Coughing to point of being sick

[SarahKate1]

Hello, I am new to MumsNet, but hoped someone could give me some advice. I have such an awful cough, which I have had for two weeks now. I have about 5 to 10 coughing fits a day (day and night) and I would say most of them end up with me vomiting....y. TMI here..but...an hour ago, I must have coughed for near half an hour, and during the "fit" was physically sick 6 times. It started with mucus, then food, then bile. I had to drink water, so I could actually bring something up as it turned to dry heaving. This is not rare this last two weeks. My partner says it could be Whooping Cough, as she had this when she was about 13, but I am sure I had that three years ago. I am 23, a mum of 1 (not pregnant now) and live in the UK. I cannot afford to lose weight, as I am only 7 stone, but cannot keep anything down. I am crying my eyes out right now. Any advice, as I feel awful. It is also embarrassing, as threw up all down myself in town yesterday due to coughing. Thanks Rebecca x

Just had another hours "fit". Been soooooooooooooo SICK !! Ergh !

You need to see a doctor.

Having separate fits of coughing with nothing in between, and coughing so hard that you vomit are both diagnostic symptoms of whooping cough. I agree with the PP - you really need to see a dr.

I had similar symptoms years ago - was fobbed off and fobbed off by gp and eventually took myself to a and e. A chest x Ray showed pneumonia plus pleurisy. I made full recovery. Take care of yourself and do be pushy for a hospital referral if you don't improve.

Go to the Dr?

Thank you all. Went to Doctor, was actually sick from coughing while sat in front of him (so he knows how bad it is). Going for tests, but initial thoughts are Petusis (which seems to be Whooping Cough). Great !!! 100 day cough they say :(

Good that you had a coughing fit in front of him so he could witness first hand how bad you are. At least now you can get answers and if it is whooping cough hopefully you're over the worst :)

Thank you :) Sarah says if I give it to her, I'll have a lot more to worry about than coughing. Sympathy eh !!!! Rebecca x As much as I DON'T want the 100 day cough (and all that goes with it), I must admit "something more serious" did go through my mind.