My DP has had a bad cough for ages - he's had antibiotics which made no difference, tests for asthma and chest x rays - all of which proved negative. Over the summer, we have all been coughing - sudden attacks that leave us red faced, breathless and unable to talk about five or six times a day, but feeling fine in between - apart from maybe a bit less energy than usual. The doctor has finally said,"by a process of elimination" as he put it that it's probably whooping cough, we're not infectious and we just have to wait for it to go away. Apparantly in China it's known as the 100 day cough.
Has anyone else had this and what did they do? I presume if the dr says they're not infectious it's OK for them to go back to school? Should I check with school first? Any alternative remedies? Any help at all??