Any doctors about who can tell me what's causing DD's cough.

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My 5 year old dd will come down with a cough every year from September to feb/March the cough lasts about two weeks and it's worse at night. She coughs so much at night that it causes her to vomit until she has nothing left in her stomach.

Because it's happening every month for two weeks ( vomiting nearly every night) she ends up losing weight and looking thin.

I've taken her to the doctors who always say chest is clear,no sign of infection,it's the common cold. Last doctor we saw thought it could be asthma and prescribed her an inhaler which made no difference.

As I type this I can here her coughin. I don't know why it stops in March and starts in September

anyone have any clue?.

What inhaler did they prescribe?
A humidifier might help.

Have you tried giving her antihistamines?

DC was similar (without the vomiting) and inhalers never made any difference but had some allergy testing for something else which also showed up a house dustmite allergy. Since treating with cetirizine, washing bedding at 60° once a week and using anti allergy pillows/duvet/mattress protector they are much better.

Sound very much like the symptoms my eldest had. Coughing until he was sick, mistily at night etc. His was asthma. Did they prescribe a steroid inhaler or just a reliever?

@Wolfiefan I can't remember, it was prescribed in January to use it for two weeks.

@AuntieMaggie haven't given her antihistamine.
I will ask Gp for allergy testing.

I real can't go through another year of cleaning vomit of the carpet at 1 in the morning and running out of bedding because she vomited on everything.

Reflux? I had a terrible night cough as a child and that was the cause.

Cough variant asthma

My son was like this. His turned out to be asthma as well.

Sounds like you were given a reliever (blue) inhaler if you only had it for two weeks?

Did they get you to do a peak flow diary at all?

My son is now on a preventer (brown) inhaler and is loads better.

@LottieBubble but it only happens 6 months of the year which are the colder months so I don't think is Reflux.

She has large tonsils could that be causing it?

Cold air can be an asthma trigger www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/weather/

My LO was the same. Triggered by the extra cold days I noticed. Awful coughing all night and during the day.
We went to a homeopathic doctor and I know there are people who say it's all in the mind but he literally took the homeopathic remedy and got better. The first time it took about a week, the next time he got the cough it took two days to get better and then the next time there was a sudden drop in temperature he didn't cough at all. And it's been like that since.
I've never seen anything like it +the coughing) and it is awful. The homeopathic doctor told us that he doesn't have an infection but he just needs to strengthen the throat area and to avoid certain foods during cold weather as it aggravates the cough. So not too much milk and dairy products. Just reigning it in a bit.
Plus the medicine tastes nice so children love it. I would have a try. Mine doesn't take consultation fees so we just pay for the medicine which lasts ages.

My DS is 3 and has asthma and the exact same happens to him in the same months. The cold aggravates it which is why it flairs up in those months

@WhenYouCantRunYouCrawl yes it was blue.
He didn't ask to do a peak flow diary. When I took her back after the two weeks he said since I didn't notice any change in her cough that it could be a virus and it should get better in few weeks

I am allergic to something in autumn. However it is my eyes that are the main symptom followed by my skin, then nose then throat. Allergies are definitely worth considering. My ds often used to get those terrible coughs with being sick. We found using a humidifier helped as did those plug ins. He was eventually diagnosed with asthma when he was older. So again worth considering.

My 2 year old DS has eczema so between him waking up screaming and scratching few time a night, and her coughing and vomiting I'm like a zombie.

Thank you everyone, I'll make an appointment on Monday with the Gp.

I have a humidifier so I'll put that in her room and give piriton in the mean time.

Eczema and asthma do seem to run together. A blue inhaler offers very temporary relief. A peak flow diary and preventer inhaler used regularly if necessary should really help.

It's likely to be asthma with a cold air trigger, also lots of viruses around in winter making it worse. Go see your GP and see what can be done to improve it.

Is the air cold and damp where you live? Or in her bedroom? I have had asthma all my life and it's triggered by very cold and damp air. I live on the coast,which is generally great for my lungs, but if it's cold in autumn and winter, and misty, my lungs hate that combination.