Contents:
- Medical Video: What is Your Snot Saying?
- Clear snot color
- White snot color
- Yellow snot color
- Green snot
- Red or pink snot
- Black snot
Medical Video: What is Your Snot Saying?
Have you ever noticed the color of snot when you have a cold? If observed, the color of the mucus produced is not always the same. Sometimes the color is yellow, green, tanned, or even reddish. So what does the color of snot mean for your body's health?
Clear snot color
Clear mucus is generally runny and transparent. This is a sign that there is an increase in mucus production. But in general, clear snot does not indicate a specific health problem. Every day we produce about 4 cups of mucus to keep the nose layer moist and as an antidote to fungi, viruses, bacteria and pollutants.
White snot color
Winter is usually prone to flu, allergies and dehydration. This occurs when the nose hair cells are injured due to inflammation, so the mucus is difficult to get out and loses moisture which causes the color of mucus to turn white. Even so, white snot is still considered normal.
Yellow snot color
Basically, the color change depends on how much mucus in the nose and the severity of inflammation that is experienced. If your snot is yellow, it is likely that you are experiencing an infection or sinusitis, with a note that if the cold occurs continuously for more than ten days.
Light yellow snot means your body is fighting something, like a fever. Yellow snot does not mean you have to see a doctor, it is a normal symptom as a form of defense of the body. But if these symptoms are more than a week, sometimes accompanied by fever, headache, or coughing up mucus, this is a sign that you should see a doctor.
Green snot
Green snot means you have a bacterial or fungal infection. Green is produced by white blood cells that respond to infection or inflammation. When your nasal cavity is inflamed, it will swell. This causes trapped snot and fungus to grow.
Red or pink snot
Red spots on snot are blood coming from damaged blood vessels. This happens when you may sneeze too hard or because the nasal lining is too dry, causing blood vessels in the nasal cavity to rupture.
Black snot
The dark color of snot puts you inhaling too much pollutant or smoke. If you breathe in ash, dust, dirt, smoke or other similar substances, snot will trap it with mucus that causes black.
In more serious cases, black snot indicates chronic sinus infection or fungus. However, the tip is that you should consult a doctor immediately if there are any unnatural complaints about you.
