This cold and flu season, you may be looking for clues you're getting better anywhere you can find them, even in the color of your snot.

“With a cold, however, the mucus that you have might be clear, but it may also be color, so whether that’s yellow or green, ...

In this case, the blood is fresher, hence the brighter color. "Causes of pink, red and/or blood-tinged mucus include respiratory irritation from a cold, sinusitis and/or nasal dryness," says Dr ...

Fevers signaling a cold are generally low-grade ... One myth that Valdez said people should know about is that mucus color does not necessarily signal an infection. “Everybody thinks that if they have ...

When a metallic taste is paired with coughing, you may have an upper respiratory infection like a cold. This can cause your phlegm to contain traces of blood. Repeatedly coughing up phlegm often ...

Your airways are also lined with a layer of protective mucus, which helps remove unhealthy particles. In cold weather, your body produces more mucus, but it’s thicker and stickier than normal.

Laura Martin, MD, MPH And the snot and the mucus, they help keep our mucous membranes moist and protect them from getting dry and cracked. Michael Smith, MD It's just when you have a cold or some ...

“Mucus can start to get very thick in our body and we need hydration to keep it flowing,” said Voigt. “If it gets super thick and dense … that can lead to complications of a cold such as a ...

RSV and the common cold. A telltale sign you’re getting sick is excess mucus, and if you’ve ever been desperate to stop coughing and sneezing, you’ve likely examined your mucus color ...