Here's a question that seems to divide opinion , and quite frankly i'me utterly confused by the whole dam business il ....= DO WE SPIT OUT THE VAST QUANTITIES OF MUCUS OR SWALLOW THE DAM STUFF ? - WE , OR MOST OF US ! , BRING UP ? ....Believe it or not ,I actually read an artlcle by some so called " Expert" who claimed the stuff is actually " good " for us - if swallowed ....... WHAT ? .....yuk !!! ....- if you do and are still alive !!! - would appreciate your opinion - endless thankles !!! .....Oh dear ! ,I'me just about to bring up some more - oh bums !! .....
To spit or swallow ? ..... - Lung Conditions C...
To spit or swallow ? .....
Best to spit when you can swallow when spitting isent possible
Spit it out down the toilet. Never in public. If desperate can swallow it. This advice was drilled into me as a child in 1956 and I have lived by it.
I have always swallowed it. Not done me any harm over the 60 odd years I’ve been on this planet
I spit it up all the time but if in public and nowhere private to go swallow. It’s horrible but has to be done. Xx😊
Feels better not to swallow for me. But there are times when it can’t be helped. But I don’t think swallowing it is going to kill you😅
i don't produce very much and just a case of a little growl to clear the throat and swallow it during the day, but first thing, when I get up it is different, it is always stuck to the roof of my mouth, a thick gooey yuck and the only way to clear it is to fold a tissue and hold it along my finger an literally wipe the roof out, sorry for that excess of disgusting info.
Pete spits it out whenever possible. Xxxx
Drilled into me from adolescence, if you bring it up , then spit it out! judg69
Spit it out. Tissues always ready. Overnight I have a toilet roll(cheaper than paper hankies) handy by the bed and a nappy sack for the used tissues (Tesco nappy bags are 35 for 300).
When out and about I use paper hankies and keep a nappy bag in my pocket/bag for used tissue.
When spitting out I can keep an eye on colour, thickness etc.
Just as to the question of whether its bad for you to swallow:
It can't be bad. Why?
Because we do it all the time, and did before we had any health issues:
Production of mucous is continuous; it cleans the lungs (and sinuses).
It's swept up & out of the lungs by hair like cells called villi and swallowed normally without you being aware.
When you over produce mucous because of a cold, infection, COPD etc you become aware of it's increased existence and notice it it in your mouth/throat and or lungs and have to cough it up.
Then you have to decide - spit or swallow..
Best wishes
I carry a hanky everywhere I go .. I always spit into it then throw it away .. other times when I’m in company I swallow .. x