Bronchitis symptoms but it seems worse? does anyone have any ideas what this is?!?

Question

My girlfriend has been sick for a couple days now. She's an avid smoker of cigarettes and has had bronchitis before but this seems worse. She's coughing uncontrollably, gagging and puking, sometimes there's blood, mucus, pees when coughing, feels like she's hot but she's find or cold, hardly can breathe, can't sleep because she coughs all night but she's fine when she sits or is standing. Please someone, if you have answers please help.

Answer 1

It sounds like she needs to see a doctor as soon as possible.  It sounds like more then just bronchitis.  Good luck and I hope she feels better soon.

Answer 2

Sounds like either bronchial pneumonia or copd which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.  She should consult a pulmonologist or go to ER and get an FEV1 test which will tell whether or not she has lost lung function from repeated pneumonia bouts and chronic bronchitis.  The peeing is just from extreme coughing and if blood is red, just a temporary ruptured blood vessel; brown blood more of a concern.  I've had emphysema for the last 14 or 15 years and it came from repeated pneumonia bouts as well as smoking history and poor choice in careers involving chemicals.

Answer 3

If your girlfriend is a heavy smoker, for some time, she has damaged her lungs (to what extent I don't know). But any thing she gets; colds, pneumonia, bronchitis will effect her much more seriously then a person with healthy lungs.

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD...WHY DOESN'T SHE GO TO THE DOCTOR???? HER BODY IS TRYING TO TELL HER SOMETHING!!

I don't mean to yell so much but if she has untreated emphysema she is facing a long period of a very uncomfortable & life changing way to live.

I wish you & she well...truly.

Answer 4

it could be pneumonia. i've had it before and it sounds similar.  

Answer 5

I would really suggest having the doctor check it out

Blood when coughing is really not a good sign

Then again it might not be anything terrible but DEFFINETLEY go the doctor

Good Luck!