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Suggest Medication For Yellow And Green Mucous After Inhaling Clorox Fumes

I cleaned my bathroom yesterday morning and I put to much clorox and I could feel the fumes and the fumes were hurting my nose but I was used to this feeling while using clorox. Through out the day I could feel me getting sick I could feel mucus on the top of my throat and I had a hard time spiting it out when I did spit it out the mucus was yellowish and greenish with a tiny bit of red. I went to sleep and took some tylenol multisymptom and I felt a little bit better. But this morning I woke up to neck pains and a dryishwatery mouth. I feel like I have a cold comming to me very slowly and when I shake my head it hurts a little bit. Should I be worried or continue using over the counter medicine such as tylenol or mucinex. Please help me I am very worried.
Mon, 13 Feb 2017
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Hi,thank you for posting your query on health care magic

Looking at your symptoms,most probably you are suffering from inflammation in the nose and throat due to inhalation of fumes.Yellowish green mucus suggests that might you having Bacterial infection.

You may find relief by taking the following medication:
Antibiotics like Levofloxacin,
Analgesic with Antiinflammatory like Ibuprofen,Antacid like Rantac,
Antihistaminic like Loratidine,
Oral decongestant like Phenylephrine and Nasal decongestant drops like Xylometazoline(take only if you are not suffering from hypertension),
Cough expectorant like Mucinex,and Tylenol for fever.

Also drink lots of warm fluids.Steam inhalation.Do warm saline Charles.Avoid cold food and dust.
Next time,use a face mask when cleaning your bathroom to protect from fumes.

If your symptoms are not improving after following measures,then it would be advisable to consult an Otolaryngologist/Physician Doctor.

Hope this answers your question.Take care.
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Suggest Medication For Yellow And Green Mucous After Inhaling Clorox Fumes

Hi,thank you for posting your query on health care magic Looking at your symptoms,most probably you are suffering from inflammation in the nose and throat due to inhalation of fumes.Yellowish green mucus suggests that might you having Bacterial infection. You may find relief by taking the following medication: Antibiotics like Levofloxacin, Analgesic with Antiinflammatory like Ibuprofen,Antacid like Rantac, Antihistaminic like Loratidine, Oral decongestant like Phenylephrine and Nasal decongestant drops like Xylometazoline(take only if you are not suffering from hypertension), Cough expectorant like Mucinex,and Tylenol for fever. Also drink lots of warm fluids.Steam inhalation.Do warm saline Charles.Avoid cold food and dust. Next time,use a face mask when cleaning your bathroom to protect from fumes. If your symptoms are not improving after following measures,then it would be advisable to consult an Otolaryngologist/Physician Doctor. Hope this answers your question.Take care.