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A member asked:
What does it mean if im coughing up lumpy greenish yellow phlegm several times a day but i have no other symptoms of cold/flu? what should i do?
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Can be your sinuses: need to be seen, may need an antibiotic, start with your primary doctor, keep using saline nasal washes, good luck
Answered 6/27/2018
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