Woke with pink eye!!

[Inspired by Reggio]

The difference between bacteria and viral infections are usually easy to decipher. Green is bacterial and clear is viral. This goes for any mucous so you know when you really need a doctor.

Not picking a fight here but for some interesting reading try googling 'fact or myth green mucus equals bacterial infection' ... some articles coming out of the UK and other countries with more and more research over the past decade showing that the color of your mucus has nothing to do if it is bacteria or viral or a need for Dr visit. There is a real attempt to 'reeducate' the medical community to stop doling out antibiotics based on this because they are often not needed as the cold is 'viral' and creating that 'antibiotic resistant viruses' out there as a result and if they would just TEST sputum they would be able to know for sure if bacterial or viral.... the problem in CANADA is that with our FREE health care system they will not TEST people to determine one way or the other and just give the prescription to appease parents and big pharm.

This is an excerpt from one site on new research into colds and treatments

GREEN MUCUS ISN'T A SIGN OF BACTERIAL INFECTION

Contrary to popular belief, green mucus is not a sign of bacterial infection, but a sign the immune system is working properly.

As the body recruits more and more virus-fighting white blood cells to the nose, the colour of the mucus changes from clear to *yellow to green. This is because these cells carry green iron-containing enzymes. The greener the colour, the more robust the immune response.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...#ixzz1qPWTUDae