Medised contains the active igredient Diphenhydramine. According to what I've read on the internet, 'Diphenhydramine drys nasal secretions, by stopping a natural body chemical called histamine from binding to its receptors. Histamine is a chemical produced naturally by the body that has many effects, including the production of allergic symptoms, such as a runny nose. Blocking histamine receptors prevents the actions of histamine, which reduces the production of mucus in the nose'.
My question is, can it be harmful to supress the production of mucus from a cold? Someone mentioned to me once that supressing mucus from a cold, ie phlehm and snot! can push the mucus down to the chest, causing a possible chest infection.
Any doctors out there or indeed anyone who knows anything about this please?
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Question about Medised and other antihistimines?
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sotiredandfedup · 21/03/2011 13:27
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