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yellow liquid from nose

I was knealing down earlier and a stream of yellow watery liquid came from my right nostril.  I'd say about 2 tablespoons of liquid is what ran out of my nose.  This was not mucus and I have not been sick at all lately.  About an hour later I bent over again and could feel it about to happen again and blew my nose right away, again it was a yellow liquid.  I have never experienced this before.  I tried researching on the net but no real luck yet.  I have not had any kind of head injury lately.  I do work in hot conditions though almost daily.  I work new construction in houses with no AC, with temps getting above 110 with the heat index.  This week I did get pretty hot 2 days in a row.  I have worked in these conditions before and it has never bothered me, but on these 2 particular days, my eyes at the end of the day burned a good bit.  Could the heat be hurting me in a way I am not aware of ?  Today was Saturday and I didn't work, so I didn't get hot at all.  Can someone please help me out here and point me in the right direction of what might be wrong.
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Three reasons you could have a sudden rush of fluid from your nose: 1. The most unlikely reason is that you have leaking spinal fluid caused by a head injury, surgery, or a tumor.  2. There could have been a buildup of fluid due to a blockage in your nasal passage which is suddenly released when the blockage dissipates.  This is more likely if you’ve had a sinus infection or have been fighting a virus.  The fluid will tend to be colored yellowish in this case.  3. You could have a rush of histamines in your body for some reason. This can happen shortly after waking up if you are particularly sleep-deprived, or when you are very tired, due to the role of histamines in regulating your sleep cycle.  A rush of histamines can cause your nose to suddenly leak water (just as anti-histamines dry you out).  The liquid in this case will likely be clear unless you also happen to have a sinus infection.
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i think the problem is putting drugs up your nose. i had this and thats what causes this
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This can be cerebrospinal fluid
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This yellow watery liquid drops from my nose whenever i get up from a long time bent position and also i have been witnessing involuntary movement of the muscles by the left side of my neck
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I started to have this sort of situation occurring to me for the past 2 days, but mine is weird, my left side produce a yellowish fluid, the right side produce a colorless fluid, like the normal flu, is it serious?
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Hi, I am also experiencing the bright yellow fluid dripping from my left nostril. But it seems to drip no matter what I am doing. (ie: don't need to be bent over). I am trying to get over a cold and initially thought my nose was running because of the cold, but then I noticed that my right side was running clear, and my left side was running bright yellow.
I have read other posts from people with similar issues, and I also suffer from migraines. I have also noticed that I am suffering from a reoccurring headache on the left side of my head (same side as the nostril that is dripping yellow).
I am making an appointment with my dr ASAP because I am tired of this and need it to be dealt with. Good luck to everyone else this type of health issue!
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I am too suprised to see so many people post on this. I had a major sinus surgery Feb.04,2013. After a few weeks of recovery and feeling better, a few days ago I had the same odd yellow water pour out of my nose. Alarmed I called my Dr., I also had been experiencing this odd smell I couldn't figure out what it was. The Dr. told me in my situation it was not uncommon, he did however give me a great nasal rinse. It is a saline solution injected with a mild steroid and an antibiotic, I use an oral siringe 10 mil. twice a day, he gave this to me yesterday and aready the phantom smell is almost gone, no yellow drainage today, it did happen once after the Dr. appointment.
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Two or three times over the past several years I've had this same problem - an abrupt release of runny bright yellow or orange fluid from my left nostril.  It can continue for several days, and is particularly annoying when I go to bed or wake up.

The one twist in my case is that the first symptom is terrible tooth pain.  It seems to emanate from the roots of the upper jaw, left side.  The only anodyne I've found for this is a single large dose of guaifenesin (about 800 mg).  This relieves the pressure and pain, and starts the drainage.
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i have the exact same problem too, wondering if you found any cure to that?
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Mine effection same as you ... Now my left nose can't smell any smell so how are you now u can smell ?  Im worry now
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I have this effection and my left face,teeth and nose is very pain and then I go and see a doctor and now is not so pain but my left nose can't smell any smell but can breath I'm worry now ... Can I ask you the smell of my nose can be back ?
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Can you smell it
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I just took chlorpheniramine  for a rash that the doctor gave me and I just had a steam of yellow liquid from my nose, its happen to me when I go kayaking and am praciting my rolls, but this was random  what should I do, stop taking the meds or go back to the doctor. The pill I just took was a yellow colour  
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I'm not alone with this! I have been very sick for over a week now. Pneumonia, just finished my antibiotics and getting close to being done with two different medicines that I use in a nebulizer. Tonight, I bent down and a clear yellow liquid poured from just my right nostril. I've never had this happen before and it is alarming! It makes me wonder if I still have an infection? Please, keep posting any answers you all get if you go to a Dr! I feel better knowing I'm not alone, and I wish the best for everyone here.
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Thanks Jules for the comment about maybe everyone had been taken over by Aliens.....  so funny and made my day.... by the way.. I had the bright yellow / orange stuff come out of my nose when I bent over....  It's really weird.
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That "brain fluid stuff is freaking me out. I have had the problem for like 3 days and have just realised that it is not to be taken lightly. Worse like 20 minutes ago I blew my nose (for like the 3 time this morning) and when i stuffed a tissue in to remove the rest of the snot a little trace of blood was on the tip of it. That "brain fuild" thing is freaking me out. I'm going to the doctor at lunch time!
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This has just happened to me as well, and what the scariest thing is is that all the people that have reported this seem to have at least one thing in common, eg age, and I had a not unpleasant but sort of bleachy smell up my nose, and was only a few small drips.
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EVERYONE READ the post from wotsupdoc!

Thanks very much!  This is logical & helpful.

I've had a bad cold that went through stages for 8 days until today:
flaming sore throat, head congestion, dry chest cough, loose chest cough, excessive clear nasal mucus
Just when I was able to sleep through last night without coughing & feeling better, I suddenly blew my nose that produced alarmingly thick & BRIGHT YELLOW MUCUS, followed after several major blows with clear mucus again.  My nasal passages & sinuses feel more clear than ever, with a little ache-iness.  I assumed the bright yellow was somehow a sign of final clearing, which "wotsupdoc" seems to have confirmed.  Thanks!
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i have the same problem but all the time i also do not know what this is
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This happens to me twice, and i observed that it's the next day right after I eaten lots of oranges..
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> Yep, for the first time tonight, yellow liquid sure enough came
> draining out of my nose.
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> I know I've had a sinus head cold lately. It's been bad. I've took
> Mucinex and Sudafed. I feel fine but I know my right ear is infected.
> This freaked me out but I'm glad I now know what it is. Time for some
> real medicine.

Did you by any chance use any of the 12-hour nasal sprays that are available over-the-counter, specifically one containing Oxymetazoline HCL?  I recently had this happen to me after fighting the common cold, and this had happened to me once before two years ago, also near the end of a fight with the common cold, but had otherwise never happened to me in my life (I'm in my mid 30s).

Both times the only commonality is that I had used an over-the-counter 12-hour nasal decongestant to help me breathe through my nose, so I'm starting to suspect it might be caused by the Anefrin I used (Walgreens brand)?

I'm not certain yet, so I'm wondering if others who experienced the same symptoms had also used a nasal decongestant sprayed directly into the nose containing Oxymetazoline.
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I am from South Africa,male aged 21, the exact same thing happened to me this morning after taking a bath and blowing my nose and it just came streaming out my left nose uncontrollably which seriously freaked the sh** out of me!! but after reading this i dont see the use in checking with the doctor cause i feel fine now.
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Me too! This past Friday I was in the Halloween aisle and I left and had to go blow my nose. Then I seen it..yellow gunk!!! I was like OMG  whats going on with me. I too just got over a head congestion...but Im also having other issues like headaches and stuff. I had this yellow stuff come out of my nose for 2 days. As of right now I dont have any but Im going to go tell my Dr when I go see him this Wednesday.
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I had been suffering a cold of which I havent been ill for about 5 years, this one I was bedridden with (hate being ill).  After about a week I started to feel better a little tired but on the mend (have to with kids).  I was bending down changing the cat water and then all this yellow liquid came dripping out of my nose and took me by surprise really.  Whilst trying to explain the scenrio to the doctor's receptionist we both ended up laughing.  The nurse checked my temperature (a little high), blood pressure fine, but cloudiness in one ear.  She then explained that yes it was a sinus infection and now am on a course of 3 times a day for 7 days amoxicilin.  Hope this helps.
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Yep, for the first time tonight, yellow liquid sure enough came draining out of my nose.

I know I've had a sinus head cold lately. It's been bad. I've took Mucinex and Sudafed. I feel fine but I know my right ear is infected. This freaked me out but I'm glad I now know what it is. Time for some real medicine.
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had yellow liquid coming*
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