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What does coughing up white mucus mean?

Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Key Takeaways Coughing up white mucus can be a sign of an upper respiratory infection ...
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What's the best way to deal with a cough and is lemon and honey as effective as medicine?
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Despite all our 21st-century medical advances, there is no cure to the common cold.
If you’ve ever fought a cold or infection in the past, chances are you’ve had the not-so-pleasant experience of coughing up green phlegm. Along with a runny nose and sore throat, green phlegm is ...
When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. We all produce mucus, even when healthy. Mucus is a ...
Chronic cough is any cough that lasts for at least 4 weeks in children and 8 weeks in adults. If you can't stop coughing it could be due to asthma, post-COVID-19, GERD, COPD, and more. Once the ...
A cough can feel like a particularly annoying symptom to deal with, especially if it’s keeping you awake at night or lingering for weeks on end. But there’s probably a good reason you have that cough ...
There comes a time each year — it could mid-winter in the brittle cold, when colds and flu are making their rounds, or in the middle of spring, when pollen fills the air — when you just can't stop ...
Coughs from different illnesses have specific sounds that can help make a diagnosis. Learn about the sounds of a bronchitis cough. Share on Pinterest arto_canon/Getty Images When a healthcare ...