Anyone suggest anything to calm my cough down please?

[clumsymum]

DS had it on Monday and Tuesday, so of course I've cought it now, and I can't do anything without coughing every 20 - 30 seconds (as dh found when he fancied a 'quick-one' early this morning )

But it's really annoying me now, this constant irritation in my throat and the cough. I take Benalyn at night-time, but that sends me to sleep, find the non-drowsy one doesn't work (and haven't got any in anyway). Any old-wives remedies you can suggest?

Gargling with soluble aspirin or even just hot water can calm down a tickly cough. Vicks on your chest can too.

I wouldn't bother with Benilyn until your cough starts to get very chesty - i have found the best stuff for suppressing a cough is Actifed for dry coughs. It actually reduces the urge to cough.

poor you - hope it feels better soon.

hot water helps me, chuck a bit of lemon and honey in it too. Bar that good old benilyn does the trick in this house.

can you still get Famel syrup

gargle with tcp alternatively

Honey, lemon and glycerine. Works like a dream for my tickly coughs.

Zippi .............. I'd be sick !!

it'd take your mind off it wimp...

best thing to get rid of a cough is to do steam inhalation. Granted it's a bit boring but it's a great excuse for sitting with your feet up for 10 mins twice a day listening to the radio.

Honey,lemon and whiskey in warm water. Gargle for as long as you can stand to ,then drink the rest. Guaranteed cure

Here is a recipe for a natural cough mixture from a book written by a nurse. My mum always used this with us, seemed to do the job....chop up some strong onion (nature's anti-biotic) put it in bottom of a jar and cover with honey and leave it overnight or for quite a few hours. All the onion juice goes into the honey and the honey becomes runny, then you take a tablespoon or two of the honey mixture few times a day as if it was cough mixture. And get as much rest as you can!