A member asked:

I am just getting over a bad cold. i have a lot of green mucous i can't get out. if it doesn't come out will my body absorb it and it go away?

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Dr. Marshall Seligmann answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Mucous Clearance: Mucous contains bacteria and cellular debris, and is not reabsorbed. The body eliminates mucous through its mucociliary clearance mechanisms.

Answered 7/7/2014

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