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Coughing up weird sputum

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leah12861
leah12861

Hi all,

i've been coughing up strange colored sputum for about 4-5 days now. (sputum is basically mucous + saliva junk for those who haven't heard of that word before)

I know certain bacterial or viral infections have yellow or greenish color, which i've had before, but this time the stuff i cough up is mostly colorless except for greyish coloring/specks/cloudiness (clearly having trouble describing it ha). posting a pic would be best but i don't want to do that unless some people have suggestions/think seeing would help figure it out.

i'm studying to be a medical lab scientist so i'm not a total newbie to the medical world but i've never coughed up stuff like this!

thank yall in advance!

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee leah12861

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    It sounds like healthy sputum,but if you are constantly coughing it up you may have some irritation in your throat,not necessarily an infection. Do you suffer with heartburn or indigestion?

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