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TwitterBrown phlegm is excessive mucus excreted from your breathing passages that is not normally clear but is tinted with various causatives. The most probable cause for coughing up brown mucus is smoking. Nicotine, tar and resins get into your bronchial and lung passages with every puff you take. Most of these harmful substances settle on [...]
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Black Mucus – What Is It?
Normally the lining of the respiratory system organs is coated by a small amount of clear mucus that is necessary to keep all tissues moisturized and protected from dust, allergens and environmental toxins. As a response to a viral or bacterial infection, excessive mucus is being produced to trap and neutralize foreign particles. Respiratory system [...]
Top 5 Diseases Causing Bloody Phlegm
Bloody phlegm is a very dangerous symptom that should be evaluated by your doctor as soon as possible to start you on a treatment program and prevent serious health complications. In many cases the color of phlegm combined with persistent cough symptoms provide your health practitioner with important clues necessary to pin point the culprit [...]
Color of Phlegm – What Can It Tell You?
Phlegm or respiratory system mucus is a gel like substance produced by upper and lower respiratory system organs in response to various types of irritants in the form of allergens, viruses, bacteria, environmental toxins and pollution. The purpose of the phlegm is to lubricate the respiratory organs and passages and to quickly neutralize the foreign [...]