What Does It Mean If Your Boogers Are Green

If your immune system kicks into high gear to fight infection your snot may turn green and become especially thick.

Nasal mucus sometimes colloquially known as boogers or snot becomes green when the immune system sends neutrophils to the nasal passages. If your discolored snot lasts more than two weeks and symptoms like facial pressure and. The color comes from dead white blood cells and other. Neutrophils are white blood cells that contain a green tinged enzyme.

When the green phlegm mucus is released it could mean that there is a sinus infection. If these cells arrive in the nasal passages in large enough numbers they color the nasal mucus green. Green thick snot means your body is fighting a hard battle and even more depleted immune cells and waste products are being flushed out. The phlegm turns green when there are enzymes called myeloperoxidases or mpos present in your white blood cells.

Other underlying conditions include flu allergies dryness in the air candida albicans and nasal polyps. Green mucus isn t reason for immediate concern. What does green snot mean. When it is caused by bacteria you may notice yellow or green phlegm nasal congestion postnasal drip and pressure in your sinus cavities.