What causes yellow sputum in cough?
Patient: Dear Sir,I am 58 year old male and having asthma for the last thirty years. Initially I used to have Asthma wheezing problems till the time I was on oral medication. But things are quite comfortable for the last 24 years or so when I started using inhalers. Now I am having 3 puffs each of Foracort 400 morning and evening and also 2 Puffs of Asthalin morning and evening. Breathing and life is absolutely normal,but one problem I am facing is that I get yellow sputum which keeps coming out when I cough just little. Kindly advice some remedy and oblige.G.S.Sethi YYYY@YYYY Doctor: Hi, Yellow sputum may be due to thickened secretion or bacterial colonies. For thickened secretion avoiding antihistamine drugs and daily breathing exercises with steam inhalation will help. If bacterial colonies you can take a course of antibiotics like azithromycin. This will help.Daily breathing exercise like pranayama will give more benefits.Hope this helps you. Regards