Mucus I've just coughed up - Picture inside

[MrNobody]

I've had a cough for awhile now and been using inhalers a lot.
Is this colour of mucus I've just coughed up anything to be concerned about?

Possibly infection, but also, being a bit grim, do you get post nasal drip? It could be that you're coughing up the mucus from your nose that you've swallowed?

I am snotty and times. Got crusty skin in my nose also. Crusty sore swollen ear too

I was coughing up really green, lumpy mucus before Christmas (sorry!) and it turned out to be a chest infection that needed antibiotics.
It was accompanied with a temperature, rattling chest and fatigue though; I felt really rough.

I'm still coughing up thinner mucus now

It may well be an infection, but viruses can also cause green mucus so it may not necessarily warrant concern/antibiotics.
See your GP anyway I'd say.

I use a steroid inhaler daily. Every winter I catch at least one bad cough (work with small children!) which leads to rumbly coughs and (sorry) spitting up loads of this.

I've been to the gp before and they e said it's a virus, no infection. The big sign of infection would be a temperature. If you have one, see the doc. Otherwise you could do as I do and wait for it to pass- for me can be up to a fortnight or three weeks. The green gloop doesn't g always mean infection.

(Use inhaler for asthma)

Ps. I meant to say, get well soon!

Aww thanks gerbo.

I don't feel ill, its just the feeling of not being able to get relief from the inhaler that sucks.

Coughing that up last week - was given antibiotics for it.

I sometimes think we’ve forgotten that our bodies can fight infection without antibiotics (if we’re healthy). Not everything needs antibiotics and a mucus cough will likely get better on its own even if it is an infection

I've been the same! Taking three puffs twice or three times a day rather than two puffs twice a day.

Maybe call your gp about taking more inhaler? This cough has really felt like my lungs were closing in, more than any in previous years. I know I can use mine up to 9 puffs a day.

Generally, I consider green mucus to be a sign of infection. Saying that, I had a very bad chest with that kind of phlegm (felt like my chest was hollow/ echoey, and I choked uncontrollably every time I lay down) that I managed to shake off without ABs. My son got the cold too and he got wheezy with it, so I did take him to the docs, who prescribed ABs.

If you’re wheezy I’d go to the GP.

There's something in my apt that's infecting me my skin my hair n my cat, coughing up green mucus but at times seems like it looks like some kind of larva I know that sounds sicking but I I feel as though it's now moved to my sinuses n chest forget trying to get help at the ER they blow you off finally got an appointment at dermatologist but that's 3 weeks away also apt has termites. Can anyone help I just coughed this up n found this on kitchen table

Did you get any answers about the spitting up worm like?

i've had this cough and phlegm for 2 months now.