phelgm

[whit]

not a nice subject ,but i suppose we all have it.why is it that first thing of a morning i am coughing up horrible green/yellow gunge ,but after a couple of hours i`m ok, nothing coming up at all ,or if there is a small amount it`s clear?

[knitter]

Hi whit, just lately I have had a similar experience...it's not a chest infection the gp said as she reckoned my lungs were ok but I do cough up some clear stuff during the day....it's just the "yuck" in the morning. I wonder if it's coming from my sinuses as I get a headache and my nose is sore, or from my upper respiratory tract. I hope someone has an idea .

[pergola1]

were you asked to give a specimen of sputum. This would determine if you have a chest infection. Clear sputum is ok but if it is coloured, take a specimen down to the surgery, having consulted your respiratory nurse. Are you coughing a lot, feel tired, breathless. Also ring the BLF nurse. (about us - above blue bar)

[whit in reply to pergola1]

haven`t seen the doc, but i`ve started my rescue pack today, i don`t have a specimen pot, but i have to ring doc to tell him i have started my rescue pack ,i will have to go in to see him

[SophiaG]

We will have a normal colour for what we bring up changes in this are a warning. My own production is normally darker than the straw my respiratory nurse tells me is expected without infection.

[flowers89]

im a bit like that but its about a hour after i get up i cough it up and few times during day i cough some up sometimes its yellowy other times its clear,,i dont have a coughing fit just feel it rattle every few hours ,but i did have sore throat a while back,,kx

[mustcarryon]

Having bronchiectasis I always have a lot of mucus. When I don't have a chest infection mine is how you describe. However, I also have chronic rhinitis, I have been told that by Con: apparently it's all connected.

[moneal]

I suffer with a similar thing, I have always put it down to sleeping propped up and open mouth breathing so everything is dried out. My flutter device does help most mornings. One thing I do remember is when my consultant asks for a sample he asks for that first lump of the day, perhaps there is something in it that grows during the night.

[Offcut]

I was always told the lighter the better when it starts to goes dark it is not good to leave it alone.