A member asked:

Why is it that when i get colds they don't go away until like a month. i have stuffy or runny noses for almost a month and still blowing yellow mucus?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Get checked.: The normal course of the common cold, to the last drop of snot, can take up to a month. However, discolored mucus for longer than 5-7 days, can mean a bacteria has moved in (mucus is a germ magnet), and you need antibiotics now. See your doc and get evaluated.

Answered 10/15/2015

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