when you get a cold where does all the snot come from is it stored there if not how do we produce it?

Answers:
There are mucous membranes in your lungs that produce the "snot" in the same way your saliva glands produce saliva. When you are sick, these membranes are inflammed and irritated and they produce more mucous than usual.

This is why we cough -- we cough because our body is trying to expel the excessive mucous from inside our lungs. It's that little tickling sensation you get right before you cough or sneeze.

Other Answers:
The snot is what the body is trying to get rid of. It is mainly stored in the lungs. When you get a cold the body is trying to cleanse them.
We've all got mucus already but when you get a cold, the mucus get's soft and mushy and that's why it goes runny all of a sudden
most times we have sinus drainages that accumulate there and when bacteria form they have nowhere to go so they begin to ease down and also mucus from lungs and we are a mess

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when you get a cold where does all the snot come from is it stored there if not how do we produce it?

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