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Thick sticky mucus
Thick sticky mucus is mucus that has less water in it, so the mucus doesn't flow out of the nose or other places (it may be stuck in place for a longer time).
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 47-year old asked:
I have white thick sticky mucus looking stuff inside my vagina?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Stuffy nose with clear thick sticky mucus sometimes I cough up same mucus a few times a day hardly any color just white particles sometime some green?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Forgot to mention in an earlier consult that mucus I coughed up/vomited tonight was laced with blood. Have exacerbated asthma - blood concerning? I regularly cough up thick sticky mucus but not usually with red tinge.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Thick sticky mucus, stinging and burning in eyes, light sensitivity, excessive watering yet dry eyes, mucus in eyes smells similar to onions.
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A 38-year old female asked:
Daily, for 3 yrs, i cough up thick, sticky, mucus that looks like mold or fungus... It's constant always in the back of my throat. Chest X-ray normal?
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A 30-year old female asked:
14 days after my period i had light bleeding like a light period, also back cramping, and tire really easily now am having thick sticky mucus discharge and my period is due tomorrow should I worry?
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A 45-year old asked:
I push extremely thick&sticky mucus from my sinuses out of my nose & throat &i sound congested. What is this?Antibiotics ?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I am experiencing a thick, sticky, stringy mucus in stool, this has been for minimum of two months. I occasionally see dark red blood along with this.
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A 33-year old male asked:
Would saline sinus irrigation help to open up eustachian tubes and clear thick sticky white mucus with eustachian tube dysfunction or would it make it worse?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Have nosebleed in left nostril 1-2 a week now, 3-4 times this week. Not gushing but bleeding. I do have clear & thick sticky white mucus with bad post nasal drip., worried about worse case outcomes. Ideas on what it could be?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I believe I have a URI- burning chest when coughing, thick green sticky mucus, coughing. I have been taking guaifenesin, using saline nasal rinse. What else is recommended to help symptoms at home?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I am not pregnant that i know of. when i went to the bathroom and wiped I had a thick clear sticky mucus come out. what could this be caused from?
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A 26-year old male asked:
For about four years now Ive been having thick white, sticky nasal mucus. A little bit of it comes out, but lots of times is long and thick almost looks like semen ropes, but smaller. Sorry but that best describes it. I have to pick it out, ideas?
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A female asked:
I have sticky thick clear mucus at the back of my throat. My nose is blocked but not running. It hurts to eat. Feels like a giant ball of mucus?
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A 26-year old female asked:
There's thick sticky with blood mucus came out of my throat. I keep blowing my nose forcefully for 2 days (flu). What do you think happened here?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Thick, clear, sticky/stretchy mucus from genitals. Not pregnant. No std. What is it
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A 19-year old male asked:
I've been coughing up mucus for months now. I'm 19, male, and smoke. The mucus comes out in a variety of textures and colors. Colors include white, green, grey/greyish-black. Textures include light and foamy, or thick and sticky. Sometimes it has little b
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have severe sinus pressure with very little congestion, usual remedies arent helping. Mucus is thick & sticky, waking with rheum, what could cause?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Am i hacking up mucus from my lungs or from post nasal drip/allergies. It's constant clear and sticky to yellow/thick. I don't know what's causing it.
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A 29-year old male asked:
What meds can be used long-term to help with thick mucus back of nose (and sticky PND)? Xrays, steroids, antihistamines, allergy tests, PPIs all tried
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A 38-year old female asked:
I've had a sinus infection for a few weeks. I'm taking augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate). My mucus is thick and sticky. Am i in the last stages of my sinus infection?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Every 2/3 weeks I have thick mucous in and around my stool. It's sticky, quite thick, and has the consistency of rubber cement. what is it?
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A member asked:
Hardened, extremely thick and ridiculously sticky mucous plugs frequently discharging when blowing nose. some as large in diamater as a quarter.
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A 25-year old female asked:
I'm 22 weeks pregnant and had my cerclage done almost a week ago. But now I'm having sticky thick discharge. Could it be my mucous preparing for birth
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A 51-year old female asked about a female:
12 year old started with dry asthma cough and progressed to mucous cough. Mucous thick white and sticky and moved to nose block. Ige and esonophil high. No remedies worked.Could it be allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) ?
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A 53-year old female asked:
When I talk thick sticky mucous comes up and I have to clear my throat over and over No cold, no stuffy nose its white. Months & months. Hard to clear?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Hello there, I have constant thick sticky mucous rusty tinged behind my uvula and in my throat. I've cultured them and it's serratia and staph, been on cipro without help. I also take Claritin and do saline nasal spray daily. I have low igG. Thank you?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I get excessive sticky white mucus build up in the larynx area, what condition(s) could this be ?
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A 46-year old asked:
What could produce thick green mucus each morning?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can the thick stretchy mucus always mean ovulation?
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