Things that helps break up mucus and congestion are taking Mucinex or other mucus relief medication and also by eating some spicy food and using a humidifier or take a hot shower to help loosen the mucus or phlegm or even drink some hot tea.
You should be worried about phlegm in your throat if it gets worse or does not clear up or if the phlegm also has blood or other colors to it that could indicate an infection.
However most phlegm is nothing to worry about and will clear up on it's own within a few days to around 10 days or so.
Infected phlegm will look red, pink or bloody or could be green or yellowish in color.
If you're coughing up blood or the phlegm is red or pink then you should see a doctor.
The signs that your phlegm or mucus are serious is if it comes up as a yellowish-green color or there is blood in the phlegm or mucus.
If you cough up thick, greenish-yellow phlegm then or are wheezing or have a fever you should see a doctor.
Things that dissolve mucus in the lungs naturally are spicy foods, drinking water, using a saline nasal spray, cayenne pepper, garlic, cardamom, pineapple, onions and ginger.
Foods that get rid of phlegm and mucus are onions, spicy foods, pineapple, cardamom, garlic, cayenne Pepper and Ginger.
You can get rid of long term mucus in your throat by using a saline nasal spray, using a humidifier, drinking plenty of water, warm tea, performing breathing exercises and keeping your head elevated at night.
Also taking some mucus relief medication can also help to get the mucus out of your throat.
You can have so much mucus or excess mucus due to a cold, or sinus infection.
Most times excess mucus will clear up on it's own but if not you may need to see a doctor.
Allergies being out in the cold and eating spicy food can also cause excess mucus.
When you feel like you have mucus stuck in your throat all the time it's most often caused by postnasal drip.
When the mucus starts to build up or trickle down the back of your throat it's known as postnasal drip.
Acid reflux, allergies and infections can cause postnasal drip.
Clearing mucus from the body can take between 7 to 10 days although sometimes the mucus may clear within a few days if it's not too severe.
The herbs that get rid of mucus in the body are stinging nettle, cardamom, Mullein, Elderberry, Cayenne Pepper, Echinacea, Rosemary, Garlic, Horehound, Turmeric, Licorice, Oregano, Eucalyptus, Thyme and Peppermint.
If you have phlegm or mucus you should not drink milk until you get rid of the phlegm or mucus as drinking milk can make the phlegm or mucus worse and even other dairy products should be avoided while you're dealing with mucus and phlegm.
Sugar does cause phlegm and consuming sugar can increase phlegm and mucus production.
Foods that increase phlegm are cheese, cottage cheese, fatty meats, bacon, peppermint , citrus fruits, tomatoes, Chili and fried foods.
Mucus can block lungs in some cases if the mucus builds up too much which can make breathing more difficult and increase your risk of infection and further damage the lungs.
Most times mucus will come out and you'll be just fine although in severe cases the mucus can become too thick and sticky and require medical treatment.
You can have mucus in your throat due to a cold, cough, smoking, allergies, hay fever, infections, certain foods such as milk and hot peppers.
Irritation can also lead to mucus in the throat and any mucus in the throat typically clears up in a few days or a week or so depending on the cause.
The difference between sputum and mucus is in where the sputum and mucus is made in the body.
Sputum is made in the lungs and airways while mucus can also be made in places such as the urinary and genital tract of the body while sputum cannot.
Sputum may be referred to as phlegm or mucus.
All terms are correct, but sputum and phlegm only refer to the mucus made in the respiratory system (lungs and airways).
Sputum (phlegm) is a type of mucus. Mucus can also be made elsewhere in the body, such as the urinary or genital tract.
Hospitals remove mucus from lungs through gravity, medicines and chest percussion.
Gravity pulls mucus from small to large airways where it can be coughed up.
With chest percussion the chest is clapped and vibrated to dislodge and move mucus.
This is done in varied positions to drain all lung parts.
CAM therapies that can help clear mucus include: Warm fluids: Drinking warm (not hot) liquids can help loosen thickened mucus.
Options include tea, warm broth, or hot water with lemon. Steam: You can use a device such as a cool-mist humidifier or steam vaporizer to breathe in warm air.
Drinking some hot tea, using a humidifier and taking some mucus medicine which helps you cough up the mucus are good ways to get rid of mucus from your lungs.
In severe cases a hospital can also remove mucus from your lungs.
The fastest way to get mucus out of your lungs is to use some mucus medicine that helps you get the mucus produced more and then it gets the mucus out of your lungs.
You'll begin coughing up mucus more and then eventually the mucus will be all gone sooner than it would if you hadn't taken the mucus medicine.
Also keep the air moist using a vaporizer or humidifier as the moist air will help loosen the mucus which makes it easier for you to cough up the mucus that is being produced in your lungs.
Elevate your head when you sleep and when you need to cough up mucus or phlegm make sure to spit it out and when you feel like mucus is in your throat try coughing it up and get it out.
Drink plenty of warm liquids and water to help loosen the mucus as well which can help you get the mucus out of your throat.
You'll usually continue coughing up mucus for 4 to 7 days especially if you've had the flu or cold virus.