Tasted Blood after coughing fit

[Anne1989]

Hi everyone,

I just posted yesterday about a different symptom and I'm ashamed to be posting again, but I just drank some water, and i had a coughing fit after and I tasted some blood. I did not see any blood.

Now I get the feeling that I have to cough and my chest feels tight, even though I'm not sure if I have to or if its just anxiety.

[lior]

I've tasted blood when I've coughed a lot before. It's not worrying for me. I think what's happening is that there is so much pressure on the capillaries that they burst. It's not a problem - you'll heal quickly and it won't make a difference to anything.

Anxiety often can make one's chest feel tight. What you can do is practice breathing exercises. This will help both your lungs and your anxiety. Lungs get stronger if you practice advanced breathing exercises - singers do advanced breathing exercises and their lung capacity is amazing.