What do you call those yellow chunks that come out when you cough?

i coughed the other day and this chunk kinda mushy stuff came out and smelled real bad..what is that?

Answers:
Lugies

Mucus? Phlegm is a form of mucus.

gross... do you mean phlegm???

speutum

Its sputumn or phlegm. Sounds like you've got a chest infection. Go to the docs and get some anti-biotics..

mucus

Phlegm. And if it's yellow and smells bad, that means you have an infection - most likely an upper respiratory infection or even bronchitis.

You should go to the doc and see what's going on. Once they get bad you'll be coughing all the time and be short of breath. :( No fun.

Leftover food stuck in the folds in your throat. Over time it solidifies. It's disgusting!

sounds like part of your large intestine

phlegm accumulating in your lungs. go to the doctor and you'll get some medication and all should be fine. get well soon.

It sounds like something I've done once or twice. I think you mean the cottage cheese looking thing, not the phlegm deal?

If so, it is usually just food of some kind. It smells bad because it is covered in various acids and enzymes to break it down; rather similar to what vomit is made up of but not in as large an amount as vomit has.

Your stomach works rather strongly and in a chaotic fashion. Its contracting to smash things together to break them down, and sometimes a piece here or there gets thrown back up into the esophagus, where it becomes an irritant (acid doesn't do so well for the esophagus). Your body wants it out, so you cough it up.

They are called tonsil stones (tonsilloliths). They are formed in the crypts of your tonsils. They have sulfur in them is why they smell so bad. You ca learn more including how to get rid of them at www.tonsilstones.com

I get them all of the time and it is very annoying. I use a water pic to clean mine out. It is disgusting cleaning them out but that is better than coughing them out. You can only cough them out when the crypts are full!

Your body is fighting an infection of some kind. The yellow "chunks" are white blood cells that have come to "eat" or fight the bacteria or virus.

You can try and kick the infection yourself or take antibiotics. You should probably go and get an antibiotic. Remember, if you get the drug, take it all, don't just take them until you feel better. If you don't take them all, you could be helping the germ become resistant to the antibiotic.

Get better soon!

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