The phlegm coughed up is yellow green thick phlegm, what s going on

Hello, in your case, you may have a throat disease, so it is recommended that you go to a regular otolaryngology hospital.

The increase in glands in the nasal cavity can lead to an increase in the viscosity of mucosal secretions. Therefore, when a cold is accompanied by yellow, green, and grass-green viscous discharge, it indicates that there is already chronic inflammation in the nasal cavity. The darker and thicker the discharge, the more severe the inflammation.

After the cold has healed, it is more likely to observe long-term symptoms such as nasal feces, nasal passages, nasal congestion, foreign body sensation from the back of the nose to the throat, or phlegm. In addition, secretions of the same color as phlegm may be observed in the nasal passages.

In daily life, even an adult will have 3-4 colds a year, also known as upper respiratory tract infections, and colds may be accompanied by coughs. But we will find that when coughing, sometimes the phlegm is yellow and sometimes white. So what's the difference between the two?

How phlegm is produced in the respiratory tract.

Phlegm, in fact, to put it bluntly, is the mucus secreted by the mucous membrane in the human respiratory tract, even if you are not sick, the respiratory tract of a normal person will secrete sputum, but the color is bright and transparent, and a small amount of phlegm will be coughed up in the morning. Includes group acceptance.

Is phlegm harmful in the human body?

In fact, normal sputum has a moisturizing and barrier effect, keeping the respiratory tract moist and adsorbing airborne particles. In addition, it helps to kill pathogens. Moreover, if phlegm appears, it is also a sign of illness in the body, indicating that our respiratory tract is sick.

Therefore, there is no harm in phlegm, but it is necessary to pay attention to active treatment to avoid prolonged coughing and causing damage to the respiratory tract.

In addition, the color of the sputum is different, and the suggestive effect on the disease is also different.

The sputum is yellow and viscous.

In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, it belongs to hot phlegm, which also indicates that it belongs to wind-heat cold and wind-heat cough, and it is necessary to use ** wind-heat drugs symptomatically.

The sputum is white and thin.

In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, it belongs to cold phlegm, and due to wind and cold, or heavy cold and cough, it is necessary to use symptomatic drugs to warm the lungs and dispel cold.

Coughing with a lot of phlegm.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is caused by spleen dampness, and if it is caused by spleen and stomach dampness, the color of the sputum is yellowish-white, or with pus and blood. Traditional Chinese medicine is needed to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness.

In addition, the amount of sputum is small and viscous, which may be dry phlegm, or even dry cough, which needs to nourish yin and nourish the lungs; For example, fruitless sputum is like a flocculent, very viscous, and even dark in color, which belongs to old phlegm.

From the perspective of Western medicine, the yellowish-white appearance of sputum may be caused by 4 categories:

1. Acute bronchitis or tracheitis, which is manifested as small and thick sputum.

2. Chronic bronchitis, manifested as long-term cough, foamy sputum, and purulent sputum.

3. Lung abscess, pneumonia, tuberculosis, manifested as a large amount of purulent sputum.

4. Infection with Candida, similar to cold phlegm, white sputum color, and stringing phenomenon.

In fact, cough, in addition to being caused by respiratory tract infections, may also be caused by the following factors:

1. Other diseases of the respiratory system, such as lung binding, infection, parasites, tumors and other problems, in addition, bronchial asthma, pulmonary embolism, bronchial foreign bodies, etc. will also cause cough.

2. Cardiovascular disease, generally mainly due to the incompleteness of the left atrium, causes pulmonary edema and congestion.

3. Digestive tract diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux, can also cause cough.

4., other diseases such as habitual cough, psychiatric factors, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, etc.