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Q: Spitting blood
asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 11th, 2008
from past 4 months ,every morning when try to clear my throat by pressureising it as if i were to vomit, about two drops of blood comes out from my throat when i spit .I feel,i have no bleeding gums or wounds in the throat and this appears to be an internal bleeding .Please guide .


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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD
replied on November 11th, 2008
Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Answer A4853
You wrote:” Question: from past 4 months ,every morning when try to clear my throat by pressureising it as if i were to vomit, about two drops of blood comes out from my throat when i spit .I feel,i have no bleeding gums or wounds in the throat and this appears to be an internal bleeding .Please guide.”


According to the major symptom you describe, (spitting blood from throat), there might be several possible causes. The source of the blood may be in the nose, lungs, throat itself, or esophagus and stomach. It may be due to minor ulcers, but other more severe conditions might be causing the symptom. Even cancer in one of these locations is not excluded. Therefore, you have to see a doctor as soon as possible: ENT specialist or internist. If no wound is found, then dry air might be drying the throat mucus, thus irritating it and making it more susceptible to minor wounds.




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