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My 1month old preterm baby is having cold..but no mucus seen in nose ..but there is grunting sound which clearly has mucus in it..consulted doctor doctor gave medicine for mucus cold and saline drops..now mucus has increased we can feel when he breathes..my doubt is that how baby mucus ia flushed out when medicines are given..is it through poop?
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Not through poop , mucus secretions will come down as and when the infective organism virulence is decreased.
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