cough cough cough

if you can't post something helpful why bother posting at all?

I have had that cold for a week and found that eating sainsburys chicken kievs helps . But drinking doesn't. And coughing just makes me cough more.

well just b4 coming to uni in sept last yr i got a cold, which went away in like a week, apart form the cough which stayed till past xmas. after going to the doc he gave me some antibiotics and it went away....for about 2/3 weeks when the cough came back again and lasted another month. that one went away on its own, but i now have yet another cough, and its really getting on my nerves, cos it keeps me awake at night and its really heavy wet cough so it really hurts! and im just fed up of feeling tired and worn out form coughing all the time.

im going to the doctors tomorrow, but i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas what they might say or do? is there any illness that carries a long term cough with it? i dont wanna just get fobbed off with antibiotics again really as they seem to be a short term solution!

Actually, thats not too bad advice....it contains garlic (or chemical version of..) which is a natural anti-biotic. That along with onions....Try rinsing your throat with salt too, also kills stuff.

How about....salty onion and garlic soup? ...Those suckers in your throat wouldn't stand a chance.....^.^

well, i'll put it like this

Have you ever had
a) asthma
b) excema
c) Hayfever
d) Any other allergies

IF not, do people in your close family?
And do you bring up much gunk with this cough? if so, is it more in mroning, evening or daytime, and what colour...

I've had exactly the same thing ever since coming to uni. I've had about 4 weeks cough-free since september, but otherwise it's been me hacking away in every situation. Sometimes it's ganky and very productive (various colours Jamie), other times it's completely dry. Been to the doc's twice about it, both times decided not to give me antibiotics. Instead I got this nasal spray (Beconase) which didn't help at all, and I ended up just having a bit of very dark chocolate before bed to help with the coughing (the cocoa is a natural anti-tussive, and I tended to cough more at night when I laid down).

It's getting annoying now though - all my uni mates think I've got some chronic cough - which, technically, I do - I've had it for 9 months of the last 12. :'(

have you been given a peak flow meter or a trial of asthma medication?
AS the person who post above said, when someone comes with chronic cough one of the first things that jumps to mind is asthma.
even if you aren't getting short of breath.

are you polish by any chance? it seems the done thing there to prescribe onion extracts as a cure all for everything!
had a patient come in other week who was putting onion juice in her ear to rid herself of earache.