question: Hello my name is John and I m a 31 yr old male. for about the past year or so I ve been experiencing severe coughing that pretty much drops me to my knees and when I m done my entire body is basically numb afterwards. Now sometimes I cough up blood which varies between bright red to like an in between that and a rust color. I do get bronchitis maybe twice a year, which I treat myself by smoking between a pack to a half pack and it s gone( God s honest truth) don t ask me how but it s gone, normally I am a non smoker. I was wondering could this be the bronchitis or something else?