Question: how do you know if you have fluid in your lungs?
Answer: Shortness of breath, especially if it comes on suddenly.
Trouble breathing or a feeling of suffocating (dyspnea)
A bubbly, wheezing or gasping sound when you breathe.
Pink, frothy sputum when you cough.
Breathing difficulty along with profuse sweating.
A blue or gray tone to your skin.
Confusion.