Sorry, this is a bit gross but what's the deal with excess, unusually thick saliva when you've got flu?

Question

Is there anything you can do to get rid of it? It's annoying having to get up to spit it out, but swallowing too much makes you feel sick.

Sorry for grossing out anonymous. I didn't mean to put you off your food.

Answer 1

It doesn't really matter. If you indeed have a viral illness,(and have never smoked), it will stop soon on its own anyway. Generally mot patients will spit it out. It is a bit 'euww' to swallow it, but it will just be digested and will do you no harm.

Answer 2

Sounds like you are not drinking enough fluids and keeping hydrated. That is very important with the flu. If you are coughing up sputum from the lungs that is yellow or green then you need to see a doctor, you could have infection. Pushing fluids, rest is very important with the flu. Healthy fluids. Water, Gatorade, orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, 7-up. Also check out Web MD website for the flu and how to treat.

Answer 3

This is excess mucus that is unhealthy. And sorry to say, but you need to get up and yes, spit it out.

If your mucus is yellow or green when you spit it out, you NEED TO GET TO A DOCTOR - it means you have an infection that only antibiotics can get rid of. If it is running clear, try something over the counter like Mucinex (it really works) to get all of it out of your system. You need to drink plenty of fluids - water and juices, but AVOID DAIRY PRODUCTS AND AVOID EXCESS SUGARS - which only create more of this mucus, while you are ill.

Zinc losenges (like Cold Eze) are helpful at breaking up excess mucus in the mouth. But should NOT be taken on an empty stomach, or your stomach will feel a burning sensation.

Get plenty of rest and if this mucus is excessive for more than a few days, see your doctor.

Get well.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Well thats what happends when you get sick. You get congested with mucus and it gets really thick. You can try Musinex which thins out your mucus to help you spit it out or get rid of it.

Answer 6

Mucas is just like when your nose runs with a cold. it is your bodies way of trapping the virus bodies and expelling it from your body - so just spit it out, your immune system is doing its job.

Answer 7

Saliva is like our Hair, Nails and Skin. Its waist products taht our body do not need anymore. Nails grow and grow as do our hair strands...............its waist. Thats why our bodies get rid of these things. I do not think this is gross at all.

Answer 8

drink plenty of hot lemon for a day or two proper lemon not the powder stuff drink nothing but lemon sweeten with honey if you don't like the taste this works every time and can kill a cold before it starts

Answer 9

just be brave and spit it out it'll make you feel better and not sick from swallowing

Answer 10

Make it into a warm, nourishing soup