My mother has been having diffculty with breathing for the last few weeks. She has asthma and has been coughing non-stop. We thought it was just her asthma acting up but after rounds of steroids and treatments she is still coughing. She does okay when lying down but as soon as she stands she starts to cough again. She had x-rays and nothing showed up but then a ct scanned showed something. They went in today and found a jelly like substance and washed her lungs out. What could cause this? The drs have not told her anything yet but will discuss it with her tomorrow. I just was wondering if anyone has heard of this before as I have not.
HI, thanks for using ChatDoctorThere are different possible causes for persistent coughing. The most common causes are: asthma, post nasal Chat Doctor. The X-rays or CT scan would have ruled out any significant changes to the lungs. Post nasal