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Hello Rebecca. The yellow discharge from your nose could have been due to infection or chronic common cold. It is common knowledge that infection turns the secretions yellow. But a clear yellow discharge may not necessarily mean infection . Long standing cold can lead to thin yellow discharge.
When yellow snot is accompanied by: 1  severe headache. 2  confusion. 3  stiff neck swollen forehead.  pain or swelling around the 1  eyes. double vision or vision changes.  shortness of 1  breath. snot is a nasal discharge tinged with blood accompanied by: 2  fever. there is fever of 100.5F  (38C)