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@beatrixflower @heathert I concur with heathert. You should talk to your pulmonologist asap if you have one, or at least your PCP. My thoughts are the sound you are hearing is mucous/sputum coming up, no way to get "choked" on it since it is already in your lungs. The blood is coming from damage to the inside lining of your small airways (bronchiectasis). I would modify anything you are doing that brings up blood, making it less aggressive, perhaps keeping your head above your feet instead of below. Good luck, Bill
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all members @ginak @ @poodledoc @lorifilipek Thank you for the explanation of where the blood is coming from, interesting. I sometimes feel that I start bleeding if I have choked a piece of orange or whole grape, the juice seems to squirt down my windpipe and I choke then either immediately or an hour later I start to bleed, ma by the acid in it, other times when I have a cold and cough alot and others I have no idea Now I chop my fruit small. Does anybody else get this. Thanks Heather
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Hi Bill,
Thank you for your response. This makes sense. Yes, I think I will not try the elevated feet technique for a while to make sure that is what caused it. That was the only thing I did differently. I read your updated comment below as well about the choking on the mucus and will add this to my list of things to ask the doctor about. I think drinking a lot of water and tea to keep it thin is important but I just wonder if there is a maneuver I can do if it came up that thickly again and I couldn't breathe. Thank you again.
Warmly,
Darla