What Does It Mean If My Snot Is Green

Red or pink mucus whether you keep blowing or rubbing your nose or you fall face first onto it blood is the primary reason your mucus can turn red or pink.

Green mucus isn t reason for immediate concern. At first you may notice yellow phlegm that then progresses. The color comes from white blood cells. Doctors used to say that green mucus indicates a bacterial infection that can respond to antibiotics but that actually isn t true it really just means that your immune system has been fighting.

The yellow color comes from dead white blood cells which can turn green if there are a lot of white blood cells and other debris. A general rule of infection warning and sputum production is that the colour will go from dark green in the early stages of an infection and will gradually lighten as the infection improves. What does green snot mean. If your immune system kicks into high gear to fight infection your snot may turn green and become especially thick.

But if you re still sick after about 12 days you could have a bacterial infection and might need antibiotics.