Colour of Mucus

[andygeog]

A colleague has just tole me that if your mucus is clear it's uninfected.  If green it is infected and if orangy then the infection is clearing.  Any truth?

[hectic]

My mother has always led me to beleive that if the mucas is green then there is an infection so I would agree with your colleague

[Scarlett]

I'm no expert but I was in hospital with pleurisy a week ago, and they were fixated on the colour of anything I was coughing up! I got the impression that green/yellow was infection- ie- like pus, and clear was normal. If it was very dark it could be blood in the mucus, which is altogether far more serious. If in doubt, get a sample bottle from the chemist, cough up some mucus, and take it to the docs where they will test it for you.

[smudge]

Wishing you well Scarlett.

[smudge]

Also wish you well andygeog - if you're the one with the mucus problem.