White mucus in lungs without cough

@adam11133- Hi Adam and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Let me ask a few questions first off to see if I can help. Did you go to a doctor and what did he say? Are you sure that the phlegm is coming from your lungs and not just your sinuses?

Doctors give me medicine for sinuses , he give me antihistamines antibiotics and acid reflux medicine ,but non of them is effective

@adam11133- I know that this is scary and frustrating. I have constant mucus in my throat and in order to dilute it I drink a lot of water. Have you had any blood work done to make sure that it isn't an infection?

Pls suggest me blood tests for lung infections , thankyou for helping me

@adam11333, you may wish to review this related discussion where members like @hishamhussain @jms7 @fiesty76 @lioness @sueinmn and @merpreb are sharing experiences similar to yours and solutions.
- Excessive mucus without cough https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/excessive-mucus-without-cough/

Please tell us, in general terms, a little more about yourself and your overall health. Any symptom that persists for 8 months is concerning, but sometimes causes are extremely difficult to track down. Especially, can you think of any changes in your life dating back to that time - a move, new pet, new job, etc.
Sue

I am suffering from lot of white mucus coming from my lungs , and also not able to cough it out. And i also have runny nose but i don't have fever and other symptoms but from previous month facing have sharp pain in lungs but after taking antibiotics pain is gone but mucus remains the same ,
Pls tell me about lab test for mac and how long it takes to recover if i have mac pulmonary infection ,
Thankyou

I think it may be premature to jump to a discussion of MAC, especially if a single course of antibiotics helped, and because a runny nose is not necessarily characteristic. It could still possibly be many other things including sinusitis, allergies, and other lung infections.

As step one I would recommend consulting a pulmonologist to have a complete health history, lung x-rays, and if indicated a CT scan. If these indicate infection, the doc will possibly order a mucus specimen. This test is sent to a special lab for culturing, and takes 4-6 weeks to see if there is MAC, then further testing to determine what drugs will be effective. The course of treatment is 1.5 years or longer.

Sue

Thank you very much , you helped me alot i am very grateful 😊
Antibiotics help he control this white mucus but after stop taking medicine in next month it started again , my x ray is normal and now i am looking forward to sputum culture for Afb test and ct scan report

Wierd thing with me is that I have no mucos. My ct scan showed mild bronchiestatis - working with dr to see what can be done - best of luck with your test results