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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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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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