Why is the sputum I cough up green?

If the sputum coughed up is green, it means that there is a certain degree of inflammation in the respiratory tract. The green sputum includes both some pathogens and some immune cells, such as macrophages. At this time, anti-inflammatory treatment should be carried out in time. At ordinary times, you should pay attention to rest and eat more foods that can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. If the condition is more serious, you must seek medical attention in time to avoid causing greater harm to your health.

Why is the sputum I cough up green?

It indicates that there is purulent inflammation in the body, which may be a serious respiratory tract infection, such as tracheitis or bronchitis. This is very different from lobar pneumonia caused by pneumococcus. It is a purulent bacteria (common ones include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc.) that infects the human body and causes suppuration. The pus is dead white blood cells and necrotic tissue.

Foods suitable for expectoration

1. Choice of staple foods and beans: rice, millet, yellow rice, coix seed, wheat, buckwheat, tofu, etc.

2. Choice of fruits: kiwi, banana, watermelon, strawberry, apple, pear, etc.

3. Choice of meat, eggs and milk: duck meat, duck eggs, jellyfish skin, pig skin, black fish, squid, milk, turtle, etc.

4. Choice of vegetables: fungus, celery, white radish, mushroom, winter melon, lettuce, carrot, tomato, lotus root, etc.

Foods with cooling effects such as radish, winter melon, pear, seaweed, loquat leaves and persimmon. It is better to eat radish raw by cutting it into pieces, as the effect is better than cooking it. If the body is cold, one is afraid of cold from time to time, the phlegm is transparent, and one feels cold, then it is a cold condition. Suitable foods include garlic, ginger, onion, tangerine peel, ginkgo, walnut, etc. Add a little chopped ginger to water for drinking to keep warm, and apricots can treat cough and asthma.

Dietary taboos

1. Avoid eating too sweet, fatty and greasy food to prevent stagnation and the formation of phlegm.

2. Do not eat or eat less spicy foods that produce phlegm and increase fire, such as onions, leeks, onions, chili peppers, pepper, ginger, star anise, and fried or dry-roasted foods.

The above introduces the method of judging diseases by the different colors of sputum. If you have sputum in your throat in the future, look at the color of your sputum first, so that you can make a preliminarily judgment on the disease. If you have sputum in your throat, you can eat some expectorant foods, such as pears, apples, etc.