When I blow my nose I have been getting this almost bright yellow mucus in my hanky. Does anyone know what causes this to be that color? I have never had this color of a mucus before. My hanky actually looks like someone peed all over it. Please help
2007-02-22 09:27:33 · 11 answers · asked by B 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
This why your mucus is yellow:
When germs that cause colds first infect the nose and sinuses, the nose makes clear mucus. This helps wash the germs from the nose and sinuses. After two or three days, the body’s immune cells fight back, changing the mucus to a white or yellow color. As the bacteria that live in the nose grow back, they may also be found in the mucus, which changes the mucus to a greenish color. This is normal and does not mean your child needs an antibiotic.
2007-02-22 09:33:48 · answer #1 · answered by Natasha D 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yellow Mucus
2016-09-27 22:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It indicates a change in the "fauna" in your sinuses. Congestion will cause you to keep your "goo" in your head and it'll get old and yucky. If you're sick, the fauna will definitely cause havoc. Other symptoms in combination will let you know if you're sick, stuffed up or have a sinus infection.
To relieve the symptoms and help your nose, try a saline nasal rinse (not a spray.) A full warm water saline rinse goes in one nostril and out the other. It soothes with warmth, it draws out the entire gunk and shrinks the tissue (like swimming in the ocean, but without the eye stinging).
Buffered salt doesn't 'sting' as much as plain salt water. You can use a new method like Nasopure, or the vintage, Netipot
You can do this as often as you like with no side effects.
You don’t need a prescription for this therapy. If you live in a state like mine, they’ve pretty much “outlawed” sudafed medicine. Drug-free is really the way to go on a frequent-use basis
2007-02-23 02:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by michaelbellman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When ever you have yellow mucus it is a sign of a bacterial infection. Same if you have a cut and you see yellow stuff around the scab,or a pimple that you squeeze and has yellow stuff(puss). All of it is an infection. Most doc's will treat bacterial infections in the sinuses because if left alone can become chronic and difficult to treat. I suggest you seek treatment.
2007-02-22 12:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
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no its a sign of an infection and its probably just ur nose still clearing up from a previous infection if it gets clear then its good
2016-04-10 04:05:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your mucus is a yellowish color, that means you are either getting, or are sick. You should check with a doctor if your sick or not. You know your not sick when your mucus turns clear again.
2007-02-22 09:32:43 · answer #6 · answered by LilliMoore 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a sinus infection you should see your doctor soon because they can get pretty nasty
2007-02-22 09:35:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a sinus infection. You need to see a doctor it will not get better on its own it will spread to your throat and ears and make you horribly sick.
2007-02-22 09:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by mason 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the doctor!
you have an infection!
the next color will be green and then you really need to see the dr.
why wait, it's almost Friday!
Call the doctor!
2007-02-22 09:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
you probably have a sinus infection....if you go to the doctor you can get an antibiotic to help you get over it
2007-02-22 09:37:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋