What to do if you have phlegm in your lungs and can't cough it up?

If there is phlegm in the lungs and cannot cough up, it is necessary to treat the cause and symptomatic treatment.

If a patient has bacterial pneumonia that causes phlegm in the lungs and cannot cough it out, antibiotics are needed to treat the cause. In the case of viral bronchitis, which causes phlegm in the lungs and cannot cough up, antiviral drugs can be used to treat the cause. Fungal pneumonia caused by phlegm in the lungs that cannot be coughed up requires the use of antifungal drugs to treat the cause. If you have phlegm in the lungs caused by mycoplasma pneumonia, you need to treat the cause with macrolide antibiotics or drugs that are sensitive to mycoplasma. If the patient has bronchiectasis and cannot cough up sputum caused by infection, it is necessary to choose sensitive drugs according to the pathogen for treatment, and also carry out symptomatic treatment such as cough and hemostasis, and surgery may be required in severe cases.Symptomatic treatment is required for the symptoms of not being able to cough up sputum. If the patient's sputum is relatively viscous, it is not easy to cough up, and it needs to be treated with phlegm-reducing cough drugs, and usually try to drink as much water as possible, eat more foods containing more water, promote the dilution of sputum, and make the sputum discharge as soon as possible. Patients should avoid eating salty and sweet foods to avoid excessive phlegm production, try to eat more seasonal fresh vegetables and fruits, and eat less fried, smoked, fried, spicy and irritating foods. Have good sleep habits and don't stay up late too often. Appropriate physical exercise should be carried out according to the physical condition, but to avoid overexertion, respiratory function exercises can be appropriately strengthened, which is conducive to improving cardiopulmonary function and promoting the remission of the condition as soon as possible.