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[|Human|] Hello Dr. Grief, I quit smoking almost 1 year ago exactly and have been consistently been coughing up brown mucuous and a sticky, jelly-like substance. I previously smoked cigarettes for about 10 years, on and off, with a few month breaks here and there. My question is: when will I have gotten all the bad stuff out of my lungs? V/r Alex
[|AI|]  Hello dear, thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Smokers are at great risk of lung infection, because of poor defense system damaged by cigarette smoke. So chronic bacterial infection in lung is common in smokers. Green mucus is seen in pseudocodes infection. And smokers are at increased risk of pseudocodes infection. So in your case we need to rule out this first. So get done1. Chest x ray2. Sputum culture and sensitivity. Chest x-ray is needed to rule out infection. Sputum culture is needed to isolate the causative organism, sensitivity is needed to guide antibiotic therapy. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.