when you cough up mucous from your lungs, what does that mean?


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Practically, it means you have a lung infection. Either simple bronchitis, or perhaps even pneumonia. Do see a doctor if it persists, gets any worse or if you get fever or shortness of breath.

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Sounds like an infection in your lungs. Better see a doctor for that me dear.

It's overproduction of the bronchial tree epithelial mucus glands ,stimulated by most of all infective agents or things like smoking, smog ,.also a defense mechanism,best overcome by inhalation

I've coughed up mucus for ages and I've ended up with C.O.P.D. the doctors told me that it only occurs with smoking, which I have for 20 years, so now I've stopped..so if you smoke go see your doctor and if you dont.well I dont know.
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only me!

do you smoke are you asthmatic? what color is the mucous? smokers have brownish mucous, asthtmatics produce more mucous, and infections can cause this too



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