What is the cause of the fishy smell of phlegm, and what should be paid attention to

What is the problem with a fishy smell in the phlegm?

Sputum is a mixture of metabolites secreted and metabolized by respiratory pathogens and inhaled dust. Different pathogenic bacteria have different metabolites, and each has its own characteristics, color, character, and taste. The metabolites of some pathogenic bacteria have a fishy odor.

Bloody phlegm is more common in lung cancer and tuberculosis. Foul-smelling sputum is more common in lung abscesses, bronchiectasis, advanced lung cancer, and anaerobic bacterial infections. It is recommended to check sputum culture and drug susceptibility testing to identify the pathogen and give sensitive antibiotics**.

The most common cause of sputum is bacterial, mycoplasma, or fungal infection.

What is the problem with a fishy smell in the phlegm?

To be precise, it should be sinusitis, pay attention to drink more boiled water, do not eat spicy food, pay attention to rest, and can take Chinese patent medicines such as rhinitis or external nasal drops.

It may be rhinitis, go to the ENT department to see the nose.

You have chronic pharyngitis, take amoxicillin plus vitamin C and it will be fine in a few days.

Hello, your condition is considered to be caused by nasopharyngitis or tracheal infection, etc., and it is best to go to the hospital for a detailed examination. Questioner's comment on the answer: ask5t6v3: Thank you for your comments!

Hello: First of all, oral problems should be ruled out, and periodontitis and other odors will also have a foul smell, which is often called bad breath.

Clause. Second, if it is really spitting and smelling, it is very likely that there is inflammation in the lungs, and it is indeed necessary to go to the hospital for chest X-ray or even CT examination as mentioned upstairs, and then take sputum for bacteriological culture and smear. Usually lung abscesses, anaerobic infections cause foul-smelling sputum.

Clause. 3. Do you smoke? Smokers generally have bad breath, pay attention to identification.

Hope it helps! Wishing you good health!!

Answer 1: Inflammation: including throat inflammation, such as acute and chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and even tonsil stones. In addition, rhinitis and sinus discharge can flow down the back nostrils to the throat, and the nasal discharge into the throat is thought to be phlegm.

Therefore, the above inflammation may cause congestion and edema of the throat mucosa, and may also cause severe discharge, which will eventually lead to phlegm or bad breath in the throat.

2. Tumors: such as pharyngeal cysts, tonsil cysts, epiglottis cysts, hypopharyngeal cancer or laryngeal cancer, etc., will cause patients to have phlegm in the throat accompanied by bad breath. However, there is less chance of a throat mass, and if the patient has symptoms, it can be conservative first**.

If conservatively** is ineffective, electronic nasopharyngoscopy and electronic laryngoscopy and, if necessary, sinus CT may be performed. These tests provide a preliminary assessment of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat to determine whether there is inflammation. If there is no inflammation, determine whether a mass is present and determine the nature of the mass.

In general, the mucosa of benign lesions is smooth, and the mucosa of malignant lesions may also appear nodular, cauliflower-like, and may even bleed easily.

How long has it been around?

This situation may be an anaerobic infection, which requires the use of oral drugs such as metronidazole to combine drugs**, and a lung examination to confirm the diagnosis, to see if there are any diseases such as bronchiectasis, lung abscess, etc. You should also pay attention to strengthening physical exercise.

Fishy and foul-smelling sputum: The amount of sputum is large, fishy and smelly, and it is more common in lung abscesses. The sputum is yellowish-green, fishy, and smelly, suggesting an anaerobic infection. If the sputum is red and foul-smelling, it is an advanced stage of lung cancer.

Bloody sputum: sputum with blood in it, commonly seen in tuberculosis, lung cancer, and bronchiectasis. Rust-colored bloody sputum is seen in lobar pneumonia. Black-red sputum is seen in pulmonary infarction. Sputum orange-red is seen in paragonimiasis. Pink sputum is often seen in pulmonary edema mixed with blood.