blood in saliva

[marty11]

I have recently been experiencing the taste of blood in my mouth.  When I spit out, I am seeing traces of blood.  I had chest x-rays that came out clear.  I saw an ear nose throat doctor who checked my nose and throat and saw nothing except excess mucous.  He prescribed a nasal spray for me.  I have been using it for about two weeks now, and am still seeing and tasting the blood.  I am also experiencing some pressure in my throat.  Any suggestions on who to see or what could be going on?

[help802]

Did you ever find t
he cause of this? I have the same problem for 6 years.

[Shereem]

Hi all,

I'm glad I stumbled on this site hoping someone can share advice or related experience.

I've been spitting blood for 8 months already. But I feel no pain and I am not coughing and I don't have colds. There are no other symptoms. Before, blood was seen in the saliva once a month then, it became twice a month.

I first went to an Internal Med doctor, however, after seeing the color of the blood I was spitting (I took a picture of it), she advised me to see an ENT instead. Color was bright red.

I did lots of tests. My chest X ray was okay and my lungs were perfectly normal. I am not a smoker and haven't tried even once. I also do not drink hard liquors.

In an endoscopy, my ENT found a mass on my left nose and advised for a CT scan and a nasopharyngeal mass biopsy which I did. CT scan/biopsy results were okay and operation was successful.

However, 2 months after, I spitted blood again. My doctor advised for MRI and some other tests. MRI results were also okay. I really could not understand why I'm spitting blood again. Maybe it's because of my surgery and stress/pressure made me bleed again? But it's been 2 months already?

Your thoughts are really appreciated.
Thank you.

[Sharolteetee]

I just experienced this. I had nose bleeding and I stopped it from bleeding. Later on I found blood traces in my saliva I'm really worried but less than 5 minutes,it's gone. Is it gonna infect anywhere in my body? Seriously scared!!!

[nimmy231]

I am writing myself to let others know how I am doing now, well I saw the doctor and who said its just some infection in throat and the cause is due to bust of capillaires in throat, no need to worry or panic as doctor said to me and after taking some antibiotics, It went off... so I suggest others to get checked up by ENT specialist and take prescribed medicine to get yourself relaxed. Happy recovery to all.

[nimmy231]

Hello all after reading all of the posts, i am bit relieved...about my problem, I can taste blood in my mouth. When I spit i get to see red coloured not too bright red coloured but light red colour sputum and it only for one or two or three times in a day, not all day long... I am not having any shortness of breath, Any pain, diziness or anything, I am quite normal but just wondering why this is hapenning. I have sore throught, I mean my throat drys up quickly and I am dirinking pelnty of water. Previously when it happend doctor suggested to take ascoril. I took it for 3 days and it stopped. After two weeks i am getting it again. not sure why it returned. please help me doctors out there  what I should do. This happend only when I had alochol the night before in both instances.

[mimodcoplus]

That is not normal. SEe an internist.