Talk:Mucus

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Might anyone be able to add something about what significance, if any, the variations in the appearance of nasal mucous may have? For example, why when one is ill and has a runny nose is one's mucous sometimes yellowishly opaque while at others times rather colorlessly translucent? Moleskiner 15:03, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

My doctor always tells me that colored mucus indicates sinus infection, while translucent mucus just means allergies or a minor cold. But I have no "real" sources to back my doctor up. Fishal 07:40, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I have always had a lot more mucous production than my peers. I was born with pneumonia. Are the two related? Is there any cure?

[edit] Picture

Please do everybody a favor and DO NOT post a picture for this article. :) Bayerischermann 01:01, 17 May 2006

[edit] Expand

I'd like to see a less human-centric page.. mucus is a feature of a large number of species. Zargulon 21:55, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I totally agree; especially in aquatic organisms, mucus is very prevalent. Snails crawl on mucus, other critters use it as a defensive skin secretion. I'd add some info about this, but the general page needs some work so that it has a framework for mucus as a class of molecules rather than a human secretion.

mooseo 05:03, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Diseases of mucus production

I'd like to see (and may try to add if I have time) a few links to articles describing things that can go wrong with mucus production, primarily in humans e.g. Cystic Fibrosis. Davidmpye 21:44, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Generalize to include other organisms

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the term 'mucus' applies in organisms other than humans, right? This article should be generalized to include information about the production and uses of mucus by other organisms. When such sections have been added, the {{generalize}} template can be removed. PaladinWhite 03:44, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] okay... the cervical mucus picture is the most disgusting thing ive ever seen

there's no need for an image like that. take a picture of the mucus on the organ, showing fingers playing with it? that's not clinical.

I generally agree with the unsigned comment above. Fingers playing with it? Seriously - not appropriate. sæ (talk) 04:36, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Please include information on boogers.

Boogers redirect to this page but there is no specific information on boogers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.143.9 (talk) 22:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC) Boogers would happen to be the colloquial term for mucus and has no real place in an encyclopedia, try use the wiktionary for such terms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.32.42 (talk) 09:39, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citation Needed

THis article talks about trapped bateria turning the mucus green... Citation for this can be fowned in the link below:

"As the bacteria that live in the nose grow back, they may also be found in the mucus, which changes the mucus to a greenish color" http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/files/GetSmart_RunnyNose.htm