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What Does Grey Colored Phlegm During Cough Indicate?
Brief Answer:
something that needs treatment.
Detailed Answer:
As the lungs heal up they get rid of accumulated gunk from cigarettes but that looks like the bottom of an ashtray (brown). Grey is a sign of infection and needs treatment fairly soon. The lungs do not fully heal that soon after stopping cigarettes and remain susceptible to infection. Infections often start without fever.
something that needs treatment.
Detailed Answer:
As the lungs heal up they get rid of accumulated gunk from cigarettes but that looks like the bottom of an ashtray (brown). Grey is a sign of infection and needs treatment fairly soon. The lungs do not fully heal that soon after stopping cigarettes and remain susceptible to infection. Infections often start without fever.
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