Hello my name is John and I m a 31 yr old male. for about the past year or so I ve been experiencing severe coughing that pretty much drops me to my knees and when I m done my entire body is basically numb afterwards. Now sometimes I cough up blood which varies between bright red to like an in between that and a rust color. I do get bronchitis maybe twice a year, which I treat myself by smoking between a pack to a half pack and it s gone( God s honest truth) don t ask me how but it s gone, normally I am a non smoker. I was wondering could this be the bronchitis or something else?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you are having bronchitis only. And we should rule out infection first as infection is the most common cause for hemoptysis (blood in sputum) and worsening of bronchitis. So please get done chest x-ray to rule out infection. And get done PFT (Pulmonary function test) for the diagnosis of bronchitis.  It will also give you idea about severity of infection. And treatment of bronchitis is based on severity. You may need inhaled bronchodilator and antibiotics.