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Has anyone had green mucus for over a year?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 11 5:36pm | Replies (31)

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Somebody else who only gets green results while lying on their back (supine position)! I guess I'm not the only one. I can use my Aerobika and 7% saline twice a day religiously (and I do) and see nothing much, but miraculously when I do yoga, up comes this yucky stuff I had no idea was there. After an hour of yoga I can feel things loosen, then in the "corpse pose" at end (flat on back), it becomes apparent. Green color and quantity vary, but if it's been a while since my last yoga session, chances are I will produce this stuff. I see similar results if I lay on my back after a strenuous, warm bike ride. Of course, this takes even more time, but I guess this type of therapy is good for me in many ways.
I report all of this to my doc at NJH who also doesn't seem overly concerned, although it's clearly best to remove it from the airways, as able. The breathing techniques in yoga may also lend themselves to lung clearance.
I tried 12 hr timed release Guaifenisin (Mucinex ingredient) and ended up with lots of throat clearing. It didn't seem to help bring up green mucous during airway clearance.
Best to you in your journey...

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Good description. I was communicating the same results of expelling green mucus after doing lying poses after I have done an hr of exercise like walking or rowing. After I expelled the green stuff I feel way better, less airway blockage. My drs encourage me to do this mucus clearance all the time. I also do 7% saline in morning and evening, going on to 3.5 years.
forgot to mention, after the lying poses and expelling of green mucus, Ill do the nebulizing and it cleans out what remains until a white bubbly mucus comes up.
Will last all day until late afternoon. Hal

Thank you and same to you.
My doctor ordered a vest for me which I have been wearing every morning while doing the Aerobika with saline. I have been doing this since March,but I only seem to get the most out of my lungs when I exercise and lie flat. Hoping doing both of these will clear up the nodules that are in my lungs. Please keep me posted if you find anything else that helps you.