spitting

Q: If one's lips bled with some of the blood going into the saliva, and the person spat out three or more times, then is it permissible for him to swallow his saliva after that? 

Q: A sick person who has a chest infection, phlegm comes out on regular basis, when in salah the phlegm is in the mouth and the sick person is unable to recite anything so he spits in to a utensil to clear the mouth, is the salah valid?