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Z Pack Green Mucus

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Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

mucus. Doc Di not examine me - too busy. But gave me z pack which gave me severe diahreah & he said to stop. Still coughing with green mucus and very tired. That's the whole ball of wax.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani MD

Have taken Z pack for 8 days and coughed yellow thic mucus this morning. Do I need different antibiotic or just finish Z pack? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

phlem is green it means I still have a infection. Do I need to take another round of z pack or wait ...I was prescribed z pack for acute pharyngitis and have taken treatment for 3 days... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

How long does it take for a z-pack to work? This is the third day on the 5-day Z-pack and she is coughing up more phlem(green) than before. She has strep throat that is getting worse. She... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hariom Sharma MD

the right side went back to XXXXXXX and now just the left one is swollen. Last week I took a Z pack and it went away back to normal for the most part. I went after I was off z pack to get some... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hariom Sharma ( ENT Specialist)

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Dr.  Het Ram Bishnoi MD

Had a bad cold/flu in Jan. Cough, low fever and lots of productive cough. Green and yellow. Took antobiotics, z-pack. Better but still cough for another 2 months. Then 2 weeks ago had a severe sore... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Gaurav Ghatawat MD

i have a rare lung condition calle eosinophlic gramulatosis i have been coughing up green stuff for weeks and i have taken docycling and a z pack the er says my shest x ray looks normal no sighns of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Ghatawat ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. R.A. Singh MD

also have a stuffy nose and bright green mucus. I feel tired most of the time and I never want to get up in the morning. do you think this is strep? and would a z-pack help? or what can I do to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

indication of crackling in chest with scope. Bringing up light to dark yellow mucus, mostly thin, but couple mornings it was a thick blob. No ins., will z pack fight it?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Manu Wilfred MD

2-3 weeks ago I thought I had a sinus infection, so the Dr. at the Er gave me Z-pack. I took that and continued to cough up green mucus, had a fever, short of breath, fatigue, etc.....I finished... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manu Wilfred ( ENT Specialist)