A higher-than-normal amount of phlegm can build up in your nose, throat, and lungs when you are sick. This build-up may cause coughing and discomfort. Bloody, brown, white, yellow, or green phlegm ...

Jassey, DOCoughing up thick, green mucus may mean a bacterial or, less often, viral infection, but that's not always true.

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