Crushing your mile time or hitting a new max during a set of dead lifts calls for a celebration. Unfortunately, for some people, this post-workout time is spent ridding their body of excess phlegm.

When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. We all produce mucus, even when healthy. Mucus is a ...

Having black or dark phlegm or mucus can be distressing. It can often signal a serious disease or exposure to unhealthy pollutants. The presence of mucus is not a sign of disease and shouldn’t pose ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s no way around it: Coughing up phlegm feels gross, especially if you’re already dealing with other ...

Mucus is a normal part of the lungs. But smoking and other issues can cause too much mucus to collect there. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) Your body makes about a liter (approximately 1 quart) ...

Bloody, brown, white, yellow, or green phlegm may be a sign of an underlying condition or infection. Viral and bacterial infections, allergies, and respiratory illnesses can cause phlegm as a symptom.

Understanding how mucus changes, and what it changes in response to, can help diagnose illnesses and develop treatments. Researchers develop a system to grow mucus-producing intestinal cells and study ...

Too much mucus can make it hard for babies to breathe and may indicate an infection. A clean bulb syringe can help you suction excess mucus from your baby’s nose. Congratulations, you’ve brought your ...

When you’re sick you’ll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it’s thicker or a different colour: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm – also called mucus, snot, sputum ...