronchitis, pneumonia, UFABET and tuberculosis are common causes of coughing up blood.
To prevent coughing up blood, a potentially health hazard, we can take these steps to reduce our chances of developing the disease.
- Take care of your health in a comprehensive way. Maintain your physical and mental health systematically by eating a healthy, adequate diet and exercising regularly to strengthen your immune system and reduce your risk of various diseases.
- Get enough rest. Giving your body enough rest to reduce stress and the risk of disease is another way to reduce the chances of coughing up blood.
- Avoid triggers. Avoid triggers that may irritate the airways, such as cigarette smoke, dust, or harmful chemicals.
- Quit smoking. Smoking is one of the risk factors for hemoptysis, so quitting or stopping smoking can help reduce your risk.
- Lifestyle changes, such as reducing alcohol consumption or stopping drug use, can help reduce your risk of developing hemoptysis.
Coughing up blood, even though it looks serious and scary, does not always mean that we have a serious illness. Because it may just be a severe cough, coughing in the wrong way until the capillaries in the neck burst.