Could smoking be the cause of this, and if so, what problems might there be if I don't quit smoking?

I have a cough that doesn't go away for months, shortness of breath and phlegm. I have wheezing. Could this be due to smoking? What problems can happen if I don't quit smoking?
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4meAndyou · F

I am a former chain smoker. I quit when I was 36 years old...and in the morning I would wake up hacking and coughing and choking on my own phlegm. It was disgusting. The stuff that I coughed up was black. I didn't have shortness of breath and wheezing until I caught pneumonia in 2020. AFTER the pneumonia, I developed asthma.

To me, it sounds like you have developed asthma...probably because of the smoking.

My son had asthma as a child, and then started to smoke, and the asthma got worse and worse. He was finally able to quit smoking about 5 years ago, and the asthma disappeared.

HOWEVER...you could also have asthma caused by allergies...which is the cause of MY asthma. I am allergic to dust, grass pollen, molds of all kinds, and to cats.

It's a good idea to see an allergist and get tested. I went from coughing and choking ALL the time...to managing. I usually get by taking two to three allergy pills a day. Fexafenadine...(cheap Allegra).