This means that your immune system is working to flush out the toxins in your body. I am very scared and do not have health insurance. For the past 4 years I have been coughing up clear jelly like Mucus Balls. Hello Doctor, I have been experiences cough for about 2 months now. Answered by Dr. Amrita Dosanjh: Mgt. Hard ball-like green mucus. coughing up little balls of mucus . You may have bronchitis, pneumonia, or the remnants of a very bad cold. I cough up small mucus balls every now and then. Other causes of brown phlegm include small amounts of blood located in the throat or further down in the airway. It happens a little bit through out the day. "coughing up small green mucus balls either in early morning or late night. Extreme fatigue or tiredness is a classical symptoms of the bronchitis. I am also coughing up jelly like mucus balls, sometimes in large clumps and they aren't always balls sometimes they appear wormlike In shape. I wake up in the morning and in the middle of the night coughing up a lot of the little mucus balls. Damn wish someone had figured this out. The mucus in the lungs is called sputum. Read more. When it's a fairly large clump it usually takes a bit of work to get it up but the mucus is always very solid, like it will stick to my finger without moving. I have coughed up blood mucus twice in 2 months. I am 25, and thought I … I wake up in the morning and in the middle of the night coughing up a lot of the little mucus balls. This condition is associated with an excessive discharge of mucus due to an excessive inflammation of the mucous membranes. Coughing up clear phlegm is usually the way the cold or flu starts, but gradually the mucus changes color and becomes darker. Treatments: Remember that mucus is natural, so you should expect to have it. Doctor: Dr Su S , Doctor(MD) replied 10 years ago By mircha | 231 posts, last post over 8 months ago. If it is yellow, the more likely it is bacterial. I have asthma and allergies. mucus is mostly clear but i get chest tightness and wheezing. Have you taken your temperature to see if you have a fever? Read below for more information on causes and how to treat coughing up brown or black mucus. : I would suggest an evaluation with your PCP. The more yellow it is, the worse the infection. Coughing up black or brown mucus can occur when from environmental conditions like pollution or smoking. It happens a little bit through out the day. Yes, see a doctor! I have been to 3 or 4 doctors and nothing is helping. I have I have been a smoker for 8 years, and I have Asthma. You must have been infected to have the green mucus. New Reply Follow New Topic Followed by 1 people. Guest over a year ago. Sometimes they are balls and sometimes they are like a hair, but made of mucus. Chunks of mucus that you will cough out as balls may be due to a condition such as Catarrh. asthma?" When you have a lung infection the color of the sputum will tell you the source of the infection. If you’ve had a stuffed nose, the mucus drips down the back of your throat and into your lungs. Chronic bronchitis is a condition associated with excessive tracheobronchial mucus production sufficient to cause cough with expectoration for at least 3 months for more than 2 consecutive years. The coughing up of the jelly clear mucus type balls are concerning me though cos now, even if I sneeze, these jelly balls are being coughed up along with the sneeze. Dhruv Gupta, MD answered this Excessive Production Of Mucus . Condition is associated with an excessive inflammation of the sputum will tell you the source of the coughing up little balls of mucus. Your temperature to see if you have a lung infection the color of the night coughing up brown black. Symptoms of the night coughing up small green mucus up in the morning and the. 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