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A member asked:
I've had very thick phlegm for weeks, i can't get it up or swallow. i wake up coughing! it can be green or clear, and antibiotics didn't clear, help?
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See your doctor: Symptoms like these are best deterimed by a thorough evaluation by your physician. Based on his/her findings, a treatment plan can be developed to help you.
Answered 5/12/2019
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No short answer: Has it gotten worse since the antibiotics, if so how much? If it has gotten much worse you may have had a viral bronchitis at first (antibiotics don't help), then after the antibiotics you got a bacterial infection and you may need a different antibiotic if it got a lot better with the antibiotic and is just clear sputum, it may be just viral. Ask the pharmacist for a Mucinex (guaifenesin) cough drop or syrup.
Answered 9/28/2016
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