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What Do You Do When You Have A REALLY Bad Cough?

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Quootiepie · 10/12/2006 14:48

especially on a Sunday. Do you go to out of hours GP? Ive been coughing non stop for a few hours now, before it was just a normal bad cough. Ive never really gone to GP for a cough before, but its getting really bad

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kid · 10/12/2006 14:50

DS went to the Dr with a horrible cough and high temperature. They advised us to give him calpol and hot fruit juice. I have never heard of that helping but we did it anyway and his cough was virtually gone within 2 days. I will definately be doing that next time too.

loujay · 10/12/2006 14:51

COuld be a chest infection.
I would go to out of hours for some ABs.
Hope you are better soon

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Quootiepie · 10/12/2006 14:53

i think im abit old for calpol & hot fruit juice

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kama · 10/12/2006 14:54

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kid · 10/12/2006 14:58

you can have paracetamol and hot fruit drink. Then you can have something a little stronger if you like

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Quootiepie · 10/12/2006 15:06

salt water for a cough?

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kid · 10/12/2006 15:07

It will probably make you feel so sick, you forget all about the cough!

MerryMellowmas · 10/12/2006 15:08

Have your tried the couch medicine Cavonia. My MIL swears by it, it puts a coating on the throat. Dh had to have some last night. I hate Big Men Coughs

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Quootiepie · 10/12/2006 15:10

im BFing, not sure what I can take. Its the mother of all coughs... I keep nearly throwing up with it! Got my dettol to hand to spray everything I touch

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MerryMellowmas · 10/12/2006 15:16

Watch it doesn't go into your chest. It sounds a bit like thats where it is heading if it is making you sick.

If you don't call GP today and it is still same tomorrow you should visit them, just to have it checked.

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Quootiepie · 10/12/2006 15:17

is it too small to ring out of hours GP?

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MerryMellowmas · 10/12/2006 19:41

If you feel it is in your chest quootie, call them.

I called them out for chest inefction for dh before. He was DYING of course

UCM · 10/12/2006 19:58

Definitely salt gargle and if you have any, some chocolate, just chocolate, not mixed with anything else. It does help apparently. I would take Corvonia as well if you can whilst BF, the nighttime one is particularly helpful.

saadia · 10/12/2006 20:01

I always warm up a spoon of honey and sprinkle some black pepper on top - helps for a while. I've never actually benefitted from cough medicine.

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Quootiepie · 10/12/2006 20:05

its quite late now... not get any better, but I think its not serious enough for out of hours GP. DH has had a drink now aswell, so cant really get anything for it oh well!

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Clarinet60 · 11/12/2006 12:47

Pholcodine.
You get it from the chemist, only about £1.70.
It suppresses the cough, so only use at night for a night's sleep, but it really works (temporarily - it won't cure it).

christmas2NDTIMEmistletoenwine · 11/12/2006 21:19

I had an evil cough a couple of years ago.

Probably should have had Anti~Bs as was coughing up vile stuff for a couple of weeks, but dont like abs so got some Pullmo Baily (sp) medicine.

Even on the adverts for it they say it tastes foul! It was really bad to drink (you mix it with water) but it sorted the cough pronto!!

I think it's an old fashioned remedy, but would reccomend it very highly.[smil]

christmas2NDTIMEmistletoenwine · 11/12/2006 21:20

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