Helo doctor I have cold and cough last 2 weeks. I have not taken any medicine. I only taken steam through nose and mouth. Now I have a little releiveness. But not fully reccovered. Still coughing and sneezing . My cough colour is little yellow in colour. Now on today morning after brushing and all, when I sneeze , then blood stains are appearing along with the cough like thickness. Please advise I have to take antibiotics or not. regards
Dear friend, welcome and thanks for entrusting your query here at Chat Doctor ! You seem to have severe URI and hence the blood in the sputum. Purulent yellow sputum points to infection. Do you have fever too? Get a CBC done and if the leukocyte count is high, or have fever, you can start antibiotics under medical supervision. I hope you are fully satisfied with the guidance I gave. I would be glad to answer any further queries. Thank you and Good luck !